URGENT: Wrong Parent Martial Status Submitted...

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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<p>On the Common Application, I've indicated that my parents were "Separated". At the time, I misunderstood the term "Separated" to mean "my parents don't live together". I was not aware that "Separated" is the step before divorce. Currently, my parents live in different cities for work purposes and do not plan to divorce. However, I have already submitted my Common Application with the wrong information. How should I fix this? Should I send letters to each of the schools I've applied to? Or should I contact the Common Application people and see if they can change just that one tiny detail?</p>

<p>Will this error completely ruin my chances? The schools I've applied to were HYPMS and Cornell so they were high reaches already. Since competition is so fierce, do you think the admissions people will look at my application and think "this applicant doesn't even know what "separated" means so there is no way she will be able to succeed at [insert college name]"? </p>

<p>Edit: I just went over my application and noticed that I've mentioned my parents were separated in my Common application essay as well. I just mentioned it in passing but there's going to be so many inconsistencies because my financial aid application listed my parent's martial status as "married". Am I royally screwed or what?</p>

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In a word: No. Don’t worry. People who are separated are still married, so there will be no inconsistency with your finaid application. Your interpretation of the word will probably be evident in the context of your essay. If you want to set the record straight, you can contact the colleges’ admission offices to do so – but they’re going to be much more interested in your academic and personal qualifications than in the exact details of your parents’ marital status.

Not even screwed like a commoner. Don’t worry, be happy. Good luck with your applications. :)</p>