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I second Kunstgeschichtedude! Thank you Bearcat Of course, thank you everyone else who has been so helpful. I hate this time of year!

Oh goodness! I just edited my statement before I saw your comment, but yes, thank you for pointing it out to me condivi! I'm slightly embarrassed!

Thank you Kokoschka and Bearcat1 I also read on another forum (not gradcafe) that using "big words" is not encouraged, and though my personal statements certainly aren't filled with those, I used a couple sparingly, and in the correct context, so I was wondering if that turn off admissions committees? Also, I realized that I wrote "honor's thesis" instead of "honors thesis".... stupid me. Sorry for being a pain, it's just that I'm a self-conscious writer, or so I thought until I developed application anxiety and reread my personal statements only to find mistakes, albeit little ones.

Thank you for alleviating my concerns Lefilsdhomme! I was thinking the same thing, but it is always of some consolation to have a second opinion on such matters!

Since we're so open here, I hope this is the appropriate place to discuss a concern I have relating to my application to Williams MA program that I submitted about three weeks ago. Due to my excitement, I decided to check over my application again, and realized that I spelled a word, albeit a German word, incorrectly in my personal statement! I feel so stupid, and I swear I must have read my letter of intent at least a dozen times before submitting it, and even prior to that I had my three referees read the document, but the word (Deutsches) completely went under all our radars! I wrote Deutsches as "Deutches," and so I'm wondering if I should even point out this mistake in an email to the graduate director? Or should I just not say anything, cross my fingers and hope the spelling of the word goes unnoticed? I honestly invested so much time and revision in my statement, and I don't want to come across as lazy or disorganized because I incorrectly wrote a non-English word. What should I do? Or not do?

Great Thank you asdf123!

I meant to write, *"even if they're not the same person as my POIs." sorry about that, now the sentence makes more sense.

Most of my applications are not due until mid January, but I have a few that have to be mailed out by the first week, and I just have some last minutes questions/concerns for POIs and Grad Program Directors. Would it be rude to try and get in touch with them now? I have already made contact, interviewed, telephoned, etc with several of them all the way back in September, but I just recently discovered some professors with whom I would be very interested in taking grad seminars, even if they are the same person as my POIs. I am not so much worried about not getting a response, considering the busy time of year, as a I am about the whole etiquette regarding emailing people at the end of December. Any suggestions/input would be very much appreciated! Thank you all and happy holidays!