University admissions departments rely on e-mail to communicate with prospective students, hoping to gain an edge by providing personalized service.
However, two admissions staffers at the University of North Carolina sent the wrong e-mail message to 2700 students who had applied to the university’s undergraduate programs.
The message congratulated each student on their successful admission to the university.
However, the students in this were applicants who were supposed to receive a request for their midyear high school grades.
The admissions department apologized in this statement (PDF).
Thanks to Abe Gruber for the tip!
- http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/01/26/admissions.mistake.ap/index.html
- http://digg.com/offbeat_news/UNC_Congratulates_2_700_Prospective_Freshmen_In_Error
- http://drslounge.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?p=4665465
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