californian9195 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 hey everyone, so I just submitted my app and of course read over my sop again.....I found i made a mistake in the last sentence i missed the word "be" so it reads, "I will able to contribute"....It went through about ten revisions and I don't know how this one slipped through the cracks....should i be concerned about this and try to contact admissions to submit a revision, or will it really not make a difference? I'm not applying to an english program, far from it with pharmaceutical sciences, but still I don't want to give a negative impression and honestly can't tell what would be worse, submitting a revised copy and drawing attention to this error or not resubmitting hope for the best....if resubmitting is even an option at my institution. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzylogician Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 It's unlikely that this will affect your decisions but of course no one can promise that with absolute certainty. For your own sanity, you could contact admissions and ask if you could submit a revised SOP since you found a mistake in your original submission. If they say no, I wouldn't sweat it. It's highly unlikely that this will make any difference, if anyone even notices it (reading is not a linear word-by-word process and often we won't even notice something like a 'be' missing there because it's to predictable from the context that we just assume it's there--like you did the first 9 times you read it ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulpesZerda Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 I'm inclined to guess that they might not even notice. Like fuzzy said, it's easy to miss. Even reading your post and expecting you to quote a phrase with an error, my brain filled in the missing word the first time I read it. Try not to worry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
californian9195 Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 contacted admissions, they will allow a resubmission no problem, I figured I should take this chance to strengthen my essay before I resubmit....what a nerve-racking experience with my first choice program..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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