Oops!

[Bellarex]

Ok.. please tell me I'm not alone here.

I've been wearing my eyeballs out researching schools, filling out applications, and reworking cover letters to match the schools. I just filled out an application to a school and changed the names and pertinent (or so I thought) and sent it out, thinking, "Check that one off the list..."

Come to find out I hadn't actually changed the name in the Dear _______, part of the letter when I submitted it to the last school. DOH! Kicking myself right now, and feeling very sheepish...

My instinct is to just let it slide and and maybe they won't notice, haha. I'm guessing that's not going to be the case. Does anyone think it wise to point it out to them or resubmit?

[Snowbeavers]

Wouldn't worry about it too much. I have done it before too and still got an interview at the job fair. I wouldn't point it out with another email though. Hopefully the school will understand mistakes happen and if they don't, do you really want to be there? I've seen plenty of typos and errors sent out by Admin in various forms over the years.

[sid]

Wouldn't worry about it too much. Especially if it's just the name, and the rest of the letter includes correct details about the school, its environment and why your skills match their mission.
Definitely don't call attention to it, but if the time comes to submit a second application, fix it.

[Cheery Littlebottom]

@Bellerex. I feel your pain! I'm with Sid on this. Obviously it doesn't look great, but so long as the information below the name is well-research and pertinent then the name thing probably won't be such a big deal. Good luck! XX

[Bellarex]

Thanks all..

Above the salutation, I always put the intended receiver(s) and the school's address. This information was correct on the letter, just the salutation was wrong.

[albert49]

It rarely counts against you when you correct an error you've made and say sorry!

[DCgirl]

I just made the same mistake! Ugh. Crossing that school off the list.

[newchapter]

I would think schools wouldn't hold it too much against you if they are really interested. We're all human and make mistakes. And, I'm sure administrators were all once teachers too doing the same thing.

[gengrant]

It would put me off a bit, and unless the candidate was very strong or in a high-need area, I would be likely to move the application towards the bottom of the pile.

As professionals, typos and other correctable mistakes should be looked for before hitting that "send" button. This is of course simply my opinion, and I have certainly had my share of mistakes too. Chalk it up to experience and move forward. Plan for the worst, hope for the best.

[Bellarex]

They requested an interview anyway... Go figure.

[PsyGuy]

I agree with Sid, I wouldnt worry about it, most cover letters arent read until the interview portion of the selection process. You should be fine.