<p>I have been stressing about these questions. Could someone please help with even just a few? I'd really appreciate it!</p>
<p>(1) Can I have a supplementary recommendation letter added to my application files after the application deadline? I have been working with a county commissioner, but she does not think she will have the time to have the letter written for the deadline. Will it still be considered if it is submitted, say, a week after the deadlien?</p>
<p>(2) Can I submit creative arts materials (piano recording and oil paintings) after the deadline and still have them considered? If so, how much time do I have? I am a perfectionist, and it seems to me that everyday is an opportunity to make my paintings and piano songs even better. </p>
<p>(3) I am working with several publishers to publish a book I've written. These publishers will have a decisions in a week or so, after which I will have around a month to finish the book. If I let colleges know that I have published a book (a months after the deadline), will they still use this when they consider my application?</p>
<p>(4) If I win some other big competition or do something else amazing after the deadline, will adcoms reconsider my application?</p>
<p>(5) I plan to retake the SAT on january. Most schools to which I am applying say they accept this deadline. Will they look over my app and, after seeing my low scores, just trash it? When I submit my new scores will they somehow take it out of the trash? My reading scores are incredibly low (perfect ACT math and SATII Level 2, though), which may disqualify me. I am confident that these scores will be higher on my January SAT, but will they no longer consider me after the initial screening, which will probably weed me out? Is it possible, and ethical, to simply exclude my current scores and just say "I'm taking it in January"? What should I do?</p>
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<li><p>Assign her to your common app now, and don’t sweat it if it’s not done by the deadline. I don’t think colleges expect all those forms to be in on time - that’s out of the student’s hands.</p></li>
<li><p>The deadline for this is different for each school. For example, UChicago gives you two weeks after the common app deadline, because they only give you the form after you’ve submitted your application. Most other schools (at least, the ones I’m doing art supplements for - Columbia, Brown, etc.) want your materials by the same deadline.</p></li>
<li><p>Put in your application now that you’re working on publishing a book. Just explain it the same way you did here. I think that makes the most sense, and honestly, it’s already an impressive enough achievement to be in talks with publishers. Furthermore, I don’t think it’d look good to try to amend your application after it’s been submitted.</p></li>
<li><p>Again, I wouldn’t try to supplement your application in that way. You can say in your application now that you’re preparing for the competition/working on amazing stuff/whatever.</p></li>
<li><p>I’m sorry, I have no idea. This probably depends on the school. Do have your new scores sent directly to the school - don’t wait until you receive them to send them.</p></li>
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<p>Disclaimer: I am not an admissions officer. I am just a crazy 17-year-old girl who’s only just finishing her own applications. I am simply trying to answer your questions with a little common sense and the information I’ve gleaned from lurking college confidential over the past months. :-)</p>
<p>For number 5, I am wondering the same thing. I have completed my Sats and sent them but did not take my sat II’s yet which i will in January since two of my schools require the the Subject tests(Sat II). On the website, it says they accept the January scores but I’m still scared it won’t make it in time.</p>
<p>I am kind of wrestling with Dilemma #5, too. Will the colleges see your low scores and disregard your app? Or will they wait for your January scores and then reconsider?</p>