So I think a couple other people had this issue. My essay was done well in advance, and I submitted my “overall app” before the deadline no biggie.
Issue is, I logged into Penn Portal today, and I realized that my essay was not submitted. I didn’t realize that I had to submit the essay separately.
It’s too late tonight, but if I call tomorrow and offer proof via timestamps that this essay was done before the due date, do you think they’ll still take it? I don’t want my chances ruined because I didn’t realize there was a separate “submit” button for the supplement essay…
Thanks!
EDIT: The second I got the Penn Portal email today and logged on, I submitted the essay. I feel like that might be important information ^
I’d send them an email with the attached timestamps explaining the issue. If you randomly call, who knows who will answer. Plus, you’d just be telling some (possibly random) person about the situation, as opposed to being able to show them the time stamped essay in an email. I’d shoot them a message tonight.
Hey man, thanks for the reply!
I wanted to post an update:
Penn accepted my essay since I sent in my application on time. They understood the confusion, and noted that there were some other students with the same issue. The kind officer I talked to told me that they would be accepting essays well into mid-January (as long as the app was sent in on time). Phew.
You go! Hooves crossed!!!