Embarrassing Typo on Secondary Application...Am I doomed?

[CysteineChapel98]

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I submitted a secondary application to a school I am really interested in last night and noticed a really obvious/ bad misspelling this morning:

I spelled Rwanda as Rawanda... Terrible ik!

How bad do people think this is? Should I give up on hearing from this school?

To clarify, I haven't done work in Rwanda or anything I was just saying I am interested in volunteering with X group in Rwanda as part of my why school essay.

 

[CharmCity94]

There is nothing you can do now, so there's no point in worrying. I doubt it would be the difference between an II or a rejection, if it is even noticed.

 

[altblue]

Looking back, one of my secondaries had a paragraph with unclear points and a couple noticeable typos, and I still got an II at that school.

As long as the content is alright, it shouldn't hurt you too badly! Remember that they also look at your metrics, LORs, and PS.

 

[gyngyn]

At least we will know that you wrote your own essay...

 

[premedalt]

At least we will know that you wrote your own essay...

Just curious, what would be some signs that someone did not write their own essays? Is it possible to tell before the interview? Has it ever affected your decision on the applicant?

 

[LizzyM]

At least you didn't write the name of another school in your secondary. That happens and it is clear evidence of a failure to attend to detail.

 

[gyngyn]

Just curious, what would be some signs that someone did not write their own essays? Is it possible to tell before the interview? Has it ever affected your decision on the applicant?

There are several tip offs. Different parts of the application are written in different "voices." There have been occasions in which PS's are remarkably similar. I remember one year in which several essays began with the same Thanksgiving story...
My favorite was an applicant's father who complained to a colleague that his daughter didn't get an interview. He said he knew it was a perfect set of essays because he paid $4K for them! Needless to say he was robbed.

 

[premedalt]

There are several tip offs. Different parts of the application are written in different "voices." There have been occasions in which PS's are remarkable similar. I remember one year in which several essays began with the same Thanksgiving story...
My favorite was an applicant's father who complained to a colleague that his daughter didn't get an interview. He said he knew it was a perfect set of essays because he paid $4K for them! Needless to say he was robbed.

4k...Jesus Christ.

 

[IsleyOfTheNorth]

4k...Jesus Christ.

Note to self: Sell essays.