Submitting Essays to Cambridge 2009 (2010 Entry)

Oh God oh God oh God. Corpus Christi Cambridge asked for two marked essays for Eng Lit. No problem, away they went with their covering sheets (all filled in by my Head of English and so on). Lovely.
Got an e-mail from the admissions tutor today to tell me that they had received my essays, but they had specifically asked for FOUR copies of each essay, complete with separate cover sheets for each copy. The problem is, I didn't take a photocopy of the cover sheets, and I'm now on half term until November 2nd - which is the deadline date, so I can't get my Head of English to fill in the cover sheets, PLUS I sent of my only marked copy of one of the essays. Gulp.

Had to bathe in self-pity, and this seems the best place to do it.
Genuinely stressed though.

Oh God oh God oh God. Corpus Christi Cambridge asked for two marked essays for Eng Lit. No problem, away they went with their covering sheets (all filled in by my Head of English and so on). Lovely.
Got an e-mail from the admissions tutor today to tell me that they had received my essays, but they had specifically asked for FOUR copies of each essay, complete with separate cover sheets for each copy. The problem is, I didn't take a photocopy of the cover sheets, and I'm now on half term until November 2nd - which is the deadline date, so I can't get my Head of English to fill in the cover sheets, PLUS I sent of my only marked copy of one of the essays. Gulp.

Had to bathe in self-pity, and this seems the best place to do it.
Genuinely stressed though.

Ouch, I hate it when things like that happen. But seriously, it's an easy mistake to make. I would have thought your teacher ought to step in and help even if it's half term - try to see if there's any random chain of people who can get you in touch with him/her. But if not, Cambridge surely own a photocopier, you'll be fine explaining that you misread the instructions. This won't even reach the people who actually decide on your application, it's just the admin people who're wanting you to sort it out. So don't stress too much!

So my deadline is on 6th November. However, if I deliver everything like on 3rd and they fail to receive it by 6th is it all right? I mean, shouldn't be ok if they see that I delivered everything before the deadline?

I wouldn't take the risk. The admins tutors have a heavy workload and (as I found) don't like it all that much when things don't work out. The deadline is usually there for a reason, but of course if there's a real problem, I'd call and explain and see if something can be worked out.

I know, it'd be awful. It's not allowed to scan and send them off through mail, is it? That would make everything so much easier

I know, it'd be awful. It's not allowed to scan and send them off through mail, is it? That would make everything so much easier

I'm posting my essays today, but I really don't know how long it'll take so I've scanned them (+ the cover sheets) and I'm e-mailing them on the fifth, just to make sure it's there in case something goes wrong. I know they won't like to receive tons of emails with attachments, but I have more than enough experience with international post
If I were you I'd contact them about it, I'm sure they won't mind that much. It's better to annoy the admissions staff and ensure it arrives on time than to annoy the people who will be reading it and making the decisions, I think.