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by cspin16 » Mon Nov 13, 2006 1:34 pm
I currently am going to DePaul, and am in the IP LARC section. I would recomend writing the essay. My guess is that they will use it to weight the factors and place you in the proper section, and if you have an interest in public interest, you should provide a strong indication of that. My gues is that they will have most of your file available, but it wouldn't hurt to make spot references to past experience in the essay to round out the consideration process.
Basic thought is that if you don't consider DePaul a "Safe" school for the aplication process, do everything that you can to convince them that you want to go there, and it is not just another aplication for you. Taking the time to write this essay, would be a potential indicator of a desire to go to DePaul. Also, I have seen that the directors of the different writing programs do have some pull during the admissions process, so....
Hope this helps!