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Carnegie-Mellon Sends Hundreds of Acceptance Letters By Mistake

Posted by timothy on from the about-that dept.

An anonymous reader writes As reported in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Carnegie-Mellon University mistakenly sent 800 acceptances for its Master of Science in Computer Science program. They're not saying "computer error," but what are the other explanations? High irony all around. The program accepts fewer than nine percent of more than 1,200 applicants, which places the acceptance level at about a hundred, so they're bad at math, too.

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  1. What should they do? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Interesting

    A simple apology doesn't seem like it'd be enough. Is the school rich enough to offer a scholarship for the inconvenience? Like $500 scholarship to be used at any school. I imagine the disappointment would be great, hence the $500 figure I am suggesting.

  2. hmmm... by Charliemopps · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I suspect those that turned down other university offers for this one, only to find out they weren't accepted and no have no-where to go have basis for a lawsuit. And what about those that had scholarships at other schools and lost them? Mistakes like this, and such a critical point in your life, affect the whole of the rest of your life. It could change the entire trajectory of your career.