<p>okay i know i'm being slightly too obsessive here, but i caught about 3-5 errors (spellings, phrasings) in my common app and i want to fix them. my transfer application is to harvard and i'm sure everyone else's app to harvard is so polished, my mistakes will be so very obvious. these mistakes are not fatal mistakes, but they're definitely noticeable enough.</p>
<p>it's driving me nuts and i can't sleep! should i email harvard to ask them to make the changes, or will that only irritate the admissions team? anyone knows how this works??</p>
<p>i think that would "irritate" the ad com and their phone reps. plus even if you email them, the errors will surely be picked up on, creating a conflict of interest.</p>
<p>i cant think of a spelling error that warrants an email or phone call(other than your address/email). even if you misspelled something important like your name(lol if true) it doesnt matter; all they need is your contact info, and you can always change the spelling of your name on file once you get there.</p>
<p>if i was an ad com rep and i received a phone/email for something very minor(which you implied) i would be extremely agitated....</p>