forgot personal essay

HELPP!! submitted my common app to my top school and realized that i forgot to add my personal essay since its optional… i really want it in there since it will help. i contacted the admission offices but it says it will take over a month to get back to me

Email admissions main email and the rep for your region (if you know who that is). Attach the essay. Ask if they can please consider it as part of your application.

Would the same advice hold true if I my daughter submitted her Common App and didn’t notice there was a separate submission button for an optional supplemental? The Common App wouldn’t let her submit it now that the deadline passed. The school allows you to upload additional information, so she just uploaded the document to the school. Should she also follow up with an email, or just let the document speak for itself? She doesn’t want to appear bothersome.

@catherine88 - if you have portal access, try uploading there.
@Kochmom - if you can find the email address for the regional rep, email him / her