<p>I've heard enough people describe their initial reaction to an acceptance as complete shock -- and that it must surely have been a mistake. My question is: does a mistake like that ever occur?? Any anecdotes of this happening to kids? Like a deferral/rejection sent when an admittance was intended. It seems that given the volume of applications, it has to happen to SOME people, but I'm not entirely sure.</p>
<p>I believe it happened at Princeton when they accidentally sent out acceptances to everybody a few years ago.</p>
<p>Cornell had that problem some time ago.</p>
<p>Nothing to really worry about. I'd sue if there's a mistake.</p>
<p>wow, I'd never heard that about Princeton.</p>
<p>I would cry if I got in and they were like, "wait, just kidding."</p>
<p>I wonder how they took care of that situation?</p>
<p>I think the Princeton thing was supposed to be a joke.</p>
<p>Princeton accidentally sent acceptance letters to several supposedly rejected applicants. This story has been told several times on CC. I think Pton ended up admitting both rejected applicants to whom they sent acceptance letters and accepted applicants to whom they sent rejection letters (Sb please confirm this info!) And no, Pton didn't accidentally send acceptance letters to EVERYBODY. It happened to only a few.</p>
<p>okay, that makes more sense.</p>
<p>text of full story?</p>
<p>I think last year RPI sent out emails notifying of scholarship awards - in error. They made good on these, but with some restrictions.</p>
<p>Last year UNC sent out acceptance emails to a bunch of people by mistake in like, January or February. They promptly sent out another email saying never mind, though.</p>