Would it be impossible/too late to send a revised/changed essay?

Applying to College
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<p>I know this may seem like a ridiculous question, because a deadline is a deadline, and once you send something in, it's done. </p>

<p>But i've read and heard that some people have had revised essays sent in, or additional essays, or replacement essays, to their colleges, a few days after the deadline, and were able to because the process of going over their application had not started yet.</p>

<p>Would this be a viable option? Should I call the college admissions and ask them, or would it be absolutely ridiculous?</p>

<p>I honestly feel like the way I edited/changed my commonapp essay, could entirely change my admissions chances. So I felt it couldn't hurt to ask this question here.</p>

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<p>call them or shoot them an email to ask. if you call, you can ask anonymously (they never really ask your name if you say you have a quick question), so you can ask if that would be possible, and if they say “no,” then at least you tried.</p>

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<p>NYU gave me an admissions email address to send it to, saying it’ll be reviewed as a secondary essay. I’m just wondering if they’ll actually really consider it, and they didn’t just tell me to do that.</p>