Computer Glitch Mistakenly Sends College Acceptance Letters
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Imagine receiving a congratulatory package in the mail saying you were accepted to the college you applied to, only to receive notification a week later that you were supposed to receive a rejection letter.
That’s what happened to 61 applicants to the University of Delaware, and the university is now blaming a computer error. Of those 61, 12 actually went online to register for an orientation, which allowed them to sign in even though they were on the university’s rejection list. It was after administrators noticed that unauthorized students were registering that they went back and noticed the error.
The system actually would have allowed anyone who applied to sign up for registration, though the link was only provided in acceptance letters.
The university has apologized for the mistake, but is not admitting any of the 61 students who received acceptance letters by mistake.
Via New York Times
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