<p>So I goofed up on one small part of my Common App. Under the activities section, I wrote that I was on the leadership team for the "enviornmental" club rather than the "environmental" club. I realize its a very minor typo, but I'm really worried because I've already sent out my common app to quite a few selective schools (Brown, Columbia, UChicago, etc.)! I clearly know how to spell environmental, I even used it correctly in a couple of my essays for goodness sake! I was so concerned with editing and proof reading my essays, I missed that silly little switch of letters in my activity section... Should I worry about it? I understand there's literally no way to change it now, but some peace of mind would be helpful! I've seen a couple of these threads in the past years, but since my typo wasn't as glaring as a grammatical error or misspelling my name, I wasn't sure if it a little more "forgivable" to admissions officers...</p>
<p>I mean, even if you worry about it, it’s not gonna change anything.</p>
<p>I know, I just was trying to get some feedback, similar situations, etc…</p>
<p>His point was that there’s really no use in worrying about it. So no, you shouldn’t worry about it. If it gives you any piece of mind, I highly doubt that a typo will be the reason for a rejection or acceptance. In fact, I bet that a good number of the adcoms won’t even notice. Don’t worry.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about it–it’s not a problem. I suggest you read the famous “clam fart” thread, which you can get to from here: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/common-application/1409307-for-everyone-who-will-discover-a-mistake-on-their-submitted-common-app.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/common-application/1409307-for-everyone-who-will-discover-a-mistake-on-their-submitted-common-app.html</a></p>
<p>Your chances are now on par with the Jets going .500 this year.</p>