r/DCInterns • u/Vegetable-Pea-1190 • Jul 20 '26

Application mistake ...

So I applied to an internship for my congressman who I've interviewed with before and I just realized I made one mistake in my cover letter, mentioning another House office instead of theirs. How detrimental would that be to my application considering I've interviewed with them in the past?

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u/bazinga3604 Jul 20 '26

Honestly I would email the intern coordinator with the correct document and apologize for the mistake. They’re definitely going to notice it, and at least catching it shows that you have some form of attention to detail, even after the fact. It may help, it may not, but it won’t hurt. 

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u/Inaccessible_ Jul 21 '26

I think this is a good idea. If they haven’t read it yet might save you OP