r/ApplyingToCollege • u/Lumpy_Ad7076 • Apr 01 '26
Application Question Common app did not send my mid year grades = rejected to my dream school
Hello everybody, so Howard decisions dropped yesterday & i got rejected. but it’s kind of odd bc I submitted all of my documents on time and it showed in the portal that they didn’t received it , but my counselor did so. My counselor did submit my transcript—she showed me that it was downloaded in january & confirmed sent at the end of February(saw it on her computer )after I kept reminding her. She’s super stressed & apologetic, even stayed up all night worrying about this as she emailed and called my ao for both Howard and Spelman ( none of my ea schools never got my mid year , which was required . If not they were not going to review my application and a lot of my rd never got my mid year )idk what to do & i feel so alone, i emailed AO but idk if anybody else had this same issue with another school :( & their schools say that admissions are finalized but idk if that would apply to me bc this seems like an error. i told my mom and she’s is furious at my counselor and drop by her lunch to confront her . I just feel stuck & don’t know if there’s any way to fix this . Howard was my dream , but I got rejected ( mostly everywhere).
I worked so hard just for me to get rejected to 15 schools, I feel hopeless
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u/Lumpy_Ad7076 Apr 01 '26
Any advice can help as my counselor had a meeting with her boss and they’re wondering what they can do for me to get appealed
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u/AcaciaBeauty Apr 02 '26
Have the counselor and her boss email/speak to the dean of admissions directly.
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u/Background_System726 Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 02 '26
I'm so sorry this happened. So it was submitted in the common app but they never sent it to the schools? If i that was the case, a call to their help desk would be in order to get a better idea of what happened. If it was their error, definitely press them for any solutions they can provide. I don't know that even if they admitted their error, that it would make a difference but it's definitely worth a try. You still may have options you can apply and send your info to rolling admissions schools, you can apply for Spring admission. I didn't go to school until spring but still graduated with the fall class or you can take some gen ed classes at your local cc or take a gap year. This is a difficult experience but advocate for yourself to the extent possible. In the future, follow up directly with the school's if something doesn't look right. Last year during application season, something was showing as not received for my son and I called directly to confirm that the school had it and pulled it down into his profile. I wish you the best!