How bad are indentation errors in my college supplemental essay?

annahebert
Sun, 17 Jan 2021 04:26:35 +0000

There really is no way of telling. I do not know much about UChicago. If you think it may raise suspicion, then I would suggest informing your AO. As @MWolf mentioned, there should be no problem, but if you want to be 100% sure, an email wouldn’t hurt. It is better to be safe than sorry. I remember reading several articles on red flags in a college essay, and spacing is one, that is, if the AO does not believe that this is your true voice.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/03/well/family/how-i-know-you-wrote-your-kids-college-essay.html

As for me, I am a type A person. I will do everything I can to make sure something is 500% perfect, so I would send an email right away. I am that annoying kid who asks a million questions for clarification. One day, my mom asked me, “Do you use two spaces or one after a sentece?” I looked at her confused and said, “Two, why?” She said that she read an article saying that two spaces raise suspicion that a parent may have written the college essay. Like I said, it is better to be safe than sorry. An email would not hurt. An AO would be the best person to make the decision of whether or not it would raise suspicion or make your application weaker.