Omg I found a typo

Applying to College
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<p>Ok, well I am a little worried right now. The night before I was going to submit my common app essay, I edited a sentence in the paper. Then, I proofread it twice before submitting it. However, after everything has been sent, I found a TYPO in this sentence. Here it is:</p>

<p>Instead, I am able to more fully appreciate of all the intricate processes that enable a flower to decorate the Earth.</p>

<p>Is this a big deal? I literally sent that flawed essay to HYPS and most other top schools. Should I contact them and just alert them that I proofread the essay many times and that this error still managed to sneak past me?</p>

<p>Thanks,
Robbie</p>

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<p>Dont bother alerting them. It’s not going to matter. I heard that by notifying adcoms of your mistake you actually make it worse on yourself. Just let it go.</p>

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<p>Really, I was seriously considering faxing my schools a revised draft as I really dont want any of them to think I wasn’t taking my applications seriously. Would it really highlight the mistake? I thought some random secretary just made the change and no one would be the wiser.</p>

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<p>Edit: I Copied and pasted the sentence and all of a sudden it pasted the last thing i copied from the other thread.</p>

<p>Instead, I am able to more fully appreciate of all the intricate processes that enable a flower to decorate the Earth.</p>

<p>Correct grammar: Instead, I am able to more fully appreciate all of the intricate processes that enable a flower to decorate the Earth.</p>

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<p>wait I’m sorry I don’t follow…I know that I messed up the grammar and that you correct it by changing around of and all if thats wat your saying.</p>

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<p>I posted this before I corrected it:</p>

<p>'Your mom.</p>

<p>it was begging to be said.'</p>

<p>It was a quote from another thread.</p>

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<p>So should I send fax a new essay (without the typo) to HYPS and letting them know how I wasn’t careless regarding my application?</p>

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<p>Lol, I’ve found at least three of that kind of mistake on my application already.</p>

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<p>yeah I had a fragment and I had a typo. I spelled ethnic,-ETHIC. whatever. im just gonna forget about it and hope that the admissions people dont really count against me</p>

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<p>Yeah, I wrote “brought” instead of “bought”, made a mistake calculating my number of volunteer hours on the activity section, and something else that I can’t even remember anymore. Oh well, there’s nothing I can do about it now.</p>

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<p>There’s a chance that they won’t even notice. Bringing it to their attention only ensures that they will.</p>