Can I send opt. essays AFTER I apply? Forum

[WhiteGuy5]

I have some optional essays that I want to write, but I want to submit before Nov. 1st. I plan to finish the optional essay shortly thereafter (a week maybe). Can I/should I submit my application or wait until I do my optional essays?

[smokeylarue]

No, submit it all at once. Really if you put some work into it the essay should take you no longer than a day or two, you can get it done on time.

[ahduth]

Either way, you can just email it to them and have it added to your file. The only school I applied to that turned my file around absurdly quickly was Boalt (and Duke I guess, but they had committed to that beforehand). The optional essays aren't going to change your GPA or LSAT score.

[mrtoren]

Everything should be bundled together. You have almost two weeks to do them..about 288 hours. That's a long time to knock out lengthy essays, let alone the usual one to two page ones they're actually looking for.