<p>what if you have a strong application and interest; however there were a few minor grammatical errors overlooked despite going over that were realized after turned in, how much will it hurt? and any solutions</p>
<p>it's generally NOT a good idea to have any errors. Something like confusing affect and effect are likely overlooked, but not things like their vs. they're, or your vs. you're or (even worse) things like "what were I sup post to do in this situation?"</p>
<p>Seeing how each essay is read by at least 3-4 people, it's unlikely an error will go unnoticed.</p>
<p>anyone be able to help with any solutions and could this really hurt my application...man ...</p>
<p>you can't re-call and then re-edit your essays. Just wait and see.</p>
<p>hmm, u can email the admissions office and ask them to make a note...but i doubt they'll acutally do that. You just have to cross your fingers and hope they dont catch it. If they ... well....dont make the same mistake applying regular</p>
<p>wouldnt emailing the admissions office just be like pointing out the mistake and making it obvious to them? </p>
<p>If it's minor enough that you didn't notice it while peer editing your essays, maybe they won't notice it either? Or it's something really small that they won't really think TOO much on it...</p>
<p>I'd just wait and see. It'd look kinda bad if you call in IMO (unless its a REALLY HUGE major mistake that would change the meaning/ content of your entire essay)</p>
<p>it isn't major in some senses, there is an "of" and an "and" missing to connect the sentences, and a few commas missing...why do you thin kit ouwld look bad ot call in?</p>
<p>Call in and point out your incompetency? You realize you're supposed to sell yourself during the application process, right?</p>
<p>honestly. there is nothing you can do so id let it go. if it is a major error that you can notice while reading the essay...that isnt good. things like that make me stop dead in my tracks and then they lose their brain wave and they focus on the error. not good. but if it is a small mistake...then you are fine. it happens all the time.</p>
<p>so....either way, nothing you can do. i would just hope for the best. im sure it is fine though....so no worries. :)</p>
<p>I'm currently completing an MFA in writing, and have recently had a role in evaluating dozens of essays submitted for a literary journal. Some had small errors and that was really not a problem. It was the story we were really looking at.</p>
<p>I've also got two kids in Cornell and beyond, and I'm going to take the contrarian view here. I think that WHAT you wrote is far more important than any minor errors. Admissions counselors are looking to learn about YOU in the essay. Your writing test scores, English grades, etc. are a better indicator of your overall writing competency because those are your work and your work alone. Considering the trend toward professionally edited essays, yours will look like something a teenager, not an adult, wrote, and that is as it should be. Admissions counselors are not grammar and punctuation experts, after all. And . . . I am sure many, many successful essays contain minor mistakes.</p>
<p>Keep your hopes up --- and please let us all know how it turns out for you!</p>