Error in teacher rec states S is "contentious", not "conscientious" -- now what?

Northstarmom
Fri, 20 Oct 2006 13:20:28 +0000

There’s nothing that you can do without admitting snooping, which would damage your credibility as well as your son’s.

Having read many letters of recommendation when I served in scholarship committees, I would bet money that the colleges will read the word as “conscientious,” not “contentious.” If they notice the error, they’ll realize that it was a typo. The admissions committes have stacks of paperwork to read and aren’t likely to scrutinize things as much as a parent or student would.