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Thank you sooo much! Another friend of mine told me the same thing a couple days ago. I really appreciate your feedback. I'm gonna look into backups for the CSDCAS and in regards to Emerson I'm just gonna rest easy until I get a response from them.

Hey all, I'm so conflicted about something that happened with my letters and I'm wondering if anyone has gone through something similar or if they have some words of advice they can give to handle the situation (IF it can even be salvaged). So I got my three recommenders, 2 of them are academic and one is my supervisor at the school I currently work in. I was assured that they'd all sent in their letters. The last one was submitted two weeks before the admissions deadline for Emerson's 2021 Jan. Cohort. About two weeks after the deadline closed, I hadn't heard anything so I asked my admissions counselor how things were looking. She called me back a day later to tell me that one of my evaluators had failed to electronically sign his letter, so the review team could not make a decision until that was done! I quickly got in touch with him and he figured it out. The counselor told me that now everything had been recieved. Its been about a week since then and I've heard nothing else back. I'm not sure what to do, I'm an anxious mess. I guess what I'm wondering is if my chances of getting in were blown by the lack of a signature? It ended up being "fixed" but not until nearly two weeks after the admissions deadline had closed :( I suppose the only way to know for sure is to send the admissions counselor another email... but I have this irrational fear that bothering her too much will negatively impact me, which I understand is stupid since she doesn't have anything to do with the final admissions decision, but I can't seem to shake that fear just yet. I'm also worried about how much I can count on this particular evaluator, since I also sent him a request for the CSDCAS portal and he still hasn't responded. It's so surprising because we were quite close during my undergrad and I never imagined he'd be the one I have to stay on top of throughout this process! So... yeah there's my story and I'm not sure what to do next. I will appreciate anything any of you can offer me. Thanks a bunch ?✌

I'm sorry about your worries. Applying can be such a drain! Frankly, just be sure you know what each school wants specifically. I know some require at least 1 academic reference, and others want all letters to be academic. It sounds to me like you have a good roster of letter writers! If you're really worried you could also ask your admissions counselor and explain to them your situation. I know some people have had some luck in that as well! Best of wishes to you on your journey!

Anyone applying to Speech@Emerson for the January 2021 cohort? The GRE scores for this term have been waived, but should I still provide mine if I took them in summer of 2018? I got 4.5 writing, 148 Quant and 158 Verbal. My cum GPA was 3.5, but I majored in literature for my undergrad so I have none of the prereqs done. The admissions counselor told me this wouldn't be a problem, but I'm still a little uncertain.