Honestly, it would look more "phony" to read an American essay to an American school with British spelling, y'know? It makes me think of people who come back from an extended period of time somewhere (the south, midwest, etc) and all of a sudden they have an accent haha. It's happened to me, I know. Is it technically wrong? No. But it might leave an odd taste in the Adcom's mouth.
If you're applying to American schools, you should be consistently using American english
Ha! My friend studied abroad and definitely came back with a bit of an accent LMAO :sweat_smile:
But, yeah, I agree with your assessment of it coming across as possibly "phony."
Honestly, it would look more "phony" to read an American essay to an American school with British spelling, y'know? It makes me think of people who come back from an extended period of time somewhere (the south, midwest, etc) and all of a sudden they have an accent haha. It's happened to me, I know. Is it technically wrong? No. But it might leave an odd taste in the Adcom's mouth.
If you're applying to American schools, you should be consistently using American english
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The fact that this even matters is depressing.
Thanks for the replies. I'm going to change my spelling at the end.
@kimberleemcmillin935 said:
Honestly, it would look more "phony" to read an American essay to an American school with British spelling, y'know? It makes me think of people who come back from an extended period of time somewhere (the south, midwest, etc) and all of a sudden they have an accent haha. It's happened to me, I know. Is it technically wrong? No. But it might leave an odd taste in the Adcom's mouth.
If you're applying to American schools, you should be consistently using American english
Ha! My friend studied abroad and definitely came back with a bit of an accent LMAO :sweat_smile:
But, yeah, I agree with your assessment of it coming across as possibly "phony."
Honestly, it would look more "phony" to read an American essay to an American school with British spelling, y'know? It makes me think of people who come back from an extended period of time somewhere (the south, midwest, etc) and all of a sudden they have an accent haha. It's happened to me, I know. Is it technically wrong? No. But it might leave an odd taste in the Adcom's mouth.
If you're applying to American schools, you should be consistently using American english
@dml277475 said:
I'd keep it consistent to be on the safe side.
Yeah, I'd go with American english and keep it consistent.
I'd keep it consistent to be on the safe side.