am i doomed

[cmykrgb]

How detrimental is it that I mis-typed one of my research experience on my CV was from 06/2013- 12/2014 to 06/2014-12/2014

some of the apps also had a experience section, in which I entered the dates correctly.

Is it worse that they can see this difference or the loss of almost a year of experience on paper?

Edited December 14, 2016 by cmykrgb

[fuzzylogician]

Relax, it'll be fine. If anybody even notices, they'll just assume it's a typo. You are not doomed. 

[.letmeinplz//]

You can contact the department with an updated CV saying you had a typo. Worst case you leave it and have research experience that a lot of applicants don't have anyway.

 

Also your SOP probably discusses your research projects correct? What you actually did matters a lot more to professors than some arbitrary number of days (I assume).

[blc073]

They are not going to look at your CV. If they do, it will be a five second glance. 

Furthermore, a two week research project that you can discuss in detail and demonstrate how it affected you as a scientist is better than a three year project in which you washed dishes. Your SOP will convey your research better than dates on a CV. 

[cmykrgb]

Thanks everyone for reassuring me that I am not doomed!

Edited December 14, 2016 by cmykrgb

[Born-to-pipette]

i don't have anything helpful to say, other than i love the title of this post  

[LoveMysterious]

36 minutes ago, Born-to-pipette said:

i don't have anything helpful to say, other than i love the title of this post  

Haha agreed. I think many of us can relate to the title right now!