<p>I overreported one of my EC's (a varsity sport's to be exact) "weeks per year" by 50% (18 weeks instead of 12 weeks) -- because apparently my estimate of when the season ended was rather flawed, based on the idea that the coaches told me not long ago that we were halfway into the season. I am in my first year for that EC, so I am pretty inexperienced (though quite enthusiastic), and hence...</p>
<p>I've made this error on both my common app and various other applications.</p>
<p>What I am worried about is that if that somehow someone in my EC applies to some of the same schools as me, it'll look like I tried inflating my EC commitments -- I didn't intentionally do so!</p>
<p>Should I send a correction letter to all my colleges? Would they even accept it? Would it cast doubt on all the other things I said for my activities?</p>
<p>Doesn't sound like a big deal to me... if it's just your first year, chances are that it won't break your application.</p>
<p>Should I bother to send corrective emails?</p>
<p>You have nothing to lose if you send in an email, so I'd say, go ahead and send it.</p>
<p>Okay, so pointing out the error won't cost me whatsoever?</p>
<p>I wouldn't..
Look, all you'd be doing is giving already stressed admissions officers something extra and unnecessary to fix..its a few hours, and they aren't =going to check BECAUSE its not going to make a differnce in your end decision</p>
<p>It's not about checking -- I'm worried that the info might conflict with my schoolmates'.</p>
<p>It's more than just a few hours ... we practice 13 hours a week, so 13*6 = 78 hours misrepresented, as you can imagine ....</p>
<p>just send a brief email in. If anything, they'll just ignore it. If they really thought it was an issue, you would've already sent them an email to correct it and avoided any sort of dishonesty issue. You'll be fine</p>