mistakes in colleges essays

<p>i made grammar mistakes in my essays... i put is instead of was. have instead of had ... and so on... how will these mistakes in the essays affect on my application ? what percent essays have on the decision for the application ?</p>

<p>[Our</a> favoirte applicaiton spellnig errers | MIT Admissions](<a href=“http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/our-favoirte-applicaiton-spellnig-errers]Our”>Our favoirte applicaiton spellnig errers | MIT Admissions)</p>

<p>The article above is written by an MIT admissions officer. According to him, spelling errors are fairly common and generally don’t impact your application unless your essay is literally littered with them.</p>