Grammar essay on common app that I just sent out! Help!

Applying to College
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<p>Okay so I just sent out my common app and was very nervous as I pressed the "submit" button to all of the schools I am applying to! </p>

<p>As I went back over it after I had already submitted it, I noticed one grammar mistake in the "awards" sections. I put the "National girl's going places award" instead of "girls" WITHOUT the apostrophe and neither I, nor my dad even realized it when looking over my application! That grammar mistake will be seen by ALL of the schools (including a couple ivys I applied to!)</p>

<p>What do I do? Do you think I could get rejected for this? Should I send the college admissions office an email and ask if they would mind fixing it? I'm stressing out here!</p>

<p>OMG I meant to title this "grammar mistake"*** this is a testament to how much I am freaking out! So sorry!</p>

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<p>You will not be rejected for this reason.</p>

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<p>First of all, it’s entirely possible that the admissions officer won’t notice- they don’t exactly pick through every part of your application as if it’s an archeological dig. If they do, it won’t be a reason to reject you. Colleges use a “holistic” approach for admissions, and that’s why they’ll consider everything- I doubt that a small apostrophe mistake will be considered as much as test scores or course load.</p>

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<p>Thanks that makes me feel better. It just kills me that I didn’t notice it until the application was submitted!</p>