<p>i applied to penn early And I made a mistake in my essay. I was discussing my love of books and I referenced politics book but I wrote the wrong author. No one noticed I showed like five people and an English teacher. I emailed the school explaining the issue but did not blame the error on anyone other than myself. Will this affect my chances some friends said I shouldn't have emailed them because they may not have found out. I did anyway since I didn't want to get in on a lie. Please respond!!!</p>
<p>They barely read the essays.</p>
<p><a href=“Colleges Admissions Essay Questions and What They Actually Reveal | The New Republic”>http://www.newrepublic.com/article/120249/colleges-admissions-essay-questions-and-what-they-actually-reveal</a></p>
<p>Your biggest mistake was calling undue attention to your error.</p>
<p>This article seems to reference lower ranked schools I though they Ivy League reads all applications fully</p>
<p>No need to bump after 5 minutes (which I only deleted anyway).</p>
<p>I believe that Penn and other top schools do value the content of the essays, and will certainly spend time reading them. Your mistake would probably have gone unnoticed if you did not call it out. However, you did and there’s nothing you can do about it now.</p>
<p>Whether Penn rejects/accepts/defers you will not be because you wrote down the wrong author,</p>
<p>The author is from Stanford. While it may not be as good as Penn, it’s still a pretty good school. I would hardly call it “lower ranked”.</p>
<p>Yeah, you shouldn’t have emailed them… What’s done is done now though. Just know, if you get rejected, it definitely wasn’t because of that error. On the other hand, you may get in and all your worrying was a waste of time. When it comes down to it, you will be accepted to the schools that are right for you. The schools where you will thrive. If you don’t get into Penn, it wasn’t meant to be.</p>