<p>At the very end I accidentally put Northwestern unconsciously as I was just researching it previously and I was dozing off typing the email. I hit send and now I'm screwed. How do I respond/apologize? How badly will this affect my chances at Rice. </p>
<p>Why am I so careless >;/</p>
<p>I sincerely apologize for the typo I have made at the end of this e-mail. Truthfully, I was researching some Universities and I unconsciously put down Northwestern University. I was careless by not checking the e-mail before sending it. I am very much interested in Rice University and am applying. I hope my aloofness will not give a bad vibe as to who I am. Once again, I am truly sorry.</p>
<p>Regards,
-My name-</p>
<p>This is what Im thinking of sending… thoughts? I feel really bad about this.</p>
<p>It looks great. However, I would remove the 2nd to last sentence, as it can be awkward steering the conversation to what the person reading your email thinks of you.</p>
<p>Edit: it probably won’t make much of a difference, if any. They probably receive so many emails that they won’t remember who you are by the time your application pops up.</p>
<p>Thanks!
10char</p>
<p>No, no, no. Don’t send another email!</p>
<p>They will probably have received hundreds of emails in between your original one and this follow-up. Just let it be. It’s entirely possible they won’t even notice, and even more likely that they won’t care.</p>
<p>I already sent it… :< There was a difference of 15 minutes so I hope they didn’t receive too much!</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice though, probably the best thing to do…</p>
<p>Its entirely possible the person who receives your followup email won’t have been the person who got your first one.</p>
<p>Make sure you proofread everything you send! Hope things work out</p>