Disaster

[VetMed555]

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I wanted to forward admissions email to my husband (who is in another country--military). Because he sends me a lot of junk emails, I wrote: "FYI, this is my version of a junk mail =)" And hit "send". Well, it went straight back to ...admissions. I followed it with an explanation email (very nicely put, explaining about the whole situtation), but I still feel terrible! I am also going to call them tomorrow and explain it again.

How in the world can I be such an idiot?!? Please, tell me it will be OK. I will call admissions tomorrow as well. Do you think it's a minor thing or would it cost me admission?

 

[hoodle]

I think it'll be fine. Clearly you were making a joke, and made a mistake. Good that you sent an explanation to admissions, and probably good to call again just to make sure. Keep your tone of voice light - it's not a diaster, it's a funny "oops" moment, and you want to sound like you have a sense of humor, not like the sky is falling and the world is ending.

btw, was this an acceptance email, or an interview? (heehee 😉)

 

[VetMed555]

It was the explanation of interview and all the logistics of it. (VA-MD--my dream school). I mean it just couldn't go smooth, could it? Sigh.

 

[WhtsThFrequency]

Oh no, haha! You'll be fine since you sent an explanatory email. I am sure they have had things like this happen before. A friend of mine did the same thing, she accidently fwded the admissions commmitte a fwd she had sent to her friend which was chock full of "Hell yeah!! and F**yeah!" And she still got in. I'd think cursing is much worse than a little tongue in cheek humor. They probably had a chuckle.😀

 

[VetMed555]

Oh no, haha! You'll be fine since you sent an explanatory email. I am sure they have had things like this happen before. A friend of mine did the same thing, she accidently fwded the admissions commmitte a fwd she had sent to her friend which was chock full of "Hell yeah!! and F**yeah!" And she still got in. I'd think cursing is much worse than a little tongue in cheek humor. They probably had a chuckle.😀

Thank you! You don't know how much better this makes me feel. I called my best friend in tears, and she basically told me the same thing. However, she's not a paranoid stressed-out vet. med. applicant like me.

 

[carrbear21]

I'm sorry to laugh but that is HILARIOUS! You're fine-- you had the smiley face. No worries! That probably made them remember you!!!!!!

 

[pressmom]

I wouldn't worry about it too much. People have recovered from worse.

http://www.snopes.com/embarrass/email/skadden.asp

He is a friend of mine and ended up working there for several years.

 

[VetMed555]

Just an Update: I called Ms. Massie (Joyce), and she laughed and said she didn't think anything of it. 🙂 I am so paranoid sometimes (admissions procedures made me this way). Either way, happy ending for now. Thanks a lot for your support, guys. Now please let this thread die 😀.

 

[Orthonut]

How in the world can I be such an idiot?!? Please, tell me it will be OK. I will call admissions tomorrow as well. Do you think it's a minor thing or would it cost me admission?

I don't think it should be tooo bad...as it's not like you sent it to like the dean or anything (did you? you just sent it to the "info" address, right? that stuff usually comes from someone like the dean of admissions' secretary/exec assistant, who is used to dealing with stressed/panicing students-it'll probably roll right off his/her back)

I mean, after all, I once sent in an admissions essay that read "...and regularly volunteer the second Tuesday of every WEEK at ..." instead of "second Tuesday of every MONTH" and I still got in somewhere 🙂

 

[WhtsThFrequency]

Even if it had been sent to Dr. Schurig (our dean) or Dr. Turnwald (associate dean), they would have both had a laugh. They are incredibly cool people, you see them/ talk to them in the halls all the time. Turnwald especially. Thank goodness for small schools (i.e. vet schools and not huge colleges) where you actually KNOW your profs/admin.


I am so paranoid sometimes

Oh yeah, admissions makes you so paranoid! I was a wreck round about that time. Its ok though, the worry boils down to a more maneagable slow-burn after interviews. Sometimes you can even go a week without really worrying or thinking about it. But right now is definitely the most stressful time. You can do it!

 

[Electrophile]

I mean, after all, I once sent in an admissions essay that read "...and regularly volunteer the second Tuesday of every WEEK at ..." instead of "second Tuesday of every MONTH" and I still got in somewhere 🙂

I said in my admittance essay that I once saw tapeworms in a preserved dog heart (don't ask...). I totally meant heart worms as yes, that would actually make sense. 🙄 They mentioned it in the interview like "hmmm...we haven't heard of tapeworms in the heart before, but we're not parasitologists...can that really happen?" and I felt like a major league idiot. Like here's me with the dunce cap, thanks! But I still got in. 😉

 

[VelcroSky]

Poor VetMed just wanted this thread to die.

 

[Orthonut]

Poor VetMed just wanted this thread to die.

Yeah, that's why I responded. because telling someone not to post in a thread anymore is like telling someone not to look at that trainwreck over there...

 

[VetMed555]

Oh, well. I might as well 😀 Thanks to all who replied, you made me feel tons better. Even if it did turn out not to be a big deal, at the time, it felt like the end of the world. I wish I could say that's the last time I feel this stupid, sigh. But that's probably not true 😀

And hey, Orthonut, it so was NOT a trainwreck--just a minor slip on the ice 🙂