oh NO!! error on AMCAS:(

[ablumoon]

---

Members do not see this ad.

i just realized that im a total idiot. i work on nicotinic receptors in the lab, not tranporters but i just realized like an idiot that i put "transporters" instead of receptors.

I'm wondering if they will look at this during my interview and ask me about my research...if i start talking about receptors, will they be like, wait what, i thought you worked on transporters.
will this make a difference? will they think im a total ***** and reject me?
i feel like im soo screwed. 🙁 🙁

 

[SanDiegoSOD]

That's an almost completely insignificant mistake.

 

[ablumoon]

San Diego SOD, I hope you're right--you're not being sarcastic are you?
transpoters and receptors do opposite things in the nervous system.. 🙁

By the way, thanks for putting up the transportation info. for NY--> Yale over the weekend. you rock and if i could, i'd give you a hug (unless, of course, you were being sarcastic about this comment) 🙂

 

[samenewme]

i just realized that im a total idiot. i work on nicotinic receptors in the lab, not tranporters but i just realized like an idiot that i put "transporters" instead of receptors.

I'm wondering if they will look at this during my interview and ask me about my research...if i start talking about receptors, will they be like, wait what, i thought you worked on transporters.
will this make a difference? will they think im a total ***** and reject me?
i feel like im soo screwed. 🙁 🙁

If they ask, just hang your head in your hands and say, "I'm so embarrassed. I meant to say that I work on receptors." Then brighten up chat animatedly about your research and let your interest in your work show in your eyes, and everything will be okay. In summary, 'fess up, put it behind you, and then talk all about your research.

 

[robotsonic]

ablumoon,

Don't worry about it and don't bring up the error during the interview. The person interviewing you is not going to have every word in your application memorized. And unless the person actually does research that is very very similar to yours, they most likely will never notice that you talk about receptors while the word "transporters" is in your application.