We proofread to catch mistakes, yes? Do I proofread? Why yes, yes I do. How many Statement of Purposes have I sent out to schools thus far? Oh, nine. How many of those included a typo? Good question. The answer: NINE. What was the typo, and on a scale of 1 to 10, how embarrassing is it? Also, a good question. I called Kirsten Thorup Kristen Thorup. I switched the 'r' and the 'i.' Technically, both are names. One is the name of a Danish author, one is the name of a Sales Tax Supervisor at National Amusements, Inc. I think I may be a touch dyslexic. My father is, so it may very well be genetic. It may also be old-fashioned laziness, as well, as clearly, I did not proofread well enough to catch said dyslexically-tinged typo.
On the one hand, I doubt that many people are familiar with the work of Kirsten Thorup, so I may be safe there. However, on the off-chance that anyone reading my statement of purpose does have a clue, or looks it up via google (or some other search engine of their choice), I now have a substantial amount of anxiety that they will realize it is mispelled and wonder how on earth anyone could mispell the name of an author whose work they consider an influence upon their life.
Upside: in 20 years, I doubt this typo will matter too much. In 800 years, it won't matter at all. PERSPECTIVE.
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