Errors in SOP

[Arcanelady27]

After reading my SOP, I found two minor errors. Does this knock me out the running?  Missing pronoun...resulting in missing past tense of a word. 

 

Sigh...

 

Edited March 29, 2016 by Arcanelady27

[fuzzylogician]

No, it doesn't knock you out of the running. It's a minor error that obviously doesn't mean anything. Let it go. 

 

[Arcanelady27]

12 minutes ago, fuzzylogician said:

No, it doesn't knock you out of the running. It's a minor error that obviously doesn't mean anything. Let it go. 

 

Thank you, 

Reading this thread put my mind at ease...

You are right, I need to STOP reading my submitted applications. It is torture! 

[Jolie717]

Nope, don't stress.  I made a pretty blatant/stupid error in the title of my SOP, where the parameters were very clearly laid out by the university in question - and I got in.  All fingers crossed!  ?

[Arcanelady27]

6 minutes ago, Jolie717 said:

Nope, don't stress.  I made a pretty blatant/stupid error in the title of my SOP, where the parameters were very clearly laid out by the university in question - and I got in.  All fingers crossed!  ?

Thanks Jolie717, 

Have you made a decision? You are waiting for one more school it looks like.

I actually contacted Lehman and Queens. Both schools are actually still reviewing applications. So far no rejections...

[Jolie717]

20 minutes ago, Arcanelady27 said:

Thanks Jolie717, 

Have you made a decision? You are waiting for one more school it looks like.

I actually contacted Lehman and Queens. Both schools are actually still reviewing applications. So far no rejections...

Still waiting for one school, but also funding, and housing, plus schools for my boys, plus places that accept very large dogs.  We have a Great Dane, lol.  Apparently I had to make every single aspect of my graduate university application process difficult if not impossible, on multiple levels, in every way imaginable.

Yup.  I love a challenge.

[Arcanelady27]

30 minutes ago, Jolie717 said:

Still waiting for one school, but also funding, and housing, plus schools for my boys, plus places that accept very large dogs.  We have a Great Dane, lol.  Apparently I had to make every single aspect of my graduate university application process difficult if not impossible, on multiple levels, in every way imaginable.

Yup.  I love a challenge.

I admire you. You are able to pick up and go if all your ducks are in a row!  LOL 

Where did you do your BA/BS or pre reqs ?

[esheshesh]

I don't think it's that big of a deal. I've had one or two minor errors in SOPs that I've submitted and have been accepted into some of those programs. I've seen typos on departmental websites, emails, papers. It happens. They probably only care if there are many typos or you misspell the name of the school.

I hope you hear good news soon!

[Jolie717]

16 hours ago, Arcanelady27 said:

I admire you. You are able to pick up and go if all your ducks are in a row!  LOL 

Where did you do your BA/BS or pre reqs ?

Well I'm hoping to be able to, knock on wood!  It's just the looming debt that makes me unsure...  My undergrad BS is the regular (not online) program here at Cal State Northridge.  

[Arcanelady27]

14 hours ago, flapjackal said:

I don't think it's that big of a deal. I've had one or two minor errors in SOPs that I've submitted and have been accepted into some of those programs. I've seen typos on departmental websites, emails, papers. It happens. They probably only care if there are many typos or you misspell the name of the school.

I hope you hear good news soon!

Thanks so much flapjackal!  Have you made a decision on where you will attend grad school? You have quite a bit of acceptances! 

[esheshesh]

You're totally welcome! I've gone over my statements again and again and had to stop myself because I would usually find a typo and freak out over it. 

And I haven't made a decision yet, but I'm really leaning toward Buffalo! I'm waiting for funding offers to come in from other schools before I make a decision.