Typos in essays

[Shovel54]

I was making some last minute edits to my HKS MPP essays and ended up making some major changes right before the deadline. I ended up rushing to redo the sections that I had edited. I know this was a bad idea. After submitting the essays, I noticed a number instances of awkward wording and a couple typos. For example, I left out the word "to" in one sentence. I know that this is a holistic process, but are my chances now slim due to these typos? It's frustrating that, after all this work, my last ditch effort becomes the nail in the coffin. 

 

 

[jujubea]

If the content of your essays is great, I wouldn't worry too much - although I completely sympathize, and would probably be going nuts over it if I noticed the same thing. Nothing you can do about it now though, better just to conserve your energy for the celebrations of when you're admitted  

 

Did you also submit a writing sample for the application? That'd be another chance for them to see your writing skills. Or if you've been emailing with any professors at length.