Mistake in OCI Application in Upper Year Course Selection Doc

[LawIsFine]

I consider myself to be a fairly competitive applicant but I made a really stupid mistake in the upper year course selection document, I essentially included duplicate courses so I had the same course listed in different semesters. Just wondering if this will be a fatal error on my part for the application cycle?

[QMT20]

14 minutes ago, LawIsFine said:

I consider myself to be a fairly competitive applicant but I made a really stupid mistake in the upper year course selection document, I essentially included duplicate courses so I had the same course listed in different semesters. Just wondering if this will be a fatal error on my part for the application cycle?

I think you'll be fine. The people reviewing your application will just look at your upper year course selection to see what you're interested in. 

A much dumber mistake I made was submitting "Structuring Business Transactions" in my upper year course selection list to Lenczner. Made for an awkward moment during OCIs but that was about it. 

[Rashabon]

14 hours ago, LawIsFine said:

I consider myself to be a fairly competitive applicant but I made a really stupid mistake in the upper year course selection document, I essentially included duplicate courses so I had the same course listed in different semesters. Just wondering if this will be a fatal error on my part for the application cycle?

Just read this thread.

 

[ZukoJD]

14 hours ago, LawIsFine said:

I consider myself to be a fairly competitive applicant but I made a really stupid mistake in the upper year course selection document, I essentially included duplicate courses so I had the same course listed in different semesters. Just wondering if this will be a fatal error on my part for the application cycle?

They might just assume you anticipate enjoying the course so much that you want to take it back to back! 

Just kidding. I think the general consensus here is that this is not that big of a deal. 

[LawIsFine]

15 hours ago, QMT20 said:

I think you'll be fine. The people reviewing your application will just look at your upper year course selection to see what you're interested in. 

A much dumber mistake I made was submitting "Structuring Business Transactions" in my upper year course selection list to Lenczner. Made for an awkward moment during OCIs but that was about it. 

I did read this thread! I decided to make my own since the error in that one was so minor, I thought that having duplicate courses in the anticipated course list was a more significant mistake on my part. 

[easttowest]

Unless the reviewer knows something about your school’s course list they may well think it’s a two-part course. I can’t see this mattering. 

As an aside, it seems odd that a business-focused course would create an awkward moment with a litigation firm with many business clients. Lots of litigation comes out of transactions that go sideways! 

[Jeepers97]

Your fine - I have made multiple mistakes on my resume. Most of the time recruiters are going through 100s of resumes. Also think about how arbitrary it would be if a recruiter states “I’m not giving X a job because of this small mistake on their resume”. However, you live and learn - make sure you go over it next time.