<p>After a month of neglecting college application stuff... I finally revisited commonapp.org & read my Why Penn short answer. To my surprise I found a mistake (really just one)! Instead of typing "the," I said "to." I must have been really distracted.
It worries me because their website says: "Please be sure to proofread your essay for spelling and grammar. No, really, we mean it. Seriously"</p>
<p>Is it really that big of a deal? It sucks because Penn's my top choice...</p>
<p>If the only problem with your application is a spelling mistake, you'll be alright.</p>
<p>I don't think it'll be a problem.
Either way don't worry about it. Nothing you can do.</p>
<p>you'll be ok
if its just one typo it doesn't matter</p>
<p>i had one of those on my commonapp dont worry youll be fine</p>
<p>it shows u are human which my or may not be good</p>
<p>i said "that" instead of "than"</p>
<p>im still freaking out. but i hope its okay. im sure itll be fine.</p>
<p>Seriously people. It's going to be okay. We all need to take a collective deep breath and realize nothing can be done at this point.</p>