Mistake in Letter

[DrGiraffe]

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So I just mailed off a letter of intent and read it over close to five times. However, I somehow made the mistake of writing that I applied in June in one place and May in another (the correct date is June). Do you think that they will think I'm a ***** and that I've possibly ruined my chances at this school?! I'm flipping out that I made such a stupid mistake after reading it through again and again. Am I screwed? Will they even notice?

 

[Slev]

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[aSagacious]

Odds that they'll read the LOI at all --> 25%
Odds that they'll catch the mistake --> 1% of above
Odds that they'll care --> 5% of above
Odds that they'll care enough to change their decision --> 0.01% of above

I think that yields a probability of ~ 1.25 x 10^-6 %

... you'll survive

 

[CodeBlu]

Odds that they'll read the LOI at all --> 25%
Odds that they'll catch the mistake --> 1% of above
Odds that they'll care --> 5% of above
Odds that they'll care enough to change their decision --> 0.01% of above

I think that yields a probability of ~ 1.25 x 10^-6 %

... you'll survive

Hey Sector9.... errr Saggy!

 

[DrGiraffe]

Thanks guys. They do read the letters at this school though. They emphasized that at the interview.

 

[Celerity]

Relax and go have a beer

+1

They aren't gonna notice. Besides you cannot do anything about it anyway.


Back to my beer.......

 

[alexandertg6]

So I just mailed off a letter of intent and read it over close to five times. However, I somehow made the mistake of writing that I applied in June in one place and May in another (the correct date is June). Do you think that they will think I'm a ***** and that I've possibly ruined my chances at this school?! I'm flipping out that I made such a stupid mistake after reading it through again and again. Am I screwed? Will they even notice?

YOU might be a neurotic premed.