HOLY. SHIT.

[andsoitgoes161]

OH MY GOD!!!!!! I AM FREAKING OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

So I applied to UT a few years ago (2008), and because they keep a comprehensive file of documents received from students in their Graduate Upload system, for some reason my SoP from 2008 GOT USED IN MY APPLICATION INSTEAD OF THE MY 2012 SOP!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM BESIDE MYSELF RIGHT NOW!!!!! Why, oh why did this happen?!??! I e-mailed the graduate adviser, Dr. Lesser, with what had happened and the correct SoP, but I have a feeling I am too late. Ughhhhhhh....UT was my top choice.

[andsoitgoes161]

I went into the document upload site just to look at things because I am obsessed with reviewing the app for UT, and I saw the document file list for my 2012 app and the SoP says : received December 6, 2008.......that was an SoP I had submitted when I applied to a program there three years ago.

[indalomena]

BREATHE.

This is going to be OK. It's nothing more than a technical hitch. It's absolutely NOT your fault -- you did what was required and they just got their files messed up. You've explained the problem. They'd be insane to hold this against you. I am absolutely sure this is all going to be just fine. Totally understand why you're terrified, but just sit tight and wait to hear from them to confirm (as I'm sure they will) that this won't cause problems.

Again, breathe...!

[andsoitgoes161]

Good heavens am I am frantic. I sent e-mails and also called both the graduate advisers. Ughhhhh, I am bad at exercising patience over these sorts of things. Om mani padme hummmmm pleaseeeee!!

[bigdgp]

I had a glaring grammatical error in my SOP for the school I'm currently attending (which was among my top choices from the start). I emailed the DGS at the school and explained the situation. They let me email a corrected SOP to the department and it replaced the old one before the adcom ever saw it. It's only Jan. 5, and UT is not known for making early decisions. I highly doubt that the adcom has even convened yet, and they certainly haven't started reading SOP's. Email the DGS for the department or a departmental secretary and request to have the error corrected. Maybe call the department when it reopens. This isn't even your mistake, the people in the department will realize that- and even if it were your mistake, as it was in my case, you'd be surprised by their understanding.

[andsoitgoes161]

I had a glaring grammatical error in my SOP for the school I'm currently attending (which was among my top choices from the start). I emailed the DGS at the school and explained the situation. They let me email a corrected SOP to the department and it replaced the old one before the adcom ever saw it. It's only Jan. 5, and UT is not known for making early decisions. I highly doubt that the adcom has even convened yet, and they certainly haven't started reading SOP's. Email the DGS for the department or a departmental secretary and request to have the error corrected. Maybe call the department when it reopens. This isn't even your mistake, the people in the department will realize that- and even if it were your mistake, as it was in my case, you'd be surprised by their understanding.

Thanks so much for the advice--it really calmed my nerves. I actually just heard back from the graduate adviser for the English department, and he let me know they would place the correct SoP i e-mailed him into my file. I'm sure my sigh of relief is just as big as yours was when you were able to replace your SoP. Phew..

[Grunty DaGnome]

This was the case for many of my programs. I applied a few years ago, did a MA and now I'm applying again. What I noticed for BC is that they mix the "received" log from 2008 with the current one. Lame.