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HELP!! I used completely the wrong word in my PS!

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I sent my application the other day and have now just realised I made a STUPID word error. I said Richard Dawkins' Unweaving the Rainbow uses metaphors to describe science. I've just realised I meant analogies. They're similar words but metaphors is when you say some IS something else (not just using an analogy). This is like GCSE English and I got it wrong! ...and no-one corrected me :frown:

I'm really worried now.

Reply 1

forpolarbears

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I used toured twice in a row when I meant toured once & visited the second time.

Don't dwell on it.

Reply 2

MissSurfer

OP

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But they might ask me at interview (for Cam anyway) - what metaphors are used. I could just describe the analogies but being intelligent people they'll probably know I don't mean metaphors at all. I just don't want to get in a muddle in the interview.

Reply 3

forpolarbears

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Oh that might be a problem. Mine was rather an innoculus mistake (something about touring the US house of representatives & touring monuments & museums).

There's always the analytical weasle trap door escape route.

Does he use any metaphors whatsoever? Find one or two, and then volley that into a discussion on his general usage of comparions, ie analogies.

Reply 4

MissSurfer

OP

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Well he the book is called Unweaving the Rainbow and he keeps saying 'now lets unweave the rainbow' for this etc which I guess is not really happening - he's not actually unweaving a rainbow!

I'll have to put some thought into this :s-smilie:

Reply 5

Ronove

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MissSurfer

Well he the book is called Unweaving the Rainbow and he keeps saying 'now lets unweave the rainbow' for this etc which I guess is not really happening - he's not actually unweaving a rainbow!

I'll have to put some thought into this :s-smilie:

You could always say you meant analogies as soon as they ask, at least then they'll know you realise you made a mistake and that you do actually know what a metaphor is.

Reply 6

sugardaddy

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I don't think this is a big deal. If it does come up in interview, simply say you meant analogy and that's that. Also, the fact that no-one corrected you probably means that it isn't something most readers will pick up and dwell upon.

Reply 7

MissSurfer

OP

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Ok - I thought that might be the best thing to do (just say I made a mistake). I'd rather do that than get in a tangle with trying to gloss over the mistake!

Reply 8

Flandarin

Isn't analogy a type of metaphor? :biggrin:

Reply 9

Walker

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You can cancel your ucas form within 14 days and get your mopney back of your welcome letter and just reapply

Reply 10

Rolli!

They probably just skim through PSs anyway and are unlikely to notice.

Reply 11

Ronove

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Walker

You can cancel your ucas form within 14 days and get your mopney back of your welcome letter and just reapply

You can't apply twice in the same UCAS admissions cycle. So no, she can't do that.
She also can't get her CAF back, which had a copy of the personal statement in it. So no, she can't do that.

I apologise if that sounded harsh, I'm in a bit of a foul mood.

EDIT: Though thinking about it, if you were actually cancelling it rather than withdrawing it you might be able to apply again this year. But then, after 14 days the universities could easily have received your form already. So I can't see how it's possible to do that.

Reply 12

michaelbenson

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Ronove

You can't apply twice in the same UCAS admissions cycle. So no, she can't do that.
She also can't get her CAF back, which had a copy of the personal statement in it. So no, she can't do that.

I apologise if that sounded harsh, I'm in a bit of a foul mood.

EDIT: Though thinking about it, if you were actually cancelling it rather than withdrawing it you might be able to apply again this year. But then, after 14 days the universities could easily have received your form already. So I can't see how it's possible to do that.

Hardly harsh, more like concise and to the point. :p:

Which is how i like my good advice.

HELP!! I used completely the wrong word in my PS!

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