How bad are indentation errors in my college supplemental essay?

annahebert
Sun, 17 Jan 2021 01:17:10 +0000

Sometimes slight errors like this can make people reviewing an application question the authenticity of the application. Although it may sound silly, some people question whether or not the essay was truly written by the person who submitted the application. There are stories about admissions officers reading amazing essays only to find out that a parent wrote it. It is possible that it may lead to suspicions about copying and pasting other people’s works on a similar topic.

@Stupidaspirithous In my opinion, it is always better to be safe than sorry if you want it to be as perfect as you can make it. I am sure a quick email to your admissions officer explaining the silly mistake may be fine. You can ask your AO if this is something that could impact your application as well.