Act of God

Applying to College
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<p>I have a line in my essay that starts with “By some act of God […]”. I included it as to reference the legal term “Act of God”. My entire essay is about my experience on my High School’s Mock Trial team. </p>

<p>Do you think this phrase is well known enough to be caught by the reader, or will it slip by? I can’t use my own experience due to my background. </p>

<p>I guess it doesn’t matter all that much, I just wouldn’t want anyone to think I was insinuating a belief in an actual god. I’m actually an atheist and don’t want to alienate others.</p>

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<p>It would probably be worth the time to find another way to phrase it and avoid the chance someone will take it the wrong way.</p>

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<p>I agree with milesokeefe. I would change it just to be safe. It would be a shame to alienate someone when you clearly didn’t intend to.</p>