How much will this hurt me?

maryvmcculloch
Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:11:58 +0000

Alright…this was stupid of me.
But I waited till the last second to submit my Eugene McDermott application, and I only glanced it over very quickly before submitting.
What I failed to realize was that somehow the last word of two of my essays was cut off. I feel like an idiot for not noticing this.
Is this type of thing something that will break me?

My other stats:
1400 CR + M
2110 + Writing
4.0 GPA
Ranked 1/471
Schedule:

Advanced Jazz

AP gov

AP calc

AP lit

AP physics

German III

German IV

Advanced wind ensemble

EC:
4 year member of Honor Society and Key Club
Pianist for a small jazz combo that plays at local clubs and is releasing a record
Volunteer accompanist
Blood donor (platelets, so twice a month)
Camp counselor
Hospital volunteer
Work 21 hours / week
Other volunteering - I filled every section given for every EC with a quality example

Awards & Honors

WA state scholar

Coca Cola semifinalist

Comcast Leaders & Achievers winner

Most Outstanding Female Junior in my school district

Several piano awards

First place in Chemical Engineering and second place in Civil Engineering at the WA state science competition

some more school and local awards

Essays:
Otherwise they were good ): I’m a talented writer but screwed this up for sure…

Tweets:
I liked them. I think they showed that I’m unique and smart, but creative.

Resume:
Well-formatted.

Recs:
Academic - great. From my AP calc teacher who is notoriously hard but put me in her top 5 students of all time.
Volunteer - haven’t read it, but she wrote it based on my resume so it’s accurate if nothing else.
Personal/EC - awesome. Written by my piano teacher and is about how I’ve dedicated myself to my school and music.
Counselor - no idea, but I’m always nominated for things by her so I assume it’s good.

I just really want this and now I’m scared I completely blew my chances because of the essay. Will they look past it?