<p>I submitted a rough draft (stupid, I know) of my personal essay instead of my final version to ALL of my colleges!</p>
<p>I've already e-mailed all my colleges for a different Common App problem. What should I do? If I e-mail them again, I feel like my file will look messy (from so many corrections).</p>
<p>Fax or mail them this time. 
Seriously, nobody’s keeping score on the number of corrections to your application. If it’s a big deal to you that they get your final draft instead of the rough draft, then send it with a little self-deprecating humor (whoops, I’m getting this whole year’s worth of mistakes finished early!) and a mild, polite apology (sorry for the inconvenience)… and don’t fret.</p>
<p>I was considering faxing the essay to them. If I wanted to apologize, should I fax another piece of paper with an apology on it? I’ve already contacted all my schools twice for different mistakes.</p>
<p>Will this take away from my application (unconsciously, they might think “Wow, this kid keeps messing up and probably isn’t dedicated”)?</p>
<p>Bump for more opinions!</p>
<p>@geek_mom: would it be a bad idea to mail and fax them? Would the adcoms be annoyed by duplicates? I just don’t want to risk it being lost.</p>
<p>Also, when do the acdoms meet? If I sent my essays Friday morning, would that be too late?</p>
<p>Bumping up.</p>
<p>bump up…/.</p>
<p>they review applications over a long period of time, try to call em/send em as soon as possible</p>