rjdunn03 wrote:
Hey guys i was looking over my submitted UCLA application and I noticed that there is a mistake on the resume i uploaded.
While drafting the resume I had a bullet point that says I did such and such things "...to improve efficiency, resulting in XXX in savings." It literally says XXX. I had put that there planning to put the figures in once I calculated it all out precisely. I later did that, but apparently when I was filling out the application I didn't upload the updated version.
I e-mailed the admissions office explaining the error and giving them the correction. This is the response I got back:
Thank you for applying to UCLA Anderson. Unfortunately, changes cannot be made once you have submitted an application.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Anyone have any thoughts on this? How will the error be viewed by admissions?
i would not repeatedly bother Adcom about this. there are two considerations:
1. will they possibly not notice this typo?
if so, do NOT remind them! i had a mistake on my resume for another school and i was informed by an admissions consultant who worked on an adcom, that she is willing to bet 75% the chance the school would not notice. my mistake was at the end of my resume under interest, so it is obviously less likely to be picked up.
2. if they do notice the typo
adcom knows that people make mistakes. while it is definitely not good, the will understand. as long as you are not typo-prone and have mistakes all over the place----that indicates you are sloppy. repeatedly bugging adcom about it will make you look insecure.
i understand your anxiety my friend. i was in your boat about a month ago or so, after i discovered my mistake. i had reviewed my resume multiple times and even had two friends look at it, and they didnt notice at all. if you had the same QC procedure and did not see it, you can be comfortable that the adcom may not notice it either.
it is important to forget about it. do not stay up all night. i was angry for like a day or so. after that i was like, screw it!