<p>I already sent my Common Application form to all my colleges (4 Ivy leagues and 2 top 20's) and I didn't realize that I had a syntax mistake on my main essay.
The mistake is the following: "...going on with what has been until now my main goals..."
Initially, I talked about one goal but I changed it at the end and I didn't notice about the 'has'.
Will it affect the decision of me being admitted into one of these?</p>
<p>If you get rejected, it won’t be because of that. The only way might be if the rest of your essay gives them reason to believe you didn’t care that much about it, eg, there are other errors, lack of proofreading, then it could affect you.</p>
<p>Ivy League and top 20 schools care about typos very much, but no one else does, so I advise you to send in emergency apps to all the schools ranked 20-25 by US News, go to the highest-ranked one that accepts you, and hope it breaks into the top 20 while you’re there.</p>
<p>^What? That’s a terrible way to base where you want to go to college. And one typo won’t do anything.</p>
<p>Ghostt is completely right. Actually I would advise you to withdraw all your apps, and try again next year. Clearly, this is not your year.</p>
<p>^hahahah. you could always try community college as well.</p>
<p>If you’re lucky, they might not even notice it. I doubt this would turn what would otherwise be an acceptance into a rejection. Don’t worry about it–there’s nothing you can do about it now.</p>
<p>They read each application at light speed. I doubt they’ll even notice. If they do notice, they’re not going to reject you for that reason, as someone said ^.</p>
<p>There is no hope. Withdraw your apps; the best you’ll ever get is an associate’s degree.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>