Just realized a mistake two hours after transmitting app... Forum

[hello.world]

I sent in my app at 1am, went to sleep blissfully, woke up with a jolt two hours later with the realization that I had neglected to fix something in my addendum.
I'm a reapplicant, and I had forgotten to change tenses (will be graduating -> graduated) from my previous addendum.

I feel like sending a revised one will only highlight the mistake I made in the original app, so I should just stay quiet... Do you agree?

I feel like such an idiot

[Wingtip88]

Contact the admissions office by phone or email about the correction.

[tortsandtiaras]

Contact the admissions office by phone or email about the correction.

Ditto.

[ChemEng1642]

How poorly does it reflect to make a small mistake? I just realized I made a small mistake (but not as small as this), and I am freaking out.

[Wingtip88]

How poorly does it reflect to make a small mistake? I just realized I made a small mistake (but not as small as this), and I am freaking out.

They have no reason to care. See my first post.

An error in your admissions is far, far from a reason to "freak out." After all, you'll have plenty of time for that over the next three years of law school exams.

[ChemEng1642]

How poorly does it reflect to make a small mistake? I just realized I made a small mistake (but not as small as this), and I am freaking out.

They have no reason to care. See my first post.

An error in your admissions is far, far from a reason to "freak out." After all, you'll have plenty of time for that over the next three years of law school exams.

Thanks - I am starting to calm down a little. Is it acceptable to send a correction tomorrow or should I send one now?

[Wingtip88]

How poorly does it reflect to make a small mistake? I just realized I made a small mistake (but not as small as this), and I am freaking out.

They have no reason to care. See my first post.

An error in your admissions is far, far from a reason to "freak out." After all, you'll have plenty of time for that over the next three years of law school exams.

Thanks - I am starting to calm down a little. Is it acceptable to send a correction tomorrow or should I send one now?

LOL what's the difference? Are law school admissions offices open right now?

Nerves of steel, this one.

[ChemEng1642]

How poorly does it reflect to make a small mistake? I just realized I made a small mistake (but not as small as this), and I am freaking out.

They have no reason to care. See my first post.

An error in your admissions is far, far from a reason to "freak out." After all, you'll have plenty of time for that over the next three years of law school exams.

Thanks - I am starting to calm down a little. Is it acceptable to send a correction tomorrow or should I send one now?

LOL what's the difference? Are law school admissions offices open right now?

Nerves of steel, this one.

Yeah...

Okay done freaking out. Will deal with tomorrow. A simple email to the admissions office will suffice right?

[Wingtip88]

Yeah...

Okay done freaking out. Will deal with tomorrow. A simple email to the admissions office will suffice right?

Yes. They'll tell you what additional steps, if any, need be taken.

[smile0751]

When would it be overkill to email the admissions office about an error? I realized a spelling error much later after I submitted my T-14 apps. I've still been accepted to UVA, duke, Berkeley, and Georgetown with the misspelling, but I'm wondering how it will look to the T-6 where I start falling to around and below the 25th percentile. Most of my files are already under-review so I assume it's too late to try to change it over a spelling error, but I wanted to ask to hear others opinion.

I keep obsessing over the mistake.

[Nekrowizard]

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[03152016]

i had a typo in my personal statement
decided not to correct it since it was minor and i thought it may not be noticed
if i were to correct it and both copies stayed in my file (as is the policy at some schools), it would be clear i messed something up

however, if the typo is an informational error (such as misrepresenting dates of employment), do correct it
also, you should get those corrections out asap

[smile0751]

Thank you both. Your advice is similar to my thinking, and I appreciate you taking the time to respond. It's always a bummer to realize a flaw in something you worked on for so long.

[ChemEng1642]

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[03152016]

i'd say yes
a good test might be whether the typo would be relevant to their decision-making
the point in your academic career where you received academic distinctions falls under that umbrella, imo

[romothesavior]

Not a big deal. Just contact them and ask to fix it.

[HYSorFUKit]

very weird--though certainly acceptable--word choice in thread title.

STDs are transmitted.
law schools apps are submitted.