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UCSD sends "welcome email" to 29,000 rejected freshman applicants...

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Lots of kids just got "pwnd".

UC San Diego -- a school for the smart ones, supposedly -- mistakenly congratulated nearly 29,000 applicants on their acceptance, according to university officials.

Earlier this month, about 17,000 student were offered admission for the fall, leaving nearly 29,000 hopefuls out in the cold.

But on Tuesday, the school's communications office said an e-mail was sent Monday afternoon to all 46,377 students who applied for admission -- including the 29,000 rejects -- welcoming them to the campus.

A half-hour later, school officials said, they realized their mistake. Almost two hours after the first note went out, a second e-mail was sent, apologizing to 28,889 freshmen applicants for the mistake.

"No member of this department is more acutely aware of the emotional roller-coaster that this could cause for our applicants," Assistant Vice Chancellor Mae W. Brown said.
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An anonymous parent told the Los Angeles Times it was a "colossal screw-up."

Similar incidents have happened at other schools -- including Cornell in the recent past, the paper reported, but the UCSD incident was the biggest "screw-up."
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Originally posted by: Imp
Anyone taking bets on how long before the first class-action lawsuit springs up?
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Eh, that'd just make them look foolish and petty. So, figure sometime this week? 😛
 
Originally posted by: sdifox
You think they did it by mistake? They were hoping the rejects were dumb enough to send tuition.
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Dont stand too close to the microwave when you have that thing on....
 
Not as bad as my school. Last year they accepted folks then two months later had to deny 2k of them after some budget cuts. The days after that had some very angry phone calls...
 
Originally posted by: DrawninwarD
Originally posted by: markgm
Originally posted by: sdifox
You think they did it by mistake? They were hoping the rejects were dumb enough to send tuition.
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Exactly. Their so dum.
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I believe it's 'there'.
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Sorry I didn't have time to proofread my post, I was excited about my acceptance letter.
 
Originally posted by: Alyx
Not as bad as my school. Last year they accepted folks then two months later had to deny 2k of them after some budget cuts. The days after that had some very angry phone calls...
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At least that's not specifically someone's "fault," per se. Doesn't make it suck any less, but it's out of the university's control at that point, I'd imagine.
 
Originally posted by: Imp
Anyone taking bets on how long before the first class-action lawsuit springs up?
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I'd be greatly surprised if less than 50 disgruntled parents have contacted lawyers already. They're going to attempt to sue their kids into the school with free tuition on the grounds of emotional distress.
 
This is one reason why I think universities should just stick with the standard acceptance letter in the mail. I'm expecting next year's admissions notices to be sent via Facebook.
 
Originally posted by: nerp
This is one reason why I think universities should just stick with the standard acceptance letter in the mail. I'm expecting next year's admissions notices to be sent via Twitter.
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Fixed.
 
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