<p>re the updates questions: while I don’t actually know what either of those things are, I would suggest that if it would have been one of the top few ECs on your app, then it’s probably worth sending in. on the other hand, if you’ve many other things of equal or greater importance already on your app then I don’t think it’s worth bothering them for it.
just my twopence though.</p>
<p>Do y’all think that sending in too many bits of info could annoy the admissions people?</p>
<p>I would use the supplement essay that I just wrote for Harvard rather than my Yale supplement essay</p>
<p>On second thought, I’m starting to feel awful about my writing stuff, now that I’m reviewing my Common App for some other schools. My supplement was good, but I do not like my Common App. :'(</p>
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<p>It could. How much did you send?</p>
<p>I’d change my compliment. I won a superlative and I feel like that’d be a WAY better thing to say than what I actually used.</p>
<p>Yes; there are many things I would change about my essays.</p>
<p>I loved everything about my essays. I wrote the best two essays my counselor and English teachers have ever read, at least according to them. There’s nothing that I’d change on either my common app or my supplement.</p>
<p>I was happy with my essays. My resume, however, was missing a significant amount of info, and the EC slots on the common app could have been done better. And maybe the Why Yale could ahve been more personal. Hopefully they just focus more on my essays…</p>
<p>Meh. Probably.</p>
<p>Did anyone else go over the “word limits” for the activities section of the common app.
I know they sent out a notification that colleges have been notified of that issue but still…</p>
<p>The short answer for the activity on the Common App was horribly done. Even if you were well under 150 words, you basically needed a block of text in order to fit in the space. Plus, it looked cluttered because the last line of writing blended in with the rest of the Common App.</p>
<p>I know everyone has to deal with the same thing, but I just felt like venting…</p>
<p>my essays were lackluster, impersonal, and generic, though they lacked red flags. i’ve been losing sleep over them, and my mom is really disappointed with me. there’s really no way out of a deferral/rejection if i have essays like this. i didn’t want to tell my friends at school i was applying scea, but someone asked me, and it spread. now they’re all eager to see my results. i feel so devastated that i was stupid enough to not realize how bad my essays were until after i submitted. i would change it all if given the chance. i don’t know how i’ll deal with december 15.</p>
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You’re probably being too hard on yourself. Don’t give up entirely. :(</p>
<p>@felixfelicis</p>
<p>That’s too many negative words to describe an application that you probably felt confident to send to Yale. When you don’t have the chance to change anything on your app you might feel like it’s full of mistakes. But when you do, you realize there’s not a lot to change anyway. Also, don’t feel pressured by your classmates; it’s not good for you mentally when you still have other applications to complete.</p>
<p>i told no one about my application, that way i’ll still be able to keep my dignity when/if i fail…</p>
<p>^^^Yeah, definitely don’t pay attention to your classmates. They won’t have anything negative to say anyway. Even a rejected student from Yale is likely in the top few% of all applicants nationwide. There is no shame whatsoever in getting a rejection/deferral. Then again, you could end up with an acceptance. Then all your friends would bow down to you.</p>
<p>I also didn’t know the Common App would cut off my activity descriptions (not the 150-word essay). I figured the colleges would see everything nevertheless on the student applications they downloaded. Other than that, I’m pretty happy with what I submitted. It went through a lot of revisions. </p>
<p>There are only two weeks left! And I have an easy math final the day after decision day. :)</p>
<p>@ felix:</p>
<p>Don’t be so hard on yourself. I’m in the same boat-- realized how bad my essays were after the fact. But like you said, there weren’t any red flags so hopefully we both get deferred! I’ve told people at the school too and yeah it spreads like wildfire. I’m international, so even more so here. But everyone knows how competitive Yale is, and sometimes luck plays a part in admissions too. Cheer up!</p>