EPIC fail.

[pinetar321]

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So a friend of mine (not me for petes sake) just admitted something sad yet surprisingly hilarious.

Apparently when he was doing some final revisions to his personal statement, he got frustrated and dropped an F-bomb in the middle of it. Turns out, he forgot to remove it from Word, since spell-check didn't see it and he only slightly glanced over it. It got sent to all of his schools.

Cheers, thats an epic fail if I've ever seen one.

 

[DrKumar43210]

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[crew09]

ouch. that deserves a fml post.

 

[tizom]

ouch. that deserves a fml post.

x2.

that is hilarious hahahhahahaah

 

[adizzle87]

man....that is just sad. Grammatical and spelling errors don't have anything on the f-bomb. Can't imagine what your friend is going through right about now =X

 

[yuppers]

Ahh.... nice. That will be a good icebreaker in the interviews.

 

[DDMess]

Throughout my entire life I have always admired the dental PHUCK THIS SHHEIT profession.

 

[crew09]

Throughout my entire life I have always admired the dental PHUCK THIS SHHEIT profession.

LOL, what I'd give to see the adcom member's facial expression

 

[doc toothache]

Ahh.... nice. That will be a good icebreaker in the interviews.

What interview?

 

[Near]

Oh geeze, I hope he sends a letter to the adcoms ASAP to explain what happened and they'll understand!

 

[Marmaduke]

wow. just wow hahaha i would love it if it actually worked in his favor. 'we could really see the passion you had for dentistry. your colorful language conveyed your point really well. next time though make full use of that asteriks key, buddy' *amicable wink*

But yeah I think a letter would help save some face.

 

[MiamiHurricanes]

hahaha...oh mann......ouchh.....well let us know how the interviews go...thats one question that will be added to the interview section..."soo about the f word in your personal statement...care to explain?"....oh god..so funny

 

[yuppers]

What interview?

You could have a point... but I think adcoms will sorta understand (maybe) that it was a obvious mistake and may ask about it in the interview.

 

[mshu718]

very expensive mistake.

 

[CrazyTeeth]

LOL, what I'd give to see the adcom member's facial expression

That would be a KODAK MOMENT! 😱 At least you know his personal statement will definitely stand out more than any of ours! 👍 I really hope he gets an interview and shares his experiences!

 

[Chrono]

 

[icedspice]

You could have a point... but I think adcoms will sorta understand (maybe) that it was a obvious mistake and may ask about it in the interview.

As much as everyone is rooting for this guy to have an interview because we are curious to see the adcoms expressions....
tell me one thing.

You and him. Same stats. Similar activities.
Wouldn't you feel a tad bit upset if he got an interview/accepted over you?

I dont think I would want another person to have that kind of advantage over me. I admit that I could have done a grammatical error but not one like this. I worked hard on my P.S and I am sure others did too.
Yeah, and expensive mistake it is. But deal with it. Wouldnt have hurt to actually read over a PS fully before submitting it.

 

[GoldTigerPirate]

"I dont think I would want another person to have that kind of advantage over me."

Since when is spewing profanity on a professional school application an advantage? I read every post, but this one made me laugh the hardest...by far.

 

[icedspice]

I get what you mean. I am not saying that he has a direct advantage by writing the f-word.
However, having the f-word in the PS does set him apart from other candidates. Usually applicants want to set themselves apart in a good way - not in a bad way.

My question was. despite his mistakes, wouldnt it be unfair if DS picked up his file and got curious on why he did that vs. picking up your file.

It is a hypothetical situation. I do not know how the admissions committee would handle it. Not be be overly harsh, I dont think I would want to accept this person - -- why? There were so many other candidates for the same spot. I wouldnt call him JUST to satisfy my curiosity.

 

[GoldTigerPirate]

Pinetar, you think you could get your buddy to copy & paste his personal statement?
-I'm sure I'm not the only one who wants to witness his creativity.

 

[iwannabadentist]

if i was an adcom and saw this PS, the first thing thatd go thru my mind would be:

"If this person is careless enough to make such a stupid mistake on something relatively trivial as a personal statement, imagine what kinds of mistakes he may make on patients"

 

[yuppers]

if i was an adcom and saw this PS, the first thing thatd go thru my mind would be:

"If this person is careless enough to make such a stupid mistake on something relatively trivial as a personal statement, imagine what kinds of mistakes he may make on patients"

Good point. But a grammar error is far different then dentistry. I could say that " If this person is careless enough to make such a stupid mistake on something relatively trivial as a personal statement, imagine what kinds of mistakes he may make" driving or cooking or any other thing. Lets not explode this thing and make it seem as if this person has some inability to do perform other activities just because of a grammatical error.
However, I do agree with you that it was a dumb mistake that could have been easily corrected with a simple reread (but it actually should have never been written down in the first place).

 

[crew09]

Pinetar, you think you could get your buddy to copy & paste his personal statement? -I'm sure I'm not the only one who wants to witness his creativity.

Think of it as a trade for all good advice the SDN predents have given: In exchange to posting it, offer the remedy to your buddy of writing an extremely eloquent letter to the adcoms addressing the mistake. If everything else is in place they may buy it, because let's be honest it is out there and can be isolated. Maybe.

Just make sure your friend proofreads the letter. You know, just in case.

 

[CrazyTeeth]

Good point. But a grammar error is far different then dentistry. I could say that " If this person is careless enough to make such a stupid mistake on something relatively trivial as a personal statement, imagine what kinds of mistakes he may make" driving or cooking or any other thing. Lets not explode this thing and make it seem as if this person has some inability to do perform other activities just because of a grammatical error.
However, I do agree with you that it was a dumb mistake that could have been easily corrected with a simple reread (but it actually should have never been written down in the first place).

Not to say that they are unable to perform, but performing with such recklessness is a very big deal. The personal statement would be the FIRST impression/look that they get into your personality. If their first impression is that you're reckless or careless, then how would your treatment plans be laid out for your patients?

 

[CrazyTeeth]

Think of it as a trade for all good advice the SDN predents have given: In exchange to posting it, offer the remedy to your buddy of writing an extremely eloquent letter to the adcoms addressing the mistake. If everything else is in place they may buy it, because let's be honest it is out there and can be isolated. Maybe.

Just make sure your friend proofreads the letter. You know, just in case.

I agree, He needs to send a letter to reconcile his mistake. I'm sure they would/should overlook that word and take his app in its entirety.

 

[pixidust]

ouch. that deserves a fml post.

Agreed.

 

[Marmaduke]

yeah it would be a lot of money to lose because of a careless mistake. if he sends a sincere letter hopefully some schools will take it to heart.

but what does this teach us? if we have something inappropriate to say use your mouth not your dental school application 😀

 

[CrazyTeeth]

yeah it would be a lot of money to lose because of a careless mistake. if he sends a sincere letter hopefully some schools will take it to heart.

but what does this teach us? if we have something inappropriate to say use your mouth not your dental school application 😀

hmmm... I'm thinking that would be a bad idea during interviews...