So I was interviewing at a top choice school of mine. The interview seemed to be going quite well, and the interviewer was a really friendly guy. I could tell that he
really knew my application materials inside and out. All of a sudden, he says to me, "I was a bit confused when going through your materials. On your AMCAS, you listed five siblings (I do have 5, btw), but your pre-health committee letter opens by saying 'Cinclus is an only-child.....yadda yadda yadda.'" I was like
. We both laughed a bit, and I told him that I had no idea where they came up with that, and that I do indeed have five siblings. He told me that other than that, my letters were fantastic, and the interview turned out to be my best so far.
But anyhow, why the heck would the committee even add something like that to the letter, even if it were true? The dang AMCAS tells them if I have siblings or not, and why is that even RELEVANT to a committee letter? I sent an email to my school's pre-health office telling them of the incident; I also informed them that I wasn't angry at all (rather, a bit amused), but that I just thought they'd like to know to be careful in the future. I received an email back from my advisor, I kid you not, saying the following (verbatim, copy & paste): "SOOOOOOOO SORRY about that booboo. however, Im sure this will
not affect your chances at any medical school." LOL. Booboo?