Send it in as soon as possible so that your name is higher on the list. That doesn't mean you should send it in right now, though. If your optional statement will make your application stronger, make sure to include it.
... think this depends on which optional essays you're talking about ... important. Is the Yale 250 optional?--if it is, anyways, I ... as two of the Stanford optional essay topics.
@"Alex Divine" @"Leah M B"
Do you guys mean that you're writing one optional essay for all of your schools? Or do you mean that you're writing _all_ of the optional essays for each school?
... that you're writing one optional essay for all of your ... 're writing _all_ of the optional essays for each school? optional essays. I’ll probably only ...
... that you're writing one optional essay for all of your ... 're writing _all_ of the optional essays for each school? optional essays for each school. I ...