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On my DS I misspelled a word and barely caught it after I sent it to about 10 different schools..

How badly will this be viewed?

Very badly. These are the easiest things to fix and adcoms really look down on people who can't catch small/easy/obvious errors. Its indicative of your general ability/effort.

That looks very bad, and it's probably deserved. If you can't spell everything right in your law school application then you either (1) just intentionally don't give a shit, (2) do give a shit but not that much of a shit, or (3) you give a ton of shit but can't spot a mispell despite 10 reviews of your DS. Either way, it's bad.

/sarcasm

It's fine. Don't worry. Lots of people submit with typos by mistake, it's not going to make or break anything.

shmoo597 wrote:Very badly. These are the easiest things to fix and adcoms really look down on people who can't catch small/easy/obvious errors. Its indicative of your general ability/effort.

Go away. The quality of your trolling is indicative of your general ability/effort.

Total Litigator wrote:That looks very bad, and it's probably deserved. If you can't spell everything right in your law school application then you either (1) just intentionally don't give a shit, (2) do give a shit but not that much of a shit, or (3) you give a ton of shit but can't spot a mispell despite 10 reviews of your DS. Either way, it's bad.

Okay, you don't look like you're trolling, so I'll actually respond.

The key point of analysis here is actually the flipside of point 1 - do the adcomms give a shit?

The answer is no. You are an LSAT score and an undergraduate GPA. The rest is a bunch of stuff they'll read a ton of, and a very, very small number of pieces of writing will stand out. Otherwise, they'll brush it off. They're not tossing your file over a misspelling. Don't sweat it.

The answer is no. You are an LSAT score and an undergraduate GPA. The rest is a bunch of stuff they'll read a ton of, and a very, very small number of pieces of writing will stand out. Otherwise, they'll brush it off. They're not tossing your file over a misspelling. Don't sweat it.[/quote]


+! its not good but its not the end of the world.

Spelled the very first word on my personal statement wrong, and it was obvious. Got in everywhere with at least a half scholarship. Obviously they don't care.

RPK34 wrote:Spelled the very first word on my personal statement wrong, and it was obvious. Got in everywhere with at least a half scholarship. Obviously they don't care.

And the word was....?

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gogogadgetlaw wrote:

JustE wrote:

RPK34 wrote:Spelled the very first word on my personal statement wrong, and it was obvious. Got in everywhere with at least a half scholarship. Obviously they don't care.

And the word was....?

Teh.

It will be ok clearly that was just a typo

Depends on the particular word that you misspelled. For example, if you meant to write "Columbia", but instead wrote "Chicago", then you may want to apply elsewhere. Same with "NU" & "NYU". However, minor errors affecting a less significant word should not cause you much concern.

gogogadgetlaw wrote:

JustE wrote:

RPK34 wrote:Spelled the very first word on my personal statement wrong, and it was obvious. Got in everywhere with at least a half scholarship. Obviously they don't care.

And the word was....?

Teh.

Defiantly a typo. Don't freak out too much about it.

My personal statement was full of typos/grammatical errors/missing words. Didn't seem to have any affect on my admissions cycle. You are fine, don't worry a bit about it.

lol @"teh" though.

I send that in text messages.

traehekat wrote:My personal statement was full of typos/grammatical errors/missing words. Didn't seem to have any affect on my admissions cycle. You are fine, don't worry a bit about it.

"effect"

Kidding.

ahduth wrote:

traehekat wrote:My personal statement was full of typos/grammatical errors/missing words. Didn't seem to have any affect on my admissions cycle. You are fine, don't worry a bit about it.

"effect"

Kidding.

lol'd.

I had a couple minor typos as well. No big deal. Been outperforming my number so far, I think. I definitely didn't foreseeing locking a t14 during Mid-November with my splitter status. Don't stress out, OP.

Instead of , "It's through these"....i typed "It's is through these"

paulshortys10 wrote:Instead of , "It's through these"....i typed "It's is through these"

Will have zero impact on your cycle.

JDizzle2015 wrote:

paulshortys10 wrote:Instead of , "It's through these"....i typed "It's is through these"

Will have zero impact on your cycle.

thanks Brah....nice avatar btw

Seriously, it's not a big deal. They'll probably glance over it. Hell, I misspelled "Duke" as "University of Chicago" and still got in.

Dany wrote:Seriously, it's not a big deal. They'll probably glance over it. Hell, I misspelled "Duke" as "University of Chicago" and still got in.

paulshortys10 wrote:

JDizzle2015 wrote:

paulshortys10 wrote:Instead of , "It's through these"....i typed "It's is through these"

Will have zero impact on your cycle.

thanks Brah....nice avatar btw

Thanks!

paulshortys10 wrote:

JDizzle2015 wrote:

paulshortys10 wrote:Instead of , "It's through these"....i typed "It's is through these"

Will have zero impact on your cycle.

thanks Brah....nice avatar btw

I predict you will be destroyed by robots originating from outer space. I've also been playing video games all day rather than studying, so there's that.

ahduth wrote:

Total Litigator wrote:That looks very bad, and it's probably deserved. If you can't spell everything right in your law school application then you either (1) just intentionally don't give a shit, (2) do give a shit but not that much of a shit, or (3) you give a ton of shit but can't spot a mispell despite 10 reviews of your DS. Either way, it's bad.

Okay, you don't look like you're trolling, so I'll actually respond.

The key point of analysis here is actually the flipside of point 1 - do the adcomms give a shit?

The answer is no. You are an LSAT score and an undergraduate GPA. The rest is a bunch of stuff they'll read a ton of, and a very, very small number of pieces of writing will stand out. Otherwise, they'll brush it off. They're not tossing your file over a misspelling. Don't sweat it.

You're right... I keep on forgetting how much of a sad numbers game law school applications are. I take it back, he'll be fine.