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by DavidVeritas » Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:26 am
Dear All,

I'm a predicament and need input from you seasoned veterans.

In the optional portion of the Booth app where one normally explains extenuating circumstances, I copied and pasted an explanation from my HBS application that included a reason why there was a single failing grade, and also an explanation on why I picked a certain recommender. I guess I didn't save it correctly when I corrected the school name, and didn't think twice of it until I checked my proof yesterday. I was shocked to find that the school name wasn't changed, and that the 2nd part of the explanation on the failing grade was missing. Suffice to say, I'm pretty disappointed as Booth is my dream school and I spent a lot of time really making the application personal.

I'd like to kindly ask you admissions experts on what the right course of action is? On the one hand, the committee might not notice the mistake, but I'm usually one to be genuine and forthright about mistakes, and that's also how I'm leaning towards proceeding. I'm thinking of writing an email explaining the stupid blunder and clarifying my grade. What do you think? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

P.S. I posted this in the wrong forum earlier. Mods, please feel free to merge threads if needed. Thanks.
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by Jon@Admissionado » Fri Oct 03, 2014 6:09 am
Hey,
Well this happens. And I've seen it a few times. In a nutshell: it sucks a bit because it can make you look careless, buuuut on the other hand, if the school wants you they will overlook this miniscule error. So, don't worry about it. And there's nothing you need to DO. (other than continue to work on your other applications)

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by MBAPrepAdvantage » Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:19 am
One other suggestion (that has benefits and drawbacks) is to call the admissions staff and let them know that some of your optional essay was cut off (without mentioning the HBS error). Ask can you resubmit the portion with the corrected information?

I had an applicant last year whose Columbia application was incomplete (missing extra-curricular). I suggested for her to call the staff which she did and Columbia allowed her to submit the correct information (after the Early Decision deadline). She was accepted.

If you follow this suggestion, do not escalate to an admissions committee member. Make it seem like a versioning issue and ask the staff without emotion if you can submit the correct version. If they say yes - Great! If not, nothing lost.

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