Damn, I'm slick... what a *****! Any idea how I can "fix" this?
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Sent letter of interest to wrong school...
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Congrats on assuring you will get a reject. You took that from a possibility to a reality.
man, I bet it's safe to withdraw from that school :-/ Seriously....now they know you are more interested in another school, so why would the waste an interview slot on you?
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Wait, you sent a LOI of one school to another school? Well...
In all seriousness, send a separate letter to them apologizing for the error in judgement (or wrong delivery). Hopefully, they'll shrug it off.
EDIT: Guess not. Oh well. I tried to be optimistic... Be more careful next time OP. You just shot yourself on the foot.
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Wait, you sent a LOI of one school to another school? Well...
In all seriousness, send a separate letter to them apologizing for the error in judgement (or wrong delivery). Hopefully, they'll shrug it off.
Hopefully, if not, see the panic thread!
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Right.. the outcome will be the opposite. 😳 OP just shot himself on the foot. He shouldn't have taken med school for granted.
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In all seriousness, each school gets thousands of well qualified people to apply to them. Every single one of them does the right stuff and only a few get interviews and ultimately an acceptance. If you can't even spend the time to send a letter to write the right school, or double check the email, there are easily 20 more applicants behind you that will bend over backwards to do the same thing correctly.
You can try to apologize and correct your actions, but you should know they might not care.
You can try to apologize and correct your actions, but you should know they might not care.
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Send a second email apologizing for the error and claim it's because of an accident. Let's see what happens though.
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Send a second email apologizing for the error and claim it's because of an accident. Let's see what happens though.
Like... the copy-paste accident? You really should be double/triple checking important emails.
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OP wasn't aware of that for some reason. Anyhow, OP's a goner, but I tried to give a sense of optimism to him. Looks like he didn't care about the school he sent the wrong LOI to.
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I would def apologize. If you don't it looks like you dont care or are unaware of your mistake. Even if an apology wont do anything, its a better option then doing nothing.
I would just tell them something like "I apologize for sending that email to you because it was meant for __ school, however, I want you to know that I am also very interested in your school. You're school and the other school are my top choices at the moment"
Obviously I know what a huge mistake it was... glad you all got a good laugh out of it.
the bottom line is it was a *****ic move on my part, yes I get that. In the off chance that any of you have anything legitimately constrictive to offer I'd appreciate it, but you really don't need to post telling me how stupid it was: I got it loud and clear....
the bottom line is it was a *****ic move on my part, yes I get that. In the off chance that any of you have anything legitimately constrictive to offer I'd appreciate it, but you really don't need to post telling me how stupid it was: I got it loud and clear....
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I wouldn't send them anything. The damage is done, move on. Just hope the dean doesn't forward it on to his golfing buddy the dean of the other school. Then you would be SOL x2.
The knuckleheadedness of this f-up is impressive. And could have long lasting repercussions.
The knuckleheadedness of this f-up is impressive. And could have long lasting repercussions.
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I wasn't laughing. And why would you post SDN regarding this? If you actually cared, you would have quickly sent the school a follow-up email apologizing for your carelessness, instead of posting on SDN.
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What did you want us to tell you? There isn't a way to take back an email unless you sent it to the wrong address. I think you're finished at that school.
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Seriously now, what kind of pre-med would actually apply to more than one school? 🙄
That's what really pissed me off about things, especially with career fairs in college. You go to a career fair with like a hundred or so companies, and they all ask you, "So why do you want to work for us?" And you say, "Umm... Because it's a career fair?"
Sorry, went on a tangent there. But it's annoying how everyone tries to see themselves as being super special. Do medical schools not acknowledge the fact that students usually apply to multiple schools? This is an honest mistake, and it's frustrating that this will probably cause a rejection, even though the school is probably fully aware that the OP applied to other schools besides theirs.
That's what really pissed me off about things, especially with career fairs in college. You go to a career fair with like a hundred or so companies, and they all ask you, "So why do you want to work for us?" And you say, "Umm... Because it's a career fair?"
Sorry, went on a tangent there. But it's annoying how everyone tries to see themselves as being super special. Do medical schools not acknowledge the fact that students usually apply to multiple schools? This is an honest mistake, and it's frustrating that this will probably cause a rejection, even though the school is probably fully aware that the OP applied to other schools besides theirs.
If I didn't care I never would have posted here asking for help. I was hoping someone might be able to offer something creative that didn't immediately call attention to this in such a negative way. Luckily with the help of a friend I seem to have figured something out - I appreciate the input here regardless. Good luck with your applications, hopefully no one else finds themselves in this situation.
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When I was back in high school, we had an admissions officer from a top university come to speak to our class. He said he once had an applicant who wrote one of the greatest essays that he had ever read. But all of a sudden, when he got to the last paragraph, the student said, "And this is why XXXXXXX school would be perfect for me." And this was the only part of the essay where the student made the mistake of inserting a whole other school! His response was, "Yes, I agree that XXXXXXX would be perfect for you (talking about the school she accidentally inserted)!
So unfortunately, the damage is done even though schools are fully aware that people apply to many. I guess no one wants to be second choice.
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Would you care to share the way you plan to escape this situation? You know, to help future people with this problem.
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Haha, yeah sorry OP, but you're done at this school.
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He's going to blame it all on hurricane Sandy.
Or hack the Dean's computer, and change the email.
BTW the long lasting reprocusions [sic] are no longer being considered for admission to that school. Good luck champ.
Or hack the Dean's computer, and change the email.
BTW the long lasting reprocusions [sic] are no longer being considered for admission to that school. Good luck champ.
