The Application Process

Dear All,

I'm a predicament and need input from you seasoned veterans.

In the optional portion of the Booth app where one normally explains extenuating circumstances, I copied and pasted an explanation from my HBS application that included a reason why there was a single failing grade, and also an explanation on why I picked a certain recommender. I guess I didn't save it correctly when I corrected the school name, and didn't think twice of it until I checked my proof yesterday. I was shocked to find that the school name wasn't changed, and that the 2nd part of the explanation on the failing grade was missing. Suffice to say, I'm pretty disappointed as Booth is my dream school and I spent a lot of time really making the application personal.

I'd like to kindly ask you admissions experts on what the right course of action is? On the one hand, the committee might not notice the mistake, but I'm usually one to be genuine and forthright about mistakes, and that's also how I'm leaning towards proceeding. I'm thinking of writing an email explaining the stupid blunder and clarifying my grade. What do you think? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Thanks Bhavik, but what about the failing grade? I am pretty sure they'd notice the mistake anyway, but I really wanted to make sure that I explained my one failing course was retaken and I ended up getting an "A."

Would I really make the problem worse by acknowledging my mistake?

Thank you Bhavik.