When I was in school, I’d open my old essays and copy the title page over to a new file. Then I’d edit the info. I never made the mistake of forgetting to edit a piece of info but it is certainly possible. It’s plausible.
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Highly unlikely that the president of a prestigious institution that writes letters likely every day has that same flow.
I appreciate you steelmanning the argument, and its certainly POSSIBLE, but very very highly unlikely