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idziak4ever1234

(1,257 posts) Tue Apr 13, 2021, 09:12 PM Apr 2021

University of Kentucky mistakenly sends 500,000 acceptances

The University of Kentucky mistakenly sent acceptance emails to 500,000 high school seniors for a program that usually accepts about three dozen students a year.

The school followed up with another email less than 24 hours later and apologized for its mistake, citing a “technical issue,” WLEX-TV reported.

https://apnews.com/article/science-kentucky-5953f92673185b7f7baed3937d876d16

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University of Kentucky mistakenly sends 500,000 acceptances (Original Post) idziak4ever1234 Apr 2021 OP

oh my gawd.... samnsara Apr 2021 #1

Think about it. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2021 #2

Uh, oh. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2021 #3

that's a terrible mistake Alice Kramden Apr 2021 #4

Wow Demovictory9 Apr 2021 #5

samnsara

(18,300 posts)

1. oh my gawd....

Reply to idziak4ever1234 (Original post)

Tue Apr 13, 2021, 09:18 PM

Apr 2021

OAITW r.2.0

(28,667 posts)

2. Think about it.

Reply to idziak4ever1234 (Original post)

Tue Apr 13, 2021, 09:20 PM

Apr 2021

Does UK have a computer science degree? On a cursory basis, don't think so. Cuz they have problems with data processing.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,845 posts)

3. Uh, oh.

Reply to idziak4ever1234 (Original post)

Tue Apr 13, 2021, 09:42 PM

Apr 2021

As the mother of sons who applied to various summer programs all over the country, my heart goes out to all.

And at least that never happened to them. If they were accepted by a program, it was a valid acceptance. Whew.

Alice Kramden

(2,432 posts)

4. that's a terrible mistake

Reply to idziak4ever1234 (Original post)

Tue Apr 13, 2021, 09:48 PM

Apr 2021

I hope the recipients of the mistaken "acceptance" are all OK - I wish them peace

Demovictory9

(33,968 posts)

5. Wow

Reply to idziak4ever1234 (Original post)

Tue Apr 13, 2021, 10:03 PM

Apr 2021

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