Tyler Durden

I share your concern as I also have an application pending with a late document. Sadly, it would seem (from what I have read elsewhere on this forum), that we are not likely to ever find out if any rejections were due to an incomplete file or a more substantive perceived lack of qualifications. What an excrutiating process...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that one need only send transcripts from summer coursework and terms of study abroad if these credits were applied toward a degree received. I have elected to send additional transcripts as evidence of foreign-language study through a non-degree, university extension program, but I believe this was optional.

Thank you all for your feedback and suggestions. I've since discovered two additional applications with the same problem; I wrote each of the four programs. Happily, a representative from one of the four has responded, agreeing to revise the GPA with a written statement from me. No responses so far from the others (where deadlines were back in early December). I'm quite disappointed to have discovered this problem so late in the process (I fear now it may be too late to repair!) I've painstakingly refined every other aspect of my applications and I have an interview scheduled for February 3rd, so this surprise is disheartening to say the least. Has anyone else had any experience with self-reported GPA issues? Any success stories I might pin my hopes on?

When I started my applications, I calculated my overall GPA and the GPA for my last two years (or last 60 units). I now see that I mistakenly used the "last 60 units" GPA for two applications when asked for my "Major GPA." The difference between the two figures is not insignificant-- the GPA I reported (last 60 units) is approximately 0.25 higher than the major GPA (the GPA for the program of courses that constitutes the major). I have now submitted two applications with this error. Should I contact these programs to notify them of my mistake? Or should I wait to see if they contact me about the discrepancy? Anyone have firsthand experience with this type of problem? Or know what sort of "verification" procedure admissions committees undertake? (i.e., do they calculate the "last 60 units" or "major GPA" themselves and verify that the reported numbers match their calculations?) I can see how it might be prudent for me to make them aware that it was an honest mistake immediately. On the other hand, if I can reasonably expect that they would ask me about any discrepancy before, say, throwing out my application, I can imagine it might be best to just wait and see. Thoughts?

Dimanche0829, When did you take the exam/get your scores? I took the exam July 21st in Los Angeles and I'm dying to know my AWA score . . .