<p>I checked, double checked, and triple checked my application, but as it turns out, on my EA app. to an Ivy league school, i spelled the word captain: "capitan". How big of a deal is this, and will it even be noticed? I've already corrected the error on the rest of my apps, but it's too late to do anything about the EA app. Is this a big deal? How much will it hurt me, if at all?</p>
<p>you're only human. they will understand that. they aren't going to automatically reject you because you mispelled one word. if you have good sat score, gpa,ecs, volunteering and amazing essays, thats all that matters, and even then theres no guarantee. but i wish you the best of luck!</p>
<p>So have you checked out the community colleges in your area?</p>
<p>No, really, it means nothing. In fact, someone who actually notices it may even think you cleverly slipped in a bit of Spanish.</p>
<p>I don't think it'll hurt you, but it doesn't help you.</p>
<p>they take off 5.5 points for each spelling error</p>
<p>My friend's mom actually called University of Scranton because her daughter spelled a word incorrectly in her essay and they said that "no, they would not consider another (error-free) essay if it was sent to them." They went on to say that small errors sometimes make the applicant seem more human.</p>
<p>trader, is that true? i've never heard that before</p>
<p>I think trader is being sarcastic.</p>
<p>right. haha. i guess i'm kind of slow on the uptake</p>
<p>"say that small errors sometimes make the applicant seem more human"</p>
<p>To me that would make me think the applicant can't spell.</p>
<p>Don't worry about it. Of course the applicant can spell, it's a mistake, a natural mistake. For all you know they may glance and not notice it at all.</p>
<p>Trust me, it's not a big deal at all!</p>
<p>I spelled babysitting as "baybsitting" (no big deal) and was accepted to a very prestigious university, so don't sweat it!</p>