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Your best bet is to not say anything and hope that they don't update applications through the cycle.
Other than that, you're boned. Just let it go.
I'd almost be upset if a school gave an II/Acceptance to a student who sent a LOI to the school with another school's name. That means a student that may have been more interested in that particular school and barely missed an acceptance could get the boot.
Other than that, you're boned. Just let it go.
I'd almost be upset if a school gave an II/Acceptance to a student who sent a LOI to the school with another school's name. That means a student that may have been more interested in that particular school and barely missed an acceptance could get the boot.
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OP don't let the haters get to you, things like this happen. I got an email from adcom member thanking me for meeting him, and he completely got my name wrong (not a misspelling). He later apologized and it was all good.
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Well that was completely relevant.This is you:
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Aww... after this, I don't think OP will operate on the wrong limb. It'll be the people who laughed.
But that includes me, I check SDN for this kind of stuff haha. Hope things work out by March, OP.
But that includes me, I check SDN for this kind of stuff haha. Hope things work out by March, OP.
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Right... OP made a blunder because he was careless. That's not a good trait in a doctor.
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Everyone is human, even doctors make mistakes. Unfortunately the admissions game requires people to portray themselves as completely fake and unrealistic super-humans.
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Your picture and letter are going up in the faculty lounge hall of fame, no doubt.
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1 mistake = careless person? Maybe OP is "still learning," you'd know about that 😛 Showing a little sympathy is also part of being a doctor, but there's not too much of that here haha.
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OP probably sent in the wrong picture too...
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I actually sympathize with the OP since I made a similar but not nearly as serious mistake a few years back. When I was still a junior in college, I sent two resumes with required cover letters for internship positions. Both companies were in the same industry, so I used the same template, and dated them as well. I didn't get the internships, but a year later, I submitted my resume and cover letters to the same companies for full-time positions. I ended up using both respective cover letters, fully modified. I accidentally forgot to change the dates though! I actually ended up emailing the recruiters I spoke to explaining that I edited my cover letter from my original internship submission, and did not realize the date was incorrect. They said it was fine and had interviews at both companies, eventually landing a job at one. Had I accidentally switched the names, it would have been more serious. But errors can still be overcome.
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In theory this is also a kind of funny situation. I realize that no one wants to feel like they are second choice, which is why the school would most likely reject the OP. When you think about it though, I think that a majority of medical schools aren't top choice for most applicants, in theory at least. For example, if you have an applicant with a 3.6 GPA, 32 MCAT, and reasonable EC's, they would probably end up applying to schools like UIC or Rush here in Chicago as "reach" schools (only an example guys, don't flame me on the numbers!). Therefore, these schools would be the applicant's top choice, and if the applicant is wait-listed at a school like Rush, they would probably write a LOI telling them how it is their top choice. BUT if this applicant had the opportunity to attend Harvard Medical School (which is extremely unlikely with those stats), wouldn't they do so?
In theory, I think that most pre-meds aspire to go to top medical schools like Harvard, Yale, UPenn, Johns Hopkins, etc... As a college freshman, I doubt new pre-meds are saying how badly they want to go to the "lower-rank" schools that they probably have never even heard of before. But as they progress through the pre-med cycle, reality sets in, and people realize that they might not be able to get into Harvard Medical School after all.
So in the end, students apply to "safety" and "reach" schools. The "reach" schools are typically the higher-ranked institutions that they can realistically gain acceptance to. Of course a majority of these students would probably jump on the opportunity to attend Harvard or other top institutions over the "reach" schools, of course excluding factors such as location requirements and what not. Just my two cents.
In theory, I think that most pre-meds aspire to go to top medical schools like Harvard, Yale, UPenn, Johns Hopkins, etc... As a college freshman, I doubt new pre-meds are saying how badly they want to go to the "lower-rank" schools that they probably have never even heard of before. But as they progress through the pre-med cycle, reality sets in, and people realize that they might not be able to get into Harvard Medical School after all.
So in the end, students apply to "safety" and "reach" schools. The "reach" schools are typically the higher-ranked institutions that they can realistically gain acceptance to. Of course a majority of these students would probably jump on the opportunity to attend Harvard or other top institutions over the "reach" schools, of course excluding factors such as location requirements and what not. Just my two cents.
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I might have sounded a bit harsh. I agree with all your points that mistakes happen, and often med schools can seem to be a bit unsympathizing towards these types of errors. However, if anyone planned to send a LOI to a medical school, that implies they're interested to get admitted to that school. So, they can't be hasty in this matter, otherwise it shows they weren't showing sincere interest in that school. It's always good to carefully check the letter before sending, no matter how much effort/time it takes.
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For sure 🙂
I accidentally sent a letter of appeal to a top 10, because I got an email saying "thanks, your application is complete, thanks for your interest, and best of luck." Could've sworn that was a clear rejection.
Anyway, I get a call saying basically, "What are you talking about? We haven't even started rejections yet."
I looked like a complete idiot. But they gave me an interview, so I guess there's hope that they forgive some stupid mistakes!
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That situation is different, which fortunately (and should! 🙂) turned out positive for you. In that situation, you thought the school had rejected you, so you asked them for re-consideration. While the adcoms were surprised, they knew you were very interested in the school, so they gave you the interview. I wouldn't call that a mistake more so than misunderstanding.
However, in OP's situation, I figure OP attended the interview and got waitlisted. So, he sent a LOI to the school hoping to appeal the decision. But he made a major mistake by typing a different school's name. Here, this school would now realize that OP wasn't a sincere applicant, so OP's chances for rejection actually increased. This was a careless move on OP's part.
