DC forgot to include something relevant in the common app personal essay, DC submitted to 5 colleges that have 11/1 deadlines. Can we alter that personal essay a bit or is too late? there is no support for the common app co for what I have seen so would appreciate some help!
Sorry to say it appears it is too late once the application has been submitted - from the Common App FAQ (for colleges):
Can a student make changes to their Common App and/or member screen answers after they have already submitted to our college?
Once applicants have submitted the application to your college, they are unable to make any changes to the parts of the application that they have submitted to you. A student is permitted to edit their Common App for other colleges to which they have not yet submitted. However, please know that once submitted to your college, any changes they then make later to their Common App will not reflect in your records.
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Any changes made to the essay after sending the app will not be visible to the already applied to schools. Your kid can change the essay going forward.
It is possible for your kid to contact AOs at the 5 schools and communicate the info they forgot to put in the essay, but there aren’t too many things I would do that for, if any.
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