<p>So I thought that the common app itself involved the writing supplement with it, so when I submitted my common app to Syracuse, I believed that I was finished. Today I went back onto the common app and it said I hadn't submitted my writing supplement; I kind of freaked out because the deadline was 12/1. I just submitted it not realizing that I had to do it separately from the common app. Are my chances of getting into Syracuse now gone because I submitted something late? Or would they understand? What do I do?</p>
<p>Pick up the phone and call admissions to explain your situation and let them know you are very interested in the school. Probably they will have bumped you to the RD pool and you won’t find out the decision until spring.</p>