I bet that my SOP is worse than yours...

[Ilikekitties]

On a SOP that I have already submitted, I put that I wanted to work with Dr. Naisgari....it's Naisargi!!! It was a matter of me reading it incorrectly in the first place and thinking that "Naisgari" was right.

To all of you who think that you have poor application essays, I just beat you for the worst one of all time.

*bows*

[fuzzylogician]

Maybe this will help? 

http://forum.thegradcafe.com/topic/1157-feeling-very-very-silly/?do=findComment&comment=22263

[Ilikekitties]

3 minutes ago, fuzzylogician said:

Maybe this will help? 

http://forum.thegradcafe.com/topic/1157-feeling-very-very-silly/?do=findComment&comment=22263

Silly isn't the right word. More like "I'm going to vomit because I'm such an idiot."

[fuzzylogician]

For what it's worth, there is a chance s/he won't even notice, or that s/he'll assume it's autocorrect or a typo. It won't disqualify you or do any serious damage. I'm sure you're not the first or last to misspell that name, so I'm sure this professor is used to dealing with it. If you're really that concerned, you could reach out to the school in question and say you've noticed a typo in your SOP and would they please replace the existing version with the one you attach to the email. They may say no, but you have nothing to lose. 

[Ilikekitties]

Thanks so much!