<p>Hi, this is related to my last question. Now that I have a plan of action regarding the situation, I am wondering...</p>
<p>Does anyone know of someone who has been accepted to an ivy league school (specifically Brown, if you know of any) having turned in their recommendations AND counselor forms late, while the rest of the application was on time? How late were they? Were they penalized in any way?</p>
<p>I am not going to be able to get them in until immediately after winter break ends. Do I have no chance now? </p>
<p>What if my excuse isn't the best in the world? What if it is not my fault, but I have no way of proving that? In short, instructions were misunderstood (not on my part), but I don't want to ask my teachers to write a letter saying 'I was wrong' since that may upset them. Plus, I know these people and they never think they're wrong.</p>
<p>kaos, don't worry, and don't ask your teachers to write some kind of mea culpa. It's absolutely no problem if the school forms are in after the deadline; that's very common, and all that will happen in that event is that the college will contact you to let you know your application is incomplete. Don't bother trying to explain it to your colleges; just make sure you get your part of your application (the app and any supplements) in on time, and try to get those school forms sent in as soon as possible after your break.</p>
<p>Really? Even if it's for an ivy league school? Brown's website says specifically that the school forms are due by January 1st at the absolute latest, which is why I'm freaking out.. What makes you believe that I'll be all right?</p>
<p>What if the Application Summary page on the Brown Admission Web site indicates that my application is incomplete and I am certain that the missing document(s) had been submitted?</p>
<p>You should immediately arrange to have a duplicate document sent to the Admission Office—in the case of paper documents, of course. It may be that an item was delayed or lost in the mail or even that your name was smudged on a form and we were unable to match the document with your file. Whatever the reason, you should take the safest option and simply send a duplicate copy.
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<p>So, although obviously they want your school forms to be in by their deadlines, it sounds like they're not going to toss out your application if the school forms arrive late. Remember, most of them aren't even going to be in the office until January 5, and it's going to take them a good week or two to process all the applications they've received. By then, your school forms should be in, right? ;)</p>
<p>So despite the language on their Web site (which isn't quite as strong as "at the absolute latest"), they're handling the process the same way everyone else does. Remember, they want your application. Even if they rejected you, they'd want to include your application in the rejects pile to increase their "selectivity" score in USN&WR. And they want to consider every single application seriously so they can build the best possible class for next year. And... they don't review applications until they're complete.</p>
<p>If Brown's where you want to be, finish and submit your application on time, then follow up with your teachers first thing in the morning when you get back to school. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thank you very much for the information! I am applying to other colleges in addition to Brown, but since it is the college I really have my heart set on, I hope things will turn out for the better. Hopefully Stanford, Duke, and Yale will be equally as forgiving..</p>
<p>From the text you copy and pasted, it seems like they intended for students to send duplicate copies EARLY ON-- not past the deadline. I'm really crossing my fingers here. </p>
it seems like they intended for students to send duplicate copies EARLY ON-- not past the deadline
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<p>Yeah, in a perfect world you would have asked your counselor and teachers for the school forms back in September or October, and they would have delivered by November. But few teenagers' (or teachers') worlds are perfect, and fortunately the admissions folks encounter enough teenagers to know this.</p>
<p>By the time you finish this application process, you'll be an expert on all the things you should have done differently. ;) If you have a little brother/sister, lucky him/her to have the benefit of your experience!</p>
<p>Again, good luck. I hope to read a good-news post from you in the Spring about your acceptance to Brown!</p>
<p>i was wondering is this worked for you kaos? im in exactly the same situation except i have two of the teacher recommendations and nothing form the school or counselor…:/</p>
<p>stillill, I have the exact same problem as you (I have sufficient reason to believe that my school didn’t complete and send off my school report). from what I’ve been told, the colleges will be understanding if the materials are sent within a reasonable time period.</p>