Okay, so the title of this blog is a bit of a throwback to the world of handwriting. Still, the point that you should meticulously comb your essays for the smallest of errors still holds. Although you won’t get admitted to a college just because you had nice punctuation, not proofreading your essay shows a kind of carelessness that might put off the admissions officer. There’s really little excuse for small errors.
So, I urge you to avoid counting on your word processing program to catch all of your typos and grammos. If this is not your area of expertise, you should ask a trusted friend, parent, teacher or coach to go over your essays. Do this only after you have done so yourself. You don’t want to tax these relationships!
Happy Writing!
-Dr. Kirschner
