Mistake in Common App essay

College Essays
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After I submitted all my applications, I noticed that in the very last sentence of my essay I omitted the word “by”. So, the part read: “swallowed its contents” instead of “swallowed by its contents”

I know that there’s nothing I can do now to fix this mistake but I’m really worried that it’s going to hurt my chances of getting accepted. Logically, knowing that the mistake is in the very last sentence of my essay, I feel like the admissions officers might not even notice it- but if they do would it make my otherwise really strong application look bad?

Thanks for any opinions :’)

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If a college 86’d every application with a typo, they’d likely be unable to fill their seats. For giggles, read the “clam fart” thread [url=<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/470497-clam-fart-oh-my-god-what-did-i-do-p1.html%5Dhere%5B/url”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/470497-clam-fart-oh-my-god-what-did-i-do-p1.html]here[/url]. He was accepted.