<p>If that person wants to lower my admission chances to boost his at the same schools. He can do this by forwarding an email that I sent him listing my choices to admission offices. Upon receipt, the admissions offices might then view the multiplicity of schools on my list as evidence of weak or insincere interest (which is actually both strong and sincere).</p>
<p>I have no particular reason to believe that the person to whom I sent the email might be particularly predisposed to forward my emails to gain a strategic advantage. It is just a thought that arose and caused regret immediately after I sent him an email.</p>
<p>I’d like to think people aren’t that evil…But even if he/she did send colleges your list of schools I don’t think it would hurt you. Colleges understand that almost all students apply to many schools, and that it is stupid to apply to just one.</p>
<p>If you applied for financial assistance using the FAFSA or he CSS profile,the colleges already know all or at least most of the schools you applied to.</p>
<p>I’m with exultationsy on this one. If I were an admissions officer on the receiving end of such an email, my first thought would be that the applicant who sent me that email had really deplorable character.</p>
<p>But there is a lesson in here that we all (and I mean all, including me) need to be reminded of from time to time: once you write it down, or once you press “send,” you no longer have complete control over what happens to it.</p>
<p>In any case, why should the admissions office believe the email anyway? They get an email from some random kid who is telling them another applicant’s list of schools. Why should that be taken under consideration? Such an email would probably be tossed out.</p>
<p>You have to question your friendship with this person to spend time worrying that they would do something to try to hurt your chances.<br>
It just doesn’t matter…no admissions office would include this information in making their decision…of course you are applying to multiple schools.</p>
<p>They have no authority, let alone obligation, to consider such material in regards to your application. Even letters that are sent in by teachers whom you did not verify as recommenders cannot legally be considered.</p>