common app supplement BIG PROBLEM

Applying to College
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<p>so i submitted my yale 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 at yale with the "&"... it seriously does not make sense.</p>

<p>can i change it, even though the deadline has passed????</p>

<p>please help.</p>

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<p>If you feel that it's necessary, e-mail yale's adcom. I don't think they'll have a problem with it, even though it's a bit of a hassle.</p>

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<p>see my answer in the earlier thread.</p>

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<p>Its a common problem, it occurs when you copy and paste into the text field. They do understand that you did not intentionally put a &.</p>

<p>Don't worry</p>

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<p>wouldn't you see this in the print preview? now i'm worried that it did this without me knowing...</p>

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<p>whew. i'm calm now haha</p>

<p>i'm going to call the office tomorrow and see if i can get it changed (if i can't, hopefully they'll know what i meant).</p>

<p>arp, i seriously did not see it in my print preview, but maybe i was just blind? idk... good luck</p>

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<p>Just for kicks, tell us what the sentence was. :)</p>

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<p>It is trite, overused (and even sung about), but it is true... life is a highway.</p>

<p>which read:</p>

<p>It is trite, overused (and even sung about), but it is true& life is a highway.</p>

<p>ps i know it sounds lame, but it gets better.</p>