<p>So I'm a student already in college and I did something that I know was not a good idea. For my admissions essay, I followed the prompt like I should, but the essay was basically whining, blaming others for my problems, but also crediting those same people I blamed for my success. There was more to it than that, but that was the basic idea behind my essay. I qualify for automatic admission, so that's a plus but because of my essays, I'm pretty sure that I'm only going to be admitted, and not necessarily to my major.</p>
<p>No one proofread my essays. Why? I waited until THE day the whole application was due to even start. Not out of sheer laziness, but I ran into some life issues these last couple of months and it was either then or never. And it's really gotten me to start thinking, "Should I even try anymore?"</p>
<p>I have a few more places that I want to apply to, and their deadlines are not too far off. But the shame I'm experiencing from the applications I turned in with the whining essays is quite immense and it's just tearing me down to where I can't even muster the strength to write another, better essay.</p>
<p>So really, it's just left me asking, "Now what?" </p>
<p>This post is difficult to understand. Since you say you are a college student, are you saying that you want to apply for a transfer? If so, any previous application and essay is no longer in play, right? It just isn’t a factor. It serves no purpose to be dwelling on it, put it behind you.</p>
<p>I’m applying as a transfer to a different college. This is in reference to the application I submitted there.</p>
<p>Improve your essay and apply to the other colleges.
The admission officers who will be reading your essay will have read a hundred so don’t feel stupid over it. Just improve it for the other colleges you’d want to transfer to.</p>
<p>If you did a dumb thing but have since learned from it and know better - that’s a GOOD thing. That’s called experience and growing up. I know plenty of people who refuse to learn and keep repeating the same mistakes over and over again - because they refuse to admit they made a mistake. Believe me, you’re doing good if you know what you did wrong and what you need to do to rectify it.</p>
<p>It’s in the past. It’s no longer who you are. To heck with it - now you know what to do, so DO IT. The best way to get out of this embarrassment/shame thing you seem to be stuck in is to make a positive move. Feel proud that you’ve learned a lesson and move on.</p>
<p>Or - you could apply to a college that doesn’t ask for an essay.</p>