<p>I sent in my applications for my top 2 graduate schools this morning, and then realized that the registration numbers that I reported for my general and subject GREs were actually the confirmation numbers. Should I email the admissions contact for both schools, clarify my registration number, and potentially look like an idiot, or let them figure it out when they get my general + subject scores in the mail?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Well you don’t email the admissions committee because I doubt you even know who the admission committee is. But you can email the admissions coordinator (usually they are the first point of contact). ;)</p>
<p>Thanks :). Man, I feel like an idiot. I want to get into one of those two schools so badly, and I spent so much time making sure my application looked perfect, and now I realize I messed up on something so stupid. I really hope this doesn’t affect my admission.</p>
<p>If it makes you feel any better, I’ve had a plethora of mistakes I’ve had to call/email to ask to correct.</p>
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<li>At 1 school I spelled a professor’s name wrong (!!) in my essay and had to ask if it was possible to redo and resubmit it. Thankfully she let me without even batting an eye. It was done in 10 minutes.<br></li>
<li>I forgot to add a scholarship and award I’d won in the Awards section. Emailed to ask if it was necessary to add and resubmit. She said no. :/</li>
<li>At one point I was doubting my SoP and called a school to see if they liked the idea behind what I was doing. Thankfully, they did. 
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<li>For many schools, I’ve been confused about certain fields “is this required?” “Do you care if I don’t list other schools I’m applying to?” The answers are always what I expected, so most of the time these questions seem neurotic to me, but I’m sure to them, it’s a valid question that many students ask. </li>
<li>Finally, I basically call every school (every 2 weeks) to make sure my materials have been received, if they haven’t already. </li>
<li>The list goes on and on and on about things I’ve contacted them about…</li>
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<p>Annoying enough? Maybe to me, but if anything, it gets my name out there, let’s them know that I’m a serious applicant. It’s also very good information, straight from the source. I have no regrets about any of the communication I’ve made.</p>
<p>How will it affect me? I have no idea. I’m always very polite and nice over the phone/email and they seem nice back to me. I doubt it will actually hurt my chances. But hey, I haven’t exactly gotten interviews yet either. Oh wait, it’s only November. Phew…LOL. </p>
<p>Mistakes in apps are gonna happen from time to time. Just try your best to limit them. ;)</p>
<p>Thanks! Do you really think it’s okay to ask about revising a personal statement? I submitted my app to my top choice school yesterday night, and this morning before submitting my other apps, I realized that I made a slight mistake in describing an assay that I performed with my first lab group during freshman year. If the person who reads my research statement isn’t familiar with the technique, they probably won’t even realize it was a mistake, but if they do pause and think about it it’s going to look kind of dumb. I’m debating whether or not I should call and ask… The app said that no further changes can be made, so… :s.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t call for that because to them, it’s not a mistake. Your statement will never be 100% perfect, but like all essays, you just have to turn them in at some point and forget about it. </p>
<p>The mistakes I made were glaring, however. Spelling a professor’s name wrong is a huge no-no (same goes for spelling the school name wrong). Also, I had written “virololgy” in the same essay, so I had good reason to want to fix those things. I blame my internet slang using “lol” too much, hence that’s where I think I accidentally came up with ‘virololgy’. Ok now I gotta stop typing that, bad habit…</p>
<p>It is ok to contact the school with the correct numbers. In fact it looks better that you catch the slip and contact them than if they get confused by something you could have corrected. It then can look like you lack personal leadership / professionalism. It is better to help your application get processed smoothly than not eliminate potential delays, etc.</p>
<p>Hey denizen, when did the schools say when you asked : "Do you care if I don’t list other schools I’m applying to?</p>
<p>I’m a bit lost on what to do for that. There isn’t enough space to even fit all 10 schools I’m applying to, so I don’t know which to pick or if to just leave it blank.</p>
<p>Just leave it blank. They said that that’s what most students do.</p>
<p>The “other schools you applied to” question is how adcoms tell how good you think you are. If your app is great and you apply to weak schools, they will compete to get you and the schools may treat you differently than other applicants. If your app is poor and you are applying to highly competitive programs that you have no chance at, you seem out of touch with reality and unprofessional. This scenario also means a school seriously considering you gains leverage in the financial aid decision. If you can’t possibly get into these other schools but we admit, any aid award could be lower because the student has fewer options. I doubt schools think it through this explicitly in general, but this kind of comparison happens when you answer that question.</p>
<p>Oh, when applicants answer “only this school”, it is taken as a positive sign of commitment if the qualifications are appropriate. Adcoms love to see that because it means a guaranteed yield (enrollment) if they admit.</p>
<p>Thanks! </p>
<p>One more question - do you know if the GRE score reports sent to colleges have the list of all your score recipients?</p>
<p>Unless the new GRE score reports have changed it, they do include that information. Schools learn a little about who they are competing against this way. It lists only the initial set of schools you sent scores to at the time of the test, not supplemental scores.</p>
<p>I do grad admissions in my field, and have done so for years. My institution and my previous institution both ask for a list of previous schools on the application. That information goes to the graduate school, which uses it for record-keeping about how we are doing relative to competitors in recruiting students. The information does not appear on the applications in the department. I have never had access to that information, and it has never influenced a decision. We have access to the information in aggregate at the end of each admissions season, but it plays no role in the process.</p>
<p>LOL. I believe you porkypig, and now I’m convinced straightadmit is a ■■■■■. In other words, he’s my greatest ally. I love his scare tactics even though he needs to learn the art of subtlety.</p>
<p>A ■■■■■, maybe if I don’t shave. I too have been in graduate admissions and know not to make blanket statements because there is always another way. If I have slipped and suggested something is “always” or “never” anything, I was wrong and apologize.</p>
<p>The schools are listed on a GRE and GMAT score report and adcoms review that (unless the info comes to them through a student . It is right there for the reading. In interviews candidates are asked where else are you applying (sometimes) and it is (sometimes) used to tell how competitive a school is with others potentially recruiting a student. The practice is more likely in professional school admissions than academic or research program admissions because of the need for enrollment growth, ranking competition and other factors.</p>
<p>Sorry if that is scary. It is only meant to help increase transparency where there usually is none (or little).</p>