<p>... not really. But unfortunately, my teacher accidently wrote this in my recommendation (instead of writing a generic letter for all schools). The recommendation was already submitted online through Common App before I discovered the issue; I have no way of knowing whether Dartmouth downloaded the recommendation yet.</p>
<p>Lay it on me: will this significantly hurt my chances, since Dartmouth doesn't have an undergrad business school? Aside from the one sentence, "He plans to major in management science," the rest of the letter is very strong. And in my pre-application and in the common application, I clearly indicate an interest in studying economics or physics.</p>
<p>I think it may hurt your chances, but I guess it shouldn’t be too big of a deal aside from the fact that it may come off as your teacher not being all that close with you. Dartmouth doesn’t want you to declare a major until sophomore year anyway.</p>
<p>sneamia, I think supplydemand’s main problem is that Dartmouth doesn’t have a management science major, and therefore, based on the recommendation alone, the adcoms might think that he would not fit well in Dartmouth.</p>
<p>Anyway, I don’t think it’s a huge deal. Management science is related to economics and physics. It might just mean that your teacher doesn’t know Dartmouth well enough, whereas you do and so you chose economics and physics as the next best alternative to MS. Also, a student’s interests swing wildly from one end to another. The adcoms might just think that management science was one of your past interests, and that your teacher isn’t aware of your ‘latest’ interests (economics and physics).</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses. My concerns have been allayed. </p>
<p>My initial concerns were that adcoms would assume that my interests remain in a pre-professional major like MS, and thus, that I would not fit in at a “liberal arts” leaning school like Dartmouth. While business or management may be a future profession that I am considering, I know that my interests change over time. This is why I feel like a liberal arts education is the best education I can get.</p>
<p>I agree, sneamia, that the error may reflect a distant relationship between myself and my teacher. I think it all boils down to poor communication. I did not discuss my potential future major enough with my teacher, and my teacher wrote the letter without realizing that Dartmouth is a liberal arts school and does not offer MS. Other than writing my incorrect major, I hope the rest of the letter speaks for itself and shows that my teacher does indeed know me well as a person. My teacher just doesn’t really know what my college plans areand this is probably my fault.</p>