<p>In one of my essays, I was debating whether to use “took” or “had taken” and wrote both in. However, for some stupid reason I missed it when I proofread. So now my essay reads “blah blah blah… had taken took… blah blah.” </p>
<p>Sure its not that bad but it was in the anecdote paragraph that sets the scene and was actually fun to read.</p>
<p>I had a mistake “there” for “their”
<em>slaps forehead</em>
I don’t think it’s that big of deal, especially since they read them so quickly that they probably won’t even notice a little typo like that.
Good luck</p>
<p>i said “I’ve got” in my common app essay</p>
<p>ew</p>
<p>OMG how could you have a typo like that?! terrible, not up to princeton standards i tell you. that alone will take you out of running for admissions…don’t worry, just kidding!</p>
<p>i probably had about a bagillion typos and didn’t spot them b/c i’m not a very good proof-reader (and unfortunately neither is my mom, who was the only other person to read them).</p>
<p>i agree with zante, they read so quickly and so many essays, they probably won’t notice. and if they do, i wouldn’t call it a deciding factor.</p>
<p>don’t matter. i put…</p>
<p>bla bla bla the suns sinks bla bla bla.</p>
<p>i cried for a year.</p>
<p>what’s wrong with I’ve got? I wrote a lot of that kind. Well, I think it’s quite OK, because this is not a formal writing.</p>
<p>I’ve got is standard usage in the UK. Perhaps the adcoms will think that adds a measure of British sophistication to your application ;)</p>
<p>phil spelt camaraderie comraderie, and he’s a tiger '09, so i don’t think it matters :p</p>
<p>My computer auto-corrected a misspelling of genealogy to gynecology, but other than that I was okay.</p>
<p>LOL, I really hope you didn’t leave it as gynecology ;)</p>
<p>[just kidding]</p>
<p>But I actually do know someone who did that…mortifying.</p>
<p>“I’ve got” is “I have got” spelled out…it just isn’t grammatically correct, right?</p>
<p>I am a UK/US dual citizen, maybe they will think it’s British!</p>
<p>Well, the standard usage is “I have,” but I really doubt it will hurt you. I use various “Britishisms” constantly when I’m writing, so I probably had a few, too…</p>
<p>I thought I’ve got was American! Hmm</p>
<p>And Kebree, that gynecology thing is pretty mortifying! Reminds me of the time someone was reading aloud in class and said orgasm instead of organism but I’m sure that happens alot? Freudian?</p>
<p>More like wishful thinking.</p>
<p>reading “orgasm” instead of “organism” aloud isnt as bad as writing it on an exam - a british IGCSE one thats reviewed by some tea sipping aristocratic oxford prof.</p>
<p>no these brits have a really smutty sense of humour.
they’d probably just love it.</p>
<p>dont read this post if u dont laugh at perverted stuff… ;)</p>
<p>if the brits are really so, i’l get my exam results covered in white stuff…</p>
<p>HAHAHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAHA!</p>
<p>that was nice… of course the “stuff” was some sort of powdered milk, i imagine.</p>
<p>at least that’s what I thought it was…</p>