There is a GLARING grammatical error on my acceptance letter.

[AStudent]

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I wanted to hang this up on the wall....now what? 😕

People will think:
-I forged it myself, or
-The medical school is 2nd rate

😡

Do I ask for another?

 

[Code Brown]

I wanted to hang this up on the wall....now what? 😕

People will think:
-I forged it myself, or
-The medical school is 2nd rate

😡

Do I ask for another?

Tell them you lost it but would like another copy so you can frame it.

 

[stoleyerscrubz]

what was the error?

 

[abcxyz0123]

I wanted to hang this up on the wall....now what? 😕

People will think:
-I forged it myself, or
-The medical school is 2nd rate

😡

Do I ask for another?

i cant tell if this is a joke or not

 

[AStudent]

"Please consult the enclosed materials for specific notification instructions since your acceptance is conditional upon their successful completion by matriculation."

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what was the error?

 

[stoleyerscrubz]

"Please consult the enclosed materials for specific notification instructions since your acceptance is conditional upon their successful completion by matriculation."

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ummmmm...should I get my Elements of Style book? What is the error? Perhaps this is a funny? I will go call cartoon network.

 

[UCdannyLA]

"Please consult the enclosed materials for specific notification instructions since your acceptance is conditional upon their successful completion by matriculation."

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no error there. "their" is referring to "enclosed materials"...


completion of the enclosed materials, you were probably thinking that they meant "your successful completion...", but..naw...no error.

 

[Code Brown]

no error there. "their" is referring to "enclosed materials"...


completion of the enclosed materials, you were probably thinking that they meant "your successful completion...", but..naw...no error.

I think the their is refering to the "intructions". But what do I know.

 

[Medikit]

It looks fine to me but I think that you should ask for a new one just because

 

[prana_md]

"Please consult the enclosed materials for specific notification instructions since your acceptance is conditional upon their successful completion by matriculation."

While the sentence is a magnificent example of saying with many big words what could be expressed with a few simple ones, I think it is grammatically correct -- THEIR refers either to "the enclosed materials" or to the "specific notification instructions" that must be completed.

I think you should frame it BECAUSE of this gobbledygook, not despite it. A reminder to never talk or write like an adcom ...

 

[USCTex]

Is this post some sort of test of the gramatical skills of SDN posters?

 

[egpndoc]

why would anyone hang up their acceptance letter? thats weird, i didnt

 

[riceman04]

"Please consult the enclosed materials for specific notification instructions since your acceptance is conditional upon their successful completion by matriculation."

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ummmmmmm not an error

 

[fpr85]

And you consider yourself an 'A student', sheesh, is there something you're not telling us about your English grade?

 

[Singing Devil]

This is definitely NOT an error.

However, I must say that almost every piece of correspondence I have from the UNC School of Medicine contains a grammatical error. The most glaring error is from the so-called "do not despair" letter, in which the phrase "do not despair" is appended to another sentence--making a run-on sentence. What's worse is that I have the exact same letter from three years ago, so no one has bothered to check the grammar in at least three years.

 

[fpr85]

This is definitely NOT an error.

However, I must say that almost every piece of correspondence I have from the UNC School of Medicine contains a grammatical error. The most glaring error is from the so-called "do not despair" letter, in which the phrase "do not despair" is appended to another sentence--making a run-on sentence. What's worse is that I have the exact same letter from three years ago, so no one has bothered to check the grammar in at least three years.

Maybe if you point it out to them they'll accept you 🙂

 

[stoleyerscrubz]

Hopefully the OP did not complain to the admissions office yet.

😀

 

[samenewme]

I wanted to hang this up on the wall....now what? 😕

People will think:
-I forged it myself, or
-The medical school is 2nd rate

😡

Do I ask for another?

When I saw the subject heading of this thread, the first thought in my head was, "Oh, well if there's an egregious grammar error, heck, frame the letter and hang in on your wall! It'll be a hoot!" Very few people will read the whole letter, anyway, and anyone who thinks you're going to an inferior med school because one of the possessive pronouns has an unclear antecedent is not really your friend.

 

[Shredder]

if there is an error on something, hang it on the wall to see who your smart friends are who catch it

 

[Mistress S]

anyone who thinks you're going to an inferior med school because one of the possessive pronouns has an unclear antecedent is not really your friend.

I just got a kick out of this sentence. 🙂 You're absolutely right, a true friend would never hold an unclear antecedent against you. 👍

 

[dannyl]

I wanted to hang this up on the wall....now what? 😕

People will think:
-I forged it myself, or
-The medical school is 2nd rate

😡

Do I ask for another?

Congratulations. You have achieved a new level of absurdity.

 

[myodana]

why would anyone hang up their acceptance letter? thats weird, i didnt

i thumbtacked mine to my door for a couple of weeks. i also hung up all of my rejection letters though 🙂

 

[Fenrezz]

I wanted to hang this up on the wall....now what? 😕

People will think:
-I forged it myself, or
-The medical school is 2nd rate

😡

Do I ask for another?

Boy, there's no mistaking you for a future medical student.