Omitted Info

Colleges & Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>I've had a lot of time to think lately and my mind's been wandering over my application.</p>

<p>Anyway, I realized that I neglected to mention some potentially useful information in my application. I've been helping my parents in their business for the past 5 - 6 years, almost every weekend from early morning to late night. That would help explain my not-so-stellar extra-curriculars and stuff..</p>

<p>Problem is, I've already had my interview, so there's no way I can put this in anywhere now. Any ideas?</p>

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<p>Email them and tell them! If you don't tell they won't ever have any way to know. The worst that will happen is that they will ignore it, but they wouldn't have known anyway if you didn't try telling them</p>

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<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>But the worst thing that would happen is that they'll read it and think I'm an insecure, fickle applicant. Do you think that would happen?</p>

<p>And do you happen to know Yale's email address?</p>

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<p>how could you possibly forget to mention that...?
i'd say its probably too late now. even if you did email or sent a letter, it would seem kind if wierd that it wasnt mentioned at all anywhere else.</p>

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<p>"i'd say its probably too late now. even if you did email or sent a letter, it would seem kind if wierd that it wasnt mentioned at all anywhere else."</p>

<p>That's what I thought.</p>

<p>I wanted to mention it during my interview, but.. I didn't. Sigh.</p>

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<p>"And do you know Yale's e-mail address"---oh please
I'm not sure what the definition of the phrase "Bump" on CC is, but right now I want to say--Bump.</p>

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<p>You had the application process, and the interview to mention your assistance with the parents' business. I would think trying to inform Yale of that activity now would be inappropriate and fickle is a good word.</p>

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<p>I did mention it very briefly in one sentence of my essay, but after rereading it it's barely noticable. Oh well, thanks very much for all your input - so I think I'll just wait for the decisions in March.</p>

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<p>No, do not listen to random people on the internet. Tell the admissions office. The people who make decisions are not going to be sifting through the mailbox. That job is done by office staff--people with time on their hands. If they deem your info to be useless, it will not be conveyed to the admissions officers. So, go ahead and send the information because colleges ALWAYS say that if you work a lot within your family, they want to hear about it</p>