Stupid mistake in Statement of Purpose

[vossicle]

Hey guys,

I just realized that two of my applications say that "I'm particularly interested in the universities biological chemistry program" but they actually have chemical biology programs...

I'm a little bit concerned that they question my commitment...

What do you guys think about this faux pas??

[waddle]

You'll be fine. People have had much worse ().

EDIT:

Erm, I mean, they'll be, like, "OH, MY EYES!! BURN THE APPLICATION!! BURN IT!!!1 MUAHAHAHAHAHA!".

But seriously, considering a lot of professors don't even know the full name of their department (e.g. 'Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences' vs. just 'Geology'), just chill.

Edited January 7, 2011 by waddle

[vossicle]

You'll be fine. People have had much worse ().

EDIT:

Erm, I mean, they'll be, like, "OH, MY EYES!! BURN THE APPLICATION!! BURN IT!!!1 MUAHAHAHAHAHA!".

But seriously, considering a lot of professors don't even know the full name of their department (e.g. 'Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences' vs. just 'Geology'), just chill.

I thought that it is not that big of a deal but your reply really helped with the last bit of real concern.

thanks a lot :-)...

Edited January 7, 2011 by vossicle

[Eigen]

The typo isn't that big of a deal, I wouldn't think... Would only be confusing if they had both chemical biology and biological chemistry programs.

The two areas of study themselves can be quite different, but just the typo seems minor, to me. I'm assuming the rest of the SoP confirms that you're interested in a chemical biology program (and not a biological chemistry program), they'll see it was just a typo and move on.