<p>Well, NOT LITERALLY. But I honestly believe I would've had a REALLY good chance at Harvard if I did a better job on my application. I made a couple of typos, and didn't focus my application like I should've. Should I be griping over the knowledge that I DID NOT do everything in MY power to get into Harvard?</p>
<p>Well, I don't mean to be rude or mean, but Harvard rejects 94% of applicants so you probably would have been rejected anyway (nothing personal, just the facts)</p>
<p>How are you so sure he was rejected? Decisions haven't come out yet?</p>
<p>@thebillsfan
since you already sent in your application, stressing out over it isn't going to change anything, you might as well forget about it and wait until decisions come</p>
<p>Of course I have no idea whether he was rejected or not. What I meant to say was, the odds were against your acceptance to begin with, so worrying over a couple typos makes no sense/difference</p>
<p>Deep breath, relax. Allow me to emphasize the NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT part of the programme and give you a reassurance that if you have solid achievements, I doubt they will take a axe to your application because you spelled "Coulomb" with a "K." Seriously, don't take it too hard... I'm sure it won't count for that much :)
On the other hand... if you misspelled "Harvard" or your name... o000OOOO... that's another story ;)</p>
<p>Oh... I just want to add an anecdote (because I have too much time:) )
Mr. AO is reading the most perfect application of his career as a Harvard Admission officer... perfect scores, meaningful essays and astonishing achievements thought only be be attainable by those with PhDs. Impressed, he leaned back and took a drawl upon his cuban cigar. An definite admitt... but hello... what is this?
He leaned closer to the page, his beaklike nose scraping the surface slightly as he perused the essay once more. Why... if his eyes had not succummed entirely to the devastating effects of cataracts... yes... the perfect applicant had misspelled "Coulomb!" In place of the cresent and sensuous "C," there was a "K," jutting and grotesque in its abnormality next to the small, frightened "o." Disgusted, Mr. AO leaned back into his chair and violently shoved the application into the dust bin... another reject... no intelligent applicant would ever misspell.
I hope you get my point... :)</p>
<p>Haha I love you Inaina. </p>
<p>People like you are why I applied to Harvard.</p>
<p>mallomar...of course, I realize I PROBABLY wouldn't have gotten in anyway. That really isn't the point, however. It's just kind of disappointing that something as big as college admissions can be screwed over by the same mistakes that will screw over a lowly english assignment for me. STuff like this happens all the time, and it's annoying.</p>
<p>I doubt your mistakes are that big, billsfan. I feel the same way about my app--knowing what I know now, I could have presented myself in a MUCH more attractive way admissions-wise. And I could have fixed some stupid errors. But hey...that's small stuff, and it's always going to be there. <em>Shrug</em> it can't ever be perfect. The big stuff is on the app and that's what matters. It'll all be over soon and I'm certain you'll get great news of some kind or other.</p>
<p>You know, Mallo, you're probably right. But it's not really that they're MISTAKES. It's just that, for example, I didn't focus as much on my passion, choir, in my interview or in my essay as I should've. Or that I should've talked to my teachers about what I wanted them to write--specific things for each rec that would've shaped my application better, you know? And that SUCKS.</p>
<p>I felt the same way about my app. It could have been so different--better. But, nothin I can do about it now. So I can't really bring myself to care anymore.</p>
<p>I totally agree with MallomarCookie. I'm sure there are things that a lot of applicants, including myself, wish that they would've added into their application but you can't beat yourself over it. Things will be fine, in the long run.</p>
<p>i did the same thing on my brown application ... they were really BLATANT errors too :(</p>
<p>I spelled "Leadership" as "Leader****" on my Stanford EA application, and I was deferred lol</p>
<p>oops! I really don't think it's that big of a deal though</p>
<p>Lol barberconcerto...</p>
<p>One Harvard admissions officer told the story of a student who sent the entire Stanford application to Harvard and vice versa, and got into both. I wouldn't recommend it, though.</p>
<p>Must have been paper? Lol.</p>