<p>so i submitted my application with plenty of time... but i have a huge problem.</p>
<p>on the supplemental second essay, i used an ellipsis ("...") in the SECOND SENTENCE OF MY FIRST PARAGRAPH. so it's right at the beginning.</p>
<p>anyway, i went through and fixed all the smart quotes, like the common app website instructs. except, apparently the ellipsis is a problem as well, and after i submitted the suplement i saw that the website changed the ellipsis to an ampersand ("&"). which makes absolutely NO SENSE in the context of my essay. and it's right at the beginning.</p>
<p>WHAT DO I DO???</p>
<p>i e-mailed the commonapp people, and they haven't gotten back to me yet... but seriously, help?</p>
<p>there is NO CHANCE of admittance with the "&"... it seriously does not make sense.</p>
<p>can i change it, even though the deadline has passed????</p>
<p>Unless it screws up the rest of your essay, you shouldn't worry about a "&". People have gotten in with typos before. That's my two cents anyway.</p>
<p>This is also a typo that a lot of people who've used ellipses will have encountered, so adcoms would be aware that the common app site's xenophobic toward ellipses :)</p>
<p>For future reference, to get ellipses you'll have to use three separate periods, disable the auto correct in your MS Word.</p>
<p>yeah i had the elipses problem too...the only solution is to proforead, porofread, proofread (haha) in print preview until you know it is perfect...</p>
<p>as for the elipses, chillax. the admissions committee knows all.</p>
<p>whew. ok i've definitely calmed down some. so thank you :)</p>
<p>i'm going to call the admissions office tomorrow and see if they can change it, but hopefully (as you said) if i can't they'll know what i mean.</p>
<p>Aren't you supposed to checkmark the box that says you have print previewed and reviewed your entire application? I'm pretty sure Yale doesn't like liars.</p>
<p>I'm just joshing. I wouldn't be concerned at all. One dumb technical problem (that's not even your fault) doesn't tell anything about you in face of your actual essays, transcripts, recs, etc.</p>