typo on CAS application

[Shake_yabooties]

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i maybe overconcerned..

but i've realized i have two typos on my CAS application which was finalized. (funny how i did not pick this up when i proofread it three times before finalizing it.. now it seems like a obvious typo)

Anyways, anyone have experience with this? I'm afraid programs might hold this against me..

 

[mippetace]

I don't have experience with that, but I have a related problem. About 30 minutes after submitting my CAS, I realized that when it asks for the date you're available to start training I put July 2011 when it should be 2012 because I forgot to account for transitional/prelim year.

Do I need to e-mail all my programs & tell them it's a typo (will they think I already did a transitional year)? If I do, should I wait until SF Match says it distributed my application or should the correction be in program coordinators' inboxes before my app arrives?

 

[Visionary]

i maybe overconcerned..

but i've realized i have two typos on my CAS application which was finalized. (funny how i did not pick this up when i proofread it three times before finalizing it.. now it seems like a obvious typo)

Anyways, anyone have experience with this? I'm afraid programs might hold this against me..

How bad are the typos? Didn't misspell ophthalmology, did you? 😀

Seriously, may not make a difference. The screeners (e.g., faculty responsible for looking over applicants to select interview candidates) are under a serious time crunch. They each have hundreds of applications to evaluate. They will most likely look at your numbers & pedigree, then skim the rest. Unless it's a blatant error, it's unlikely to be picked up. Contacting programs about it will only draw more attention. Can't imagine that would be helpful.

 

[Visionary]

I don't have experience with that, but I have a related problem. About 30 minutes after submitting my CAS, I realized that when it asks for the date you're available to start training I put July 2011 when it should be 2012 because I forgot to account for transitional/prelim year.

Do I need to e-mail all my programs & tell them it's a typo (will they think I already did a transitional year)? If I do, should I wait until SF Match says it distributed my application or should the correction be in program coordinators' inboxes before my app arrives?

Doubt this is a problem. Unlikely they'll even notice. After all, you're applying for a 2012 position by entering the match. If you needed a 2011 position, you would have to find one outside the match. You also would have listed your internship on the application.

 

[retinalball]

If you don't get an interview, its is 100% guaranteed because of the typos and not because of everything else in your 3+ years of medical school.

 

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