i just realized that when i spell checked my activities sheet -it didn’t work
so now the sheet is named
“HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITES”
and the subtitles are
“SUMMER ACTIVITES”
“ATHLETIC ACTIVITES”
plus i mispelled commitee twice
and “varstity” once
i’m completely screwed right?
<p>maybe if your activity sheet is too long, they won't even try and read it</p>
<p>or maybe, they'll read it and not notice or care at all. I think thats more likely.</p>
<p>Maybe it would make a difference if you're boarderline somewhere, but if you were going to get in somewhere, you'll get in anyway, I think.</p>
<p>do you think i should maybe send apology notes explaining what happened? or is that just going to make matters worse?</p>
<p>an apology note? no way</p>
<p>resend the resume</p>
<p>yes..but the resume was attached to my common app - which i sent online dammit</p>
<p>most colleges don't even start reviewing until febuary. It's perfectly fine to tell them what happened and resend your resume.</p>
<p>I actually think that with titles like that the reader might overlook the misspelling-they probably get mechanical at just getting to the relevant stuff.
I didn't notice the mispelling until you said so, and then I read it, and thought to myself "oh, right, he's missing an I..."</p>
<p>I think there is at least a strong possibility that repeated misspellings will be noticed. Send a corrected version ASAP; it is possible that admissions committees have not started their reviews yet and perhaps whoever is keeping track of files in the admissions offices will simply replace the misspelled app with the corrected one. And let it be a lesson that you should always proofread the old-fashioned way:) Computer spell-checking is notorious for not "knowing" that a word is wrong and is a supplement, not a substitute.</p>
<p>I am just a Mom, not an adcom, but I think in this case you should send a corrected Activity Sheet as you have little to lose. It is not like you wrote a whole new essay after the deadline or something. Send a brief, to-the-point mea culpa cover note on the fact that you overelied on Spell Check on one document. Keep that note short and simple.</p>
<p>Even if they don't discard the "Activite" sheet, the corrected sheet will be in your file and the reason for it will be simple and obvious if anyone bothers to compare the two and look for the faux pas. I don't think that you can ever be certain the Error sheet is discarded when you send in edited second versions of things. But in this case, the reason for a second version is quite simple. Otherwise, they may conjecture as to other reasons you can't spell properly that are more complicated than unvarnished truth.
just my opinion. and best wishes.</p>
<p>I think I know what happened - you probably clicked add the word activites instead of replacing it. Try to take it off the list of additional words in your spell checking software. </p>
<p>As to the problem, I agree with the other two mom's that you should send in an apology and corrected copy. Have someone besides yourself proof that one. And good luck!</p>
<p>lol dude you're not screwed. i misspelled "environment" on my application to penn but i still got accepted</p>
<p>It took me a while to see the "activites" error. I had to reread it a few times :). You should be fine if you send in a corrected copy.</p>
<p>psssssh.</p>
<p>don't be so melodramatic.</p>
<p>no, they're wrong. you're completely screwed. even the junior colleges won't accept someone who can't spell "varsity". start moving your stuff down into your parents' basement, because you'll be there for quite a while.</p>
<p>;)</p>
<p>It just makes me so upset because i worked so hard on these apps not to mention the "activites" i referenced in them...and now i feel like all the good they would have done would has been countered....</p>
<p>i think i would have just made it into some really tough schools (by way of an art hook)
and now it feels like i have no chance....</p>
<p>...do you think perhaps the fact that i'm applying to be an art major will make my error seem less significant to them? not to say that artists don't need to be intellectual (they do)</p>
<p>please tell me you're joking jimmyeatworld</p>
<p>um, yeah. i even added the ;) at the bottom of the post as insurance in case you didnt figure it out</p>
<p>but seriously though, dont freak out, you'll be fine.</p>
<p>Good lord, don't worry about it! I didn't know what was wrong until i finished reading all the posts and someone mentioned the misspellings!</p>
<p>they will replace your old one, or just ignore it</p>
<p>so yeah, send it again with a letter telling them what to do.</p>
<p>and call in within the next 2 weeks to check if they replaced it</p>