Thank You Note Mistake...thoughts?

[Sarah_Sonny25]

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So after I interviewed at a program I really loved I sent in my thank you letter to my interviewer as soon as I got home. Unfortunately I just realized that I had referred to the program as "school" of medicine instead of "college" of medicine...twice!! I can't tell how big of an error this is because I did get the name of the program wrong, but it was also only a small word switch. Any thoughts of what I should do from here D:

 

[BadgerBadger]

It's probably an auto-rejection at this point. Nothing you can really do now except prepare for a gap year.

 

[LizzyM]

So after I interviewed at a program I really loved I sent in my thank you letter to my interviewer as soon as I got home. Unfortunately I just realized that I had referred to the program as "school" of medicine instead of "college" of medicine...twice!! I can't tell how big of an error this is because I did get the name of the program wrong, but it was also only a small word switch. Any thoughts of what I should do from here D:

Some adcoms throw those letters away unread. I usually look at the salutation and the name of the writer. Good chance the recipient never noticed the name switch. Furthermore, the interviewer often finishes writing a synopsis of the interview within two hours of the interview. Once that is submitted, there is no way to make additional comments.

There's nothing to do now. Relax and hope for the best.

 

[Sarah_Sonny25]

Some adcoms throw those letters away unread. I usually look at the salutation and the name of the writer. Good chance the recipient never noticed the name switch. Furthermore, the interviewer often finishes writing a synopsis of the interview within two hours of the interview. Once that is submitted, there is no way to make additional comments.

There's nothing to do now. Relax and hope for the best.

Thank you so much LizzyM, I am really upset about this mistake but I hope you are right!!!

 

[caffeinemia]

LizzyM missed the part where I slipped her tickets to a private spa in the alps.

 

[Planes2Doc]

It could be worse. You could have put the name of a different school altogether. As everyone else said, it probably won't be a big deal and may even go unnoticed.

 

[Catalystik]

just realized that I had referred to the program as "school" of medicine instead of "college" of medicine...twice!! I can't tell how big of an error this is because I did get the name of the program wrong, but it was also only a small word switch.

I read all my letters. If I noticed this small mistake, I wouldn't care. I certainly wouldn't ever bring it to Administration's attention.

 

[LizzyM]

LizzyM missed the part where I slipped her tickets to a private spa in the alps.

Damn... you mean I should have clicked on that shady looking attachment you included with your message?

 

[Sarah_Sonny25]

thanks so much guys, I feel a lot better than I did this morning!

 

[caffeinemia]

The number of people who would notice the mistake is low.

The number who would care is even lower.

The number who would care enough to bring it to the administration's attention...so low as to approximate zero.

sounds like that last person would be an Assymptotic.

 

[BABSstudent]

So after I interviewed at a program I really loved I sent in my thank you letter to my interviewer as soon as I got home. Unfortunately I just realized that I had referred to the program as "school" of medicine instead of "college" of medicine...twice!! I can't tell how big of an error this is because I did get the name of the program wrong, but it was also only a small word switch. Any thoughts of what I should do from here D:

To be honest, I can't read a lot of the thank you notes because the writers had really bad handwriting. So I barely read them.

 

[Planes2Doc]

To be honest, I can't read a lot of the thank you notes because the writers had really bad handwriting. So I barely read them.

I had my girlfriend write mine for me. 🙂 But then again, bad handwriting is one of the things that are necessary for becoming a good physician. 😉

 

[ems2doc]

It could be worse. You could have put the name of a different school altogether. As everyone else said, it probably won't be a big deal and may even go unnoticed.

Seen it happen before.

 

[NYCdude]

@LizzyM , my interviewer is also on the admissions committee. Would it be fruitful to send him a thank you note?

 

[Psai]

This is why you don't thank people

 

[LizzyM]

@LizzyM , my interviewer is also on the admissions committee. Would it be fruitful to send him a thank you note?

Once in awhile an adcom member who interviewed an applicant will remark that the applicant sent a nice thank you letter. It doesn't improve the applicant's standings from what I can tell and the interviewers who make these remarks never remark that someone they interviewed did NOT send a thank you note.

All in all: unlikely to be fruitful

 

[MrLogan13]

My advice: chill.

 

[tantacles]

Thank you so much LizzyM, I am really upset about this mistake but I hope you are right!!!

No need to be upset. Unlikely to affect you.