Of course I screwed up my UC application...

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<p>I made a couple of errors on my UC application. Though I double and triple checked, and even had a counselor review it for me, some mistakes made it through.</p>

<p>First, I said I took French 1 in freshman year, but I actually took french 3. All other years(Sophomore-French 3, Junior-AP French) are correct. How big of a problem is this? Should I email the admissions office or something?</p>

<p>This year I am taking AP Economics, both micro and macro. I accidentally wrote that BOTH classes are “in progress” this semester and that BOTH are “planned” for next semester, rather than making one IP and one PL for each semester. </p>

<p>The last - and biggest - mistake was accidentally pressing the back button while entering payment information. This caused the payment page to lock and I was forced to submit my application without actually paying. The website said that my app WAS submitted successfully but that there was a payment error and that I should check back in 2-3 days. But this is after the deadline.</p>

<p>So please, please, please, tell me: how badly am I screwed? What can I do to fix these mistakes? I wasn’t trying to scam the UC system or anything, I’m just a klutz who works poorly under pressure.</p>

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<p>I have the same problem as your third one! Bumping so someone more knowledgeable can answer. </p>

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<p>Well, I have some good news about the third one. I called the admissions office; they said that as long as the application is submitted on time, paying after the deadline is okay. So check back in 2-3 days and you should be able to pay.</p>

<p>The office said that issues like this do not affect your chance of admission.</p>

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<p>The UC’s are used to common mistakes like this and from the 100,000’s of applications they collectively receive, not 100% of them will be perfect. So maybe they may take it with a grain of salt. Best bet is to email them for peace of mind. Also remember that you have to submit your transcripts later on, which will be evident on what classes you took / are taking now. </p>