Major Typo..already sent it in...is it over for me?

College Essays
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<p>On what of the short responses of a scholarship app, I wrote, ''apathetic, aggressive, and apathetic'' but the last ''apathetic'' was supposed to say ''controlling.''</p>

<p>I read over it numerous times, I don't know how I didn't catch it. </p>

<p>Does that destroy my chances of getting it?</p>

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<p>no. I forgot the word “a” in one of my essays to harvard.
my counselor said don’t worry about it.
they know you’re human.
it’s not like you made a grammar mistake or a bad spelling error.
like. you don’t sound unintelligent. </p>

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<p>Read the infamous “clam fart” thread. She got into Yale, IIRC. It will put things in perspective and make you laugh. :)</p>

<p><a href=“Clam fart! Oh my God... What did I do?! - Chance Me / Match Me! - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/470497-clam-fart-oh-my-god-what-did-i-do-p1.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;