I received an award in one of my extracurricular activities. I received all-county for Chorus. Should I tell them this? Also, should I use that opportunity to correct two small grammar mistakes on my app or leave them be? I updated a change in one of my extracurriculars once already. I need help haha
I would not update for that. National award, yes. County all chorus, no.
I don’t all-county chorus is significant enough that the update would be meaningful to your application (especially if you already sent one update).
I would not email to correct two small grammar mistakes – just let it go at this point – no need to bring undue attention to them.
The ultimate choice as to if you send an update or not is yours. But anytime you consider sending an admission officer anything, remind yourself that they are extremely busy. Admissions officers have tons of applications to review under a tight deadline and are not looking for more things to read. If you do send something, make sure it is significant and will add to your overall application.
It’s only been a week since the application deadline. I am of the belief, particularly for EA/ED applications, that the college has everything it needs to make its decisions. Every applicant to a selective college will have accomplishments which occur after submission. AOs know that, but they don’t want to be inundated with minor updates from thousands of applicants.
So does that mean that one should not submit updates? No. That’s not what I’m saying. But one needs to be judicious. If it’s something that made the nationally-read papers (and not just the local free weekly) like an Academy Award nomination (or similar prestigious achievement), include on the update. If it’s to tell them that you were elected softball captain, had another 4.0 quarter (or anything at the school level), don’t.
And don’t contact them with grammar mistakes. If everyone with a typo were autorejected, they probably could not fill all the seats in the class. For giggles, read the “clam fart” thread [url=<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/470497-clam-fart-oh-my-god-what-did-i-do-p1.html%5Dhere%5B/url”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/470497-clam-fart-oh-my-god-what-did-i-do-p1.html]here[/url]. He was accepted.
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