<p>My daughter emailed me her Tulane application and I see that she answered no to the question "Have you ever been involved in a community service project other than one required by your school or other organization?" She has been involved in one non-required project and she put in many hours in excess of those required by the school/organization. Will this hurt her chances with merit aid? She uploaded her resume which lists the additional project, but I doubt it is clear that it was not required. She has 4.0/4.7 average and is at the top of her class with 2180 superscored SAT. She has always taken a strong schedule of classes with AP's and Honors. Her EC's are the usual, nothing too special. </p>
<p>Your daughter’s omission may not affect her potential merit award but I see no reason why she can’t send a quick email to her regional rep that says something like, “Oops … hindsight is always 20/20 and I see that I answered ‘no’ to the community-service question when I meant YES. As you may have noticed on my resume, I was involved in a (non-required) project that involved ____________________.” etc. </p>
<p>The admission folks realize that college applications are a stressful undertaking, and so a minor error isn’t by any means a deal-breaker, but your daughter should submit the correction to make certain that her application materials are as accurate as possible.</p>
<p>However, before she does, encourage her to look over the ENTIRE application to confirm that there are no OTHER amendments needed. One “oops” message is fine but she doesn’t want to send a barrage of them. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Thank you! We are both reviewing it again and will send email with the correction.</p>
<p>FYI, my DD sent the wrong essays (pre-edits) with her application last year. She sent a quick email to her rep with the edited essays. The rep was very understanding. All is well, my DD is finishing her first semester and just registered for her second semester classes! </p>
<p>@DebmomNY thanks for your reassurances. L</p>
<p>@Sally_Rubenstone Relax my kiddo did almost no CS and was admitted with a big PS award. She has a 34 ACT which is roughly equivalent to your D SAT I think.</p>
<p>Please let us know if she gets in!</p>
<p>(also, I would not categorize her omission as a ‘mistake’. Just maybe a misunderstanding. When contacting the school - if you do - position it as such. I guess you would have done so by now.)</p>
<p>@Jimkingwood - I think you tagged the wrong name there.</p>
<p>I did, thanks for pointing out.</p>
<p>@Jimkingwood my D received her acceptance letter with Presidential Scholar award today. I’m so relieved and grateful. I guess I was nervous because so many on Tulane thread have much better EC’s. She definitely needs merit money. She’s working on apps for additional scholarships now.</p>
<p>Wonderful result, @nolamere!</p>
<p>Thanks, @fallenchemist. </p>
<p>@nolamere Congrats!! Maybe I’ll see you there. Love your avatar. We’re from Houston and D loves seafood, Cajun food, beignets, etc. Tulane is a big attraction for her for that reason alone.</p>
<p>Thank you, @Jimkingwood. The food is great in New Orleans. Good luck to your D. </p>
<p>Congrats, nolamere. It’s reassuring for all parents and students to see that application corrections are not a deal-breaker. The whole application process has spiraled so far out of control that it’s nearly impossible for anyone to write every essay and answer every question perfectly, no matter how much pre-submission proofing goes into it. And I do feel that most admission officials understand this. </p>
<p>Thanks, @Sally_Rubenstone. I appreciated your advice and reassurance.</p>
<p>You’re welcome, @nolamere. I’m so happy that your daughter got good news.</p>