Did not do TMDSAS optional essay, submitted, losing my ish right now.

[Wowmcwow]

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So TMDSAS has 3 essays.

Essay 1: PS

Essay 2: Educational Diversity

Essay 3 (optional): Unique life experiences not addressed anywhere on my app

So I did essays 1 and 2 and had my pre health adviser look at them. He said they were great and we made a few edits, etc. then he said I'm good to go. He told me not to do essay 3 because essay 3 is usually reserved for like something crazy/sad to explain aberrations in my application. Plus, I literally don't have any unique life experiences. I had a friend echo the same sentiment, as he did not do the essay and got 4 II's/2 acceptances this past cycle. That being said, I submitted without doing it. I don't have any unique life experiences not addressed anywhere else on the app anyways. Like I would have been stumped.

Now I'm having other friends saying that was a dumb move..and now I feel like ish. Did I screw up my app by not doing an "optional" essay?

Otherwise, my numbers are fine. High GPA, high sGPA, >508 MCAT, 600 or so clinical hours, strong LORs/PS, 3000 hours research, employment throughout college, recipient of prestigious scholarships

 

[kamakazi5]

With your stats, it's not likely to have any effect on your app. Plenty of people don't fill it out.

Edit: I should probably say that your stats really don't have much to do with it. It's optional so it's fine.

 

[Spector1]

chill its probably fine, not much you can do now anyways

 

[Wowmcwow]

chill its probably fine, not much you can do now anyways

I know I can't do anything, but I want to know how detrimental this could've been. So you think it's fine?

 

[redferrari]

Inhale, exhale, repeat. When you get your first II in the next month or two, you'll totally forget about not filling it out.

 

[Spector1]

I know I can't do anything, but I want to know how detrimental this could've been. So you think it's fine?

if you did submit end up submitting the optional, you might have ended up kicking yourself in the foot saying maybe you shouldnt have submitted it instead. if they say its optional, then its optional.