IKR, this is the WORST thing that can happen to ANY applicant, especially from top schools like CMU. I can’t imagine the shock and humiliation the students would have faced. They would have changed their FB status, announced it to their friends, relatives and what not. Some might have even withdrawn applications from other schools in excitement, only to find out the truth hours later.
It’s just sad. I’m sure memory of such incidents will poison the excitement I might get from an acceptance next month, if I do get in.