Yale c/o 2018 (2014-2015 Applicants) Forum

[hillz]

I just went complete but I found a pretty big typo in my college activities section. Would it be weird to call them and ask if I can do anything about it or should I just leave it?

I would leave it unless it is something significant, i.e. something that really changes the accuracy of what you put, like President of the United States v. President of Anime Lovers Club at X College.

you could email admissions and send an "updated copy
of the document" and ask if they can update your file. Worth a shot if it's going to bother you...

The problem is that most admissions offices just add the updated doc and keep the original doc in there, too, when they receive "updated" docs. So, all it would do is draw attention to your original error and I don't think they will think of you any more highly because you caught an error after submitting and tried to correct it. Hence why it might be a good idea to only submit a new version if truly significant.

[ElizabethKB]

I just went complete but I found a pretty big typo in my college activities section. Would it be weird to call them and ask if I can do anything about it or should I just leave it?

I would leave it unless it is something significant, i.e. something that really changes the accuracy of what you put, like President of the United States v. President of Anime Lovers Club at X College.

you could email admissions and send an "updated copy
of the document" and ask if they can update your file. Worth a shot if it's going to bother you...

The problem is that most admissions offices just add the updated doc and keep the original doc in there, too, when they receive "updated" docs. So, all it would do is draw attention to your original error and I don't think they will think of you any more highly because you caught an error after submitting and tried to correct it. Hence why it might be a good idea to only submit a new version if truly significant.

you think that admissions actually goes through the trouble to compare the two documents (assuming they haven't reviewed your file previously)?

[hillz]

From Asha herself, on sending in an updated 250 essay version after finding a typo:

You can send in a new essay, but depending on where your file is in the review process, it may or may not make it in before someone reads it (in other words, if the physical file has left our office to be read by me or the faculty, your update will just wait in our office until the file comes back). Also, at this point, you should make a judgment call on how bad the typo is. If it's egregious, maybe you want to correct it, but if it's not too bad, updating could call attention to it and make it worse. Not a great place to be, I know, but that's my take.

http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/admissi ... wered.aspx
(in comments section)


OP, it's your call. Good luck!

[titusandronicus]

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[pylon]

Good find hillz, that quote from Asha is 100% the most reliable answer to OPs question.

[luo]

Has there been any offers this week, as promised by Yale's Twitter account last week?

[rseaney]

hey all, my understanding is that YLS does not operate on a rolling admissions system in the same way most other schools do. Is that correct? No need to rush your app in? By that logic, I'm planning to wait until mid January to submit. Just tryna give myself ample time to sweat and bleed over my PS and 250.

[XKCD386]

hey all, my understanding is that YLS does not operate on a rolling admissions system in the same way most other schools do. Is that correct? No need to rush your app in? By that logic, I'm planning to wait until mid January to submit. Just tryna give myself ample time to sweat and bleed over my PS and 250.

YLS's version of admissions is different than other schools. It does have a bit of a rolling component, but Asha has written that this component, unlike the rolling component of admissions at other law schools, isn't likely to significantly affect one's chance of admission.

...we have a unique admissions review system in which students are admitted in roughly equal numbers throughout the admissions season. In other words, although our admissions process is "rolling" in the sense that we give offers on an ongoing basis, your chances of admission remain roughly the same regardless of when you apply in the season. We do not fill the class until we have read all of the applications in the pool, so there is no way you can apply "too late."

http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/admissi ... ation.aspx


However, Asha notes that applying late can still come with a downside.

There are a couple of disadvantages to taking the December LSAT. The first is that it is the last LSAT you can take in order to apply for Fall 2008. So, if you are unhappy with your score for any reason, you either have to apply with what you’ve got or take the test again and wait to apply next year. The second is that since our application volume increases as we approach the deadline, and since our review process is fairly lengthy to begin with (we are very thorough), the later you apply, the longer the delay between when your application becomes complete and when you receive a decision. I mention this because some applicants receive scholarships with early deadlines from other schools, and depending on where your application is in the review process, we may be unable to expedite a decision based on such factors.

http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/admissi ... -dean.aspx


One last link: Asha's blog post that discusses the admissions committee/application reading process
http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/admissi ... ecret.aspx


Best of luck!

[pylon]

hey all, my understanding is that YLS does not operate on a rolling admissions system in the same way most other schools do. Is that correct? No need to rush your app in? By that logic, I'm planning to wait until mid January to submit. Just tryna give myself ample time to sweat and bleed over my PS and 250.

hey rseaney, in terms of admissions chances, no, there's no need to rush.

[daedalus2309]

More decisions coming today, according to YLS admissions twitter.

[liawy]

Holy ****
Just got the call!
I'm so happy right now.

[LoganCouture]

Holy ****
Just got the call!
I'm so happy right now.

Congratulations!!!!

[liawy]

Thanks!

[xylocarp]

omg congrats!!

[hillz]

Mega congrats!!

[R. Jeeves]

Mega congrats!!

+1

[Hand]

omg congrats!!

[XKCD386]

Holy ****
Just got the call!
I'm so happy right now.

Congrats!! Hope you have fun celebrating!

[liawy]

Thanks everyone!
And good luck too! I'm not sure if they're still doing calls.

[pylon]

Thanks everyone!
And good luck too! I'm not sure if they're still doing calls.

OMG congratulations!!!!

[rseaney]

Congrats on The Call!

And thanks to everyone who helped me out up there ^

[The Argus]

Holy ****
Just got the call!
I'm so happy right now.

Stats?

[XKCD386]

Holy ****
Just got the call!
I'm so happy right now.

Stats?

You can see liawy's stats in liawy's profile.

[pylon]

If it's even possible to call someone a Yale auto-admit, I think liawy is one. Wow...

[liawy]

Nahhh, just really lucky

lsn profile for stats and dates. Too lazy to type them all out lol.
http://lawschoolnumbers.com/liawy