<p>Well, it IS March 1, which is a deadline, and some people (a.k.a. me) are stressed/overly sensitive. THAT'S common sense. What you said felt condescending (whether it was or not, or was intended or not). And I have called Brown on multiple occasions. I would hardly think they'd admire me for not being able to understand something stated quite clearly on their website and in their application directions. So wooooo.</p>
<p>bball: which university did you ask to resubmit?</p>
<p>wow errbody, it's march 1, yep, everything but a few lingering april 1s were due today, we're all stressed, but deep breaths, deep breaths, finish up what you have to finish up and it's finally out of our hands.</p>
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<p>Read carefully:</p>
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<p>Now that the deadline has nearly passed for most schools, I wish you all good luck.</p>
<p>Though I may be wrong most of the time, the best advice I can give is to relax. I know this seems trite, and I remember someone telling me the same last year and my being recalcitrant. Believe me, though, relaxing helps significantly.</p>
<p>I have more than half of mine due March 15 i.e. more than 11 essays left.</p>
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<p>Relaxing still helps for applicants who are not yet finished. Good luck, once again.</p>
<p>I wish I could relax after I send the apps. But that's when I start worrying :/ I think it would be better for me if I could just continuously send apps all the way through may :)
Thnx for the g-luck.</p>
<p>I never relaxed, and I probably will not when grad and law school applications are being sent. Oh well. Hah.</p>
<p>Gah. Sorry. I don't mean to be so touchy...I'm always like this a few days before and after a major exam/deadline/event, and then it passes. I'm sorry for biting any heads off. </p>
<p>Nothing is quite as irritating, though, as being told to use common sense when you're trying to anyway, or when you only made one small slip up. I hope you can understand that...</p>
<p>Good luck, everybody...congratulations to anyone who's done :)</p>
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<p>It always happens. I had many a sleepless night when I discovered a typographical error in an application I already sent.</p>
<p>I was admitted, though, and I ended up finding several more errors!</p>
<p>Whoops.</p>
<p>Edit: The moral of the story is that though one should carefully proofread their applications before sending them, colleges are far more concerned with substantive aspects of one's character. A few mistypes will not betray an applicant's stupidity. Anyone who thinks that the typographical consistency of an essay outweighs the content and ideas of it clearly misunderstands the point of the essay; that is not to say, however, that mistypes are encouraged; however, if you happen to discover one or two after you have submitted your application, do not call the admissions office with a request to replace the essay. Odds are that they might not see it and that replacing the essay will only draw attention to it. Even if they do see it, so what?</p>
<p>I'm just glad that I got all of my stuff sent in on December 26 :-)</p>
<p>you must have had a fun christmas</p>
<p>It was a great Christmas.</p>
<p>yeah, in my harvard app i discovered a misplaced comma and an inappropriately ised "the". i though i had corrected both errors before submitting but apparently didn't do ctrl+s. my friend said that it was the only thing that gives out that i am not a native speaker. i don't think it is the end of the world but still proofread my subsequent essays over 5 times. almost everyone accepted that i know has found various mistakes in his/hers application. apparently it is considered human.</p>
<p>If you have 1 or 2 minor errors like that it won't be an issue. As long as you didn't drop the f bomb or something in your essay you should be ok.</p>
<p>When I applied to transfer two years ago, I found glaring errors in two different essays, one which went to Yale and the other to Stanford. I called both of them, explained my situation and faxed them revised copies. I ended up getting accepted to both, so it can be done. Just make sure you call and notify them in advance that you're sending a revision.</p>