Did I mess up Forum

[mikel5400]

I recently called University of Maryland Law school. I was speaking with the Dean of Admissions who had answered the phone. She knew my name and my info. I called her by her first name by mistake, and she corrected me and told her to call Dean or Dean _____, rather than by her first name. This was an honest mistake. Did I harm myself or ruin chances I get admitted?

[Bildungsroman]

I recently called University of Maryland Law school. I was speaking with the Dean of Admissions who had answered the phone. She knew my name and my info. I called her by her first name by mistake, and she corrected me and told her to call Dean or Dean _____, rather than by her first name. This was an honest mistake. Did I harm myself or ruin chances I get admitted?

Nah. It's just a simple faux pas, and one that plenty of people make. Just be more careful in the future.

[Teoeo]

Chill out. They aren't going to reject you because of something silly like this.

[mrtoren]

I recently called University of Maryland Law school. I was speaking with the Dean of Admissions who had answered the phone. She knew my name and my info. I called her by her first name by mistake, and she corrected me and told her to call Dean or Dean _____, rather than by her first name. This was an honest mistake. Did I harm myself or ruin chances I get admitted?

Seriously? This is why I hate administrators. You give them a title and they go off on a delusional power trip..

In the future though, it is common courtesy to refer to someone you don't know very well as Mr. or Ms. (Last Name).

[duckmoney]

Last year I was interviewing for a scholarship at a school where the dean has a gender-ambiguous first name and addressed her as "Mr. So-and-so" in an email.

I got the scholarship. You're fine.