Re-Sending Scores

[Munashi]

I noticed one of my schools has my GRE scores listed as missing.  I thought this was odd, since I requested them to be sent back in October.

 

Turns out, stupid me overlooked instructions to NOT include a department code.  I did.

 

I have paid to re-send the scores without a department code (placed the order yesterday, November 20th) but the deadline is December 1 and "all supporting materials" must be in by that date.  With Thanksgiving next week, I'm scared I might be S.O.L. (S*** out of luck).

 

I have emailed the admissions office to let them know what happened, but they are closed for the day.  Is there anything else I can do?  I hate to think I waste an application fee and screwed myself out of a chance at an acceptance because of such a stupid error...

 

Blah.

[Cesare]

They should have received them irrelevant of whether you included a department code or not. Maybe it has not been processed by the school yet?

[Munashi]

That's what I was thinking originally, but then why the special instructions of "do not send to a department"?

 

Bah, I'm just flipping out and very worried now. >_<

[Cesare]

If it makes you feel any better, when I applied to this one school I panicked that the GRE score wasn't received, so much so that I ordered a second report THEN emailed them about it. The secretary had said it wasn't PROCESSED yet. I wasted $25 dollars. I sent it the first time with a department code and the second without. 

All you can do now is just wait for an e-mail from them. 

Edited November 22, 2013 by Cesare

[Loric]

I did the same thing with a transcript - reordered and it was processed by the end of the next day. Live and learn.

 

Also, if your school is on quarters, they're on a short vacation right now (or will be, so lots of people take off early, especially office staff.)

[Munashi]

I did the same thing with a transcript - reordered and it was processed by the end of the next day. Live and learn.

 

Also, if your school is on quarters, they're on a short vacation right now (or will be, so lots of people take off early, especially office staff.)

 

Well, at least I'm not the only one.

I'm pretty sure this place operates on a semester schedule, but I do appreciate that info as it will be helpful with some of the other places.  The rest of my application materials were processed earlier this week, so I guess we'll see how that GRE score goes..

[fuzzylogician]

It's probably perfectly fine if the scores are a bit late. You could perhaps ask if it's possible to scan and submit a copy of your unofficial scores so they have something to look at until the official ones arrive. But generally, I don't think you should expect your application to be doomed or the money lost. Schools normally don't start looking at the applications immediately after the deadlines because some things come late through no fault of the applicant (notoriously, letters might be submitted late), so there is some tolerance of this kind of mishap. 

[Munashi]

Thanks for the advice, everyone.

 

An update in case anyone else has something similar come up:  My first set of scores was not received, the second set was received today.  This was strange to me and the admissions office as they said what Cesare noted earlier: the department code shouldn't matter.

 

They have the scores now though, so at least I can stop fussing...  Thanks again!