Common App Essay Prompt Mistake!!

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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So I just realized yesterday that two of my EA Common Apps were submitted with the wrong prompt selected for the Personal Statement. While these aren’t exactly my first-choice schools (GA Tech and UMich), it would still be extremely disappointing/infuriating if this carelessness ends up partially causing me to not get accepted.

What should I do? It would be extremely embarrassing to contact Admissions, and my friends say that my essay kinda works with the “wrong” prompt. Should I even bring it up?

And while I’m on the topic, I forgot to submit Additional Info for GA Tech!! Is there a way to send it to them by some other means? It’s past the Oct 15 deadline, but the document deadline is Dec 1, so could I send it in via email or mail somehow?

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And here’s the screwup.

Prompt I was trying to click: Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?

Prompt I chose accidentally: Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.

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Don’t stress about it. They’re just going to dive right into the essay.