<p>i used the same essay for two schools, but forgot to switch the name out my last sentence.</p>
<p>to top it off, on the essay before, i left out 2 words.</p>
<p>all my other essays are excellent. how bad do you think that is???</p>
<p>Ouch...about the school name part.</p>
<p>Hopefully they'll be understanding. Which school??</p>
<p>HAHAHA. That sucks...</p>
<p>Ouch. Well, submit an erratum. :)</p>
<p>I did the exact same thing and I e-mailed the schools. They <em>seemed</em> to be forgiving. Most importantly you have to acknowledge your mistake to them.</p>
<p>haha! nice (sorry couldn't resist that one)</p>
<p>but yeah I think you should be okay as long as you apologize</p>
<p>Dinged........</p>
<p>For many schools, you can't just email them because some schools don't consider emails when they evaluate applications. You need to send them a letter with the correct copy of the essay, say you sent the wrong version of the essay with your application and that you would like the enclosed version to be evaluated instead. Make sure you put all of your identifying info (name, SSN, Common App#, whatever) on the top of your essay. Most colleges won't even look at the incorrect essay then.</p>
<p>Try the above advice, I'm sure they can look past it if you look like an overall good applicant.</p>
<p>I did something similar; kinda bashed Cornell notes in an essay I forgot to change for Cornell. :)</p>
<p>I did the same thing too! But the sucky thing about online common applications is that while they allow the applications for the schools to be submitted one at a time, the first uploaded essay will be sent to all. Absolutely misleading - I was under the impression that I could change the school's name! And I can't even upload a document in the "additional information" section to rectify a mistake. I don't know what I'm supposed to do, except cross my fingers and hope that the UPenn people don't mind being second to NYU D:</p>
<p>Post #8 (which agrees with post #4 but gives more detail) sounds to me like a very mature approach that should correct the college name problem. As for leaving out two words, it is my feeling that they'll assume you acted in a rush, but if they like everything else about you, it won't break the deal all by itself. </p>
<p>For both mistakes, post #8 sounds like the dignified way to go. It's respectful and shows attention to detail. I'd certainly do it for the college name error, but am on the fence for the two-word omission; your call. </p>
<p>I would ALSO phone up the Admissions office, tell them what you're doing by snail-mail, and ask if you should ALSO send the same thing in to them by email, with the exact same cover information, in case their entire intake system is geared to online. Maybe they don't like to scan things there.</p>
<p>Or, you could ask Admissions by phone what to do. The secretaries will know. Say you mistakenly sent the wrong copy of your essay. Ask, "which way is better to replace it, by letter hardcopy, or by email?" Better to ask "which way is better" than "may I do this?" Whatever she says, whether "both" or one way is better than the other, take heed and do it her way. They work with this all the time. If she says you can't send in an erratum, I'd send in the hardcopy anyway and ask in the cover letter that it be "added" to your admissions file. They'll pop it in, and later some Admissions Officer will sort it all out. I bet this happens all the time. Don't lose sleep over any of it now.</p>
<p>So would you recommend sending a hardcopy even if my original application is done online? I sent an email which didn't get a response. So if I were to send in a hard copy, this means that I'll have to print out the entire application form, including the sections on personal information?</p>