<p>Is it too late to submit new significant awards to the Admissions office? And if it isn't, how should I go about doing that? Thanks so much for your help!</p>
<p>It's never too late. As for how, I suggest emailing the admissions office and asking.</p>
<p>No, I don't think it is too late, and if it is, the worse thing that can happen is that they don't consider it. My son called this time last year and submitted new information that he felt would help his application. He is a freshman right now.</p>
<p>i actually emailed the admissions office some new information about 30 minutes ago. i say go for it.</p>
<p>I e-mailed last week and got an e-mail back from them saying that they'd add it to my file :]</p>
<p>how quickly did they respond?</p>
<p>i haven't gotten a reply yet.</p>
<p>I got a response this morning and updated them friday of last week.</p>
<p>great, thanks!</p>
<p>I just sent new info through e-mail and told I'd follow it up with a fax.
However, I received a response right away telling me that it will be forwarded to a person compiling my credentials to place in my file.
Do you think I should still fax it or just leave it?</p>
<p>I will say just fax. Doesn't hurt to do so, because it's "officially" very late now. I am trying to submit new info to MIT as well. Don't know whether it will go into my file at this moment in time.</p>
<p>Best of luck to all of us!</p>
<p>I have the same problem: I am applying as a Political Science major, and after I submitted my application I joined a party (not in the US) and am very actively involved in their events etc. However, I did mention it in my interview and to my counselor, but I am not sure whether they really reported it, and I cannot ask my counselor. So do you think I should let them know, taking the risk that they have already been informed? And, if yes, what should I write? Just one sentence "I joined a party and am involved in their work"? Or a paragraph, or maybe a whole essay? Thanks for your help!</p>
<p>Hah, same problem!! The thing is: interviews are merely "considered" (don't have much weight). My interviewer (an ultra-busy businessman) didn't even bother in asking me "important" questions!!!!! (he said: "I'll only send them a "this student had an interview", or something like this, and then: "don't worry too much, interviews are very informal, just for you to know more about the school")</p>
<p>In the end, I was like "uuuhhhmm, so it's the end of my interview?? C'mon, stop being sooo nice with me!! Be cruel! C'mon, c'mon!!"</p>
<p>Wish they had more weight... gaaaaahhhh</p>
<p>I've considered sending in extra info (National Merit Finalist, State Finalist for Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award), but I'm a little afraid that the admissions office will look at it like I'm a little pushy. Yes, I know you have to sell yourself, but is the fact that I'm a National Merit Finalist as opposed to a semi-finalist really going to make or break my application? I'm a little confused... Will updating them show my continued interest or my conceit...??</p>
<p>I would really send in everything I have, because if I should get rejected I would always think: "damn, had I sent in X, they might have taken me." As long as it has some significance, the only thing that can happen is that the admission officer gets disturbed by having to answer e-mails etc., but, in a way, that's their job. And: most of the admission people are very friendly and helpful human beings, so why should they hate you for sending in something additional? Probably they had done it themselves. So, I'd send it in. At least that's what I'm gonna do.</p>
<p>I happen to disagree with Dr. Avrah, just based on what I've heard from our GC's and other students. Send in something if it really is important, such as winning a prestigious fellowship or prize (something highly competitive, not NMF) or a mid-quarter grade report if you've been really working to bring up your grades. In February, people send "update letters," but by the time you get to March, you should really only send something important. Hockeychic, about 97% of NM SF's make it to Finalist, so Princeton would assume you would too.</p>
<p>ok, so, the utah academic decathlon state finals are this weekend. barring some major (and i mean, really major) upset, I will be the top scoring student there, and my team will win, and progress to nationals. I will also likely be ranked as one of the top 5-10 scholastics in the country. would/will this be an updatable award?</p>
<p>ummm ranked as top 5-10 scholastics in the country? how would that not be worthy of an update? does it mean something else, or literally that you are considered one of the ten smartest seniors in the nation?</p>
<p>in Academic Decathlon, there are three categories, based on academic GPA. Scholastics are the middle category, between 3.0 and 3.75. so, no, not one of the 10 smartest seniors.</p>
<p>Yeah, acadec, that does sound like a big deal. I don't see anything wrong with shooting them a quick email to let them know.</p>
<p>do you usually email updates to your admissions rep? and if you don't know their contact, do you just email the general admissions email?</p>
<p>i usually just express mail or priority mail a short note without emailing (i never even thought of that for some reason) would this be okay?</p>