<p>Hi, I made a grammatical error in my "How did you become interested in applying to Yale" essay, and i said "were" instead of "was". Is there any way I can change this? Can I call the admissions committee and tell them about this? I'm freaking out here!!!!!!!!! Any help would be appreciated, thanks.</p>
<p>Wow..............</p>
<p>Why are you freaking? While I admit that a grammatical mistake is bad, don't forget, "were" is an antiquated subjunctive form of "was," so you might get away with it if they assume that even though it sounds wrong, you must be a grammar buff and know the exact usage, lol.</p>
<p>I think you'll be fine... if you call them up you're probably going to sound crazy, in my opinon.</p>
<p>They won't reject you on the premise of making such a tiny error, I'm sure. You'll be okay..</p>
<p>In my essay I wrote "older than me" and MS word said it should be "older than I was." I think I freaked out for a week b/c stupid MS word didn't catch it until AFTER I sent my app out. haha -_-() dun worry</p>
<p>well i wrote like "however, it were the undergrad focus and residential college system that really attracted me," so I think it's blatant that i should have used "was".</p>
<p>AcidDango, You're lucky, you didn't actually make a mistake, lol. Older than me and older than I was are grammatically identical.</p>
<p>Technically, it's better to write "the undergrad focus and residential college system really attracted me" without the 'to be' verb. If you really want to freak out, imagine getting an admissions officer who was an English major and hates to see passive voice, grammatically correct or not :)</p>
<p>No, seriously, don't worry about it. The stupid computer chopped off a pivotal 'I' at the beginning of my third sentence and I look like an idiot for not proofreading thoroughly enough. If they reject both of us for this, we can fly over and TP the admissions office.</p>
<p>well tkm, at least ur error is understandable and not ur fault. Mine, however, could not have been the product of a computer mishap...are u sure they'll condone such a blatant grammatical error?</p>
<p>I honestly don't know if they will let it slide or not. If you write to them it will only draw attention to the slip. You'll know what happens on December 16; hold tight and enjoy Senior year in the meantime. It's out of our hands.</p>
<p>its okay, i made a mistake too. but at this point, its just too late. its in fate's hands now.</p>
<p>proofread, proofread, proofread</p>
<p>You realize they skim over most of these things.</p>
<p>even during the early action round?</p>
<p>I recommend immediate suicide.</p>
<p>Iowagal is (was?) right. But proofreading your own material is often futile. It's best to have an intelligent, sober friend read it over.</p>
<p>But, could it be that you really didn't want to be accepted and this was a subconscious act of sabotage?</p>
<p>If you are certain you don't want to attend Yale, I would definitely suggest that you call them and point out your error. That oughta do it.</p>