<p>I asked a friend to write an evaluation for Dartmouth; I really liked it so I asked him to send a copy to Princeton as well as the optional reference form. Unfortunately, he wrote “I recommend … to Dartmouth with no reservation” on the Dartmouth letter and sent the same form to Princeton. So, my Princeton recommendation has Dartmouth on it.</p>
<p>Should I call Princeton about this? Would it really matter or would it hurt the writer more than it would hurt me?</p>
<p>lmao I’d advise to just not mention it.
Chances are they know what you mean.
Bringing it up twice won’t help you :]</p>
<p>Adam, you needn’t worry. This kind of confusion happens all the time with letters of recommendation. It won’t hurt your chances a bit. Furthermore, it’s far better for the letter writer to have made the mistake than for you to have made it in your own essay. Even had the latter occurred, the admission officers generally laugh it off. They know that the students who apply to Princeton regular decision are highly likely to be applying to other competitive schools as well. I’m glad you applied and I’ll bet Princeton is too!</p>
<p>This isn’t actually that bad. Your friend made the mistake, not you, and it’s on an optional evaluation form, something that carries little weight compared to your application. I would not worry too much.</p>
<p>Yeah, if you had done this in an essay, that would be pretty bad. Luckily, it wasn’t even you who was sending it, so there’s not really anything you can do about it. Also, you probably (or maybe) signed the part of the application that says that you waive your right to view your recommendations, which would mean that there was no way you could have seen the letter before your friend sent it and therefore had no control over it. Princeton AOs will understand that it’s a kid writing the letter, and even if it weren’t a kid, it wouldn’t be that big of a deal. </p>
<p>No worries.</p>
<p>Honestly, they won’t care. They know (and would expect) that you would be applying to other colleges anyway.</p>
<p>lol…but i can just imagine the laughter it will stir up in the adcom office…lol </p>
<p>no worries, everyone has explained it well</p>
<p>Particulary since it was your friend’s mistake, don’t worry. I once sent a book proposal to a publisher with the name of the press that had previously rejected the manuscript still in a paragraph late in the cover letter. :o The book was accepted, and they told me how they all got a good laugh out of it.</p>
<p>Is it bad that I really enjoy that this is a “problem” that turns out not to be a problem at all? It’s kind of refreshing.</p>
<p>I don’t know if that made sense.</p>
<p>lol when i read the title of your thread i immediately thought “OHHH DUDE” bc i thought you wrote dartmouth</p>
<p>but its ok if your friend did though.</p>
<p>when I see this thread, it makes me want to go an check if I wrote any of the wrong names in any of my essays.</p>
<p>Haha ungst I did that very same thing! I was like frantically clicking through Common App making sure I edited it correctly between each submission.</p>
<p>Luckily, I did.</p>
<p>Haha, I never look back on my submitted apps…</p>
<p>Seriously? I spent like an hour reading through all my submitted applications and being angry at myself for making so many silly mistakes. I mean they weren’t even mistakes, but you know, those things that you get mad about after you send them in.</p>
<p>And then I kind of gave up and ate ice cream, or something. Because really…it doesn’t matter anymore.</p>
<p>actually after i realized i made some trivial mistakes on my app, i sent in a new version of my app. on the cover letter i mentioned why i was sending in a new version, and then of course i talked a little about how great princeton was. …it probably didnt help my app, though i just sent it in for peace of mind</p>
<p>j07: Yeah, I also spent so much time re-reading my apps before submitting them that I don’t wanna look back at them after submitting. You know, it’s actually 'cause I’m scared I’m gonna find some stupid mistakes 
Eeewww, so, just let it GO.</p>
<p>guppy: wow, you did send another version? That’s the first time I’ve ever heard of anything like that. Did they say anything?</p>
<p>no, they didnt say anything…</p>