Worse nightmare

[kaz]

So I emailed to ask about my application status and found out that I actually accidentally applied for MS instead of PhD. I went through all the correspondence from that particular uni and realised they did state MS rather than PhD. Clearly I was too blind to notice. How should I respond now? Try to plead with them to consider my application as PhD? Apparently I was also told that it is likely I can get accepted into the Masters, but there is no funding for Masters.

[MJ0911]

So I emailed to ask about my application status and found out that I actually accidentally applied for MS instead of PhD. I went through all the correspondence from that particular uni and realised they did state MS rather than PhD. Clearly I was too blind to notice. How should I respond now? Try to plead with them to consider my application as PhD? Apparently I was also told that it is likely I can get accepted into the Masters, but there is no funding for Masters.

Yes ask/plead. You'll regret it if you don't try.