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@mahamak123
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Hello, I just submitted my application to Fordham, Northeastern, and Vassar College. After submitting I noticed there was a mistake in my essay.

In the last paragraph, I had one "I" as capitalized, and only one other one in the paragraph written in lowercase as "i". Will that be a problem considering how prestigious these universities are? Or is one small mistake like this okay?

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@AlexanderOddo
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 鈥� 4 years ago

This one mistake will not harm your chances at all! Colleges care most of all about the content of your essay, and they will reject a stellar applicant over a small typo. In any case, admissions officers will probably not see the mistake because they have to read essays quickly. Hope this helps!

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@JGII
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 鈥� 4 years ago

No. Do not stress over that. Its not a large grammar/spelling issue.

Best of luck on your decisions!

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@Anonymous123
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 鈥� 4 years ago

1 or 2 typos in your essay shouldn't be a big problem.

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