<p>I recently sent an edited copy of my "Why Transfer" essay to Stanford. There was an embarrassing typo (a "W" right after the first paragraph). I also sent a letter explaining why I sent it and that if possible, I hope they'd ignore my previous essay. </p>
<p>I'm posting because I'm feeling a pang of regret. I had already sent in a supplemental video (which was graded highly, according to a faculty member) and an extra teacher rec (which I thought was awesome). Adcoms often read a hundred pages a day; will my letter p*ss them off and maybe lead to a rejection?</p>
<p>God, there’s enthused and then there’s desperation. </p>
<p>I don’t know…I mean I sent an extra recommendation letter, that was it. I think that one letter or a video are great if you have something relevant to add, which I think you might have according to the professor grading (how did you find that out btw?).</p>
<p>But sending an entire new essay copy, three weeks after deadline (for them to process, scan and file) for one typo. I honestly think that it may cause more harm than a simply typo would. First of all, typos are sometimes glanced over, (this is just drawing attention to it) and second of all this is just…too much. And you might have only corrected the typo but they’ll have to read over both to see if you added anything new, post-deadline.</p>
<p>I don’t think it will negatively impact you, but it certainly wasn’t a positive move.
NO applicant has ever been refused based on a single typo. EVER.
I can’t say the same for “desperate” applicant profiles and overflow tendencies.</p>
<p>I don’t think the letter alone will be a “rejection” factor either. But it doesn’t alternate your application in a positive light, in my opinion. Quality, not quantity. Always.</p>
<p>PS. I’ve seen your stats and you’re applying to like all the ivies, no? I’m sure you’ll get somewhere great. :)</p>
<p>thanks for the sentiments undisclosed. yeah, i thought it would be a pretty big inconvenience, but i faxed an essay that was the same in content, just with edited grammar. i told them if they had already read my first one and didn’t plan to re-read it, they shouldn’t read the one i sent. </p>
<p>also, regarding the video. i’ve been in touch with the dance director for a couple years now (i sent a video freshman round too). so yeah, i think he likes me, but i don’t know if the adcoms do. :</p>
<p>No, he made that video after Yale as part of his I-fart-oxygen-and-pee-clean-burning-fuel application to a prestigious European bank. Along with glamour shot, writing sample, resume, etc…</p>
<p>Needless to say he did not get it. In fact it was one of the people at the bank that leaked this lol.</p>
<p>Nah, he already was at Yale (god knows how) and he made that video to try and get a job at UBS AG. He made all sorts of false claims, and he sent in that video. UBS saw it and thought it was hilarious and sent it to other Investment Banks. It got leaked onto the internet and became a hit. Vayner has like a 3.17 from Yale majoring in Eastern European History.</p>
<p>Face it, people like Vayner are the idiots that rule us; the ones we wonder how they got the promotion over the “more qualified” candidate. Vayner was just too conspicuous.</p>
guess i’ll be spending my time in austin</p>