<p>For the unfortunate 11 , be optimistic. Maybe The University will rectify the situation by offering a conditional acceptance. They could admit the student in exchange for dropping the issue?
They made a mistake , and errors do occur. They may try to contain the embarrassment to the University by trying to squelch the negativity on CC. With only 11 affected , the University has an opportunity to make amends.</p>
<p>In 2009 , UC San Diego sent out 28,000 acceptances in error!
[UC</a> San Diego sends wrong e-mail to rejected students | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times](<a href=“Archive blogs”>Archive blogs)</p>
If u currently don’t have an invitation to the admitted student day on Blue Hen, UR NOT accepted</p>
<p>2) If you saw the link and got the admitted message and it disappeared, UR totally out of luck</p>
<p>3) If you saw the link and got the admitted message and it disappeared, you’re totally out of luck BUT may no know it if you aren’t on College Confidential. Hopefully U havent responded “no I am pursing my college plans elsewhere” on any of those nagging emails from other schools.</p>
<p>4) If you responded to the invite for admission days and its gone, u also didn’t get in and someone from Delwaware is gonna place an akward call saying as much 2-U personally (that sounds like fun!)</p>
<p>5) If they do the right thing and extend invites to these 11 kids they’re image won’t take a hit, but the kids will know they were part of the GLITCH Eleven</p>
<p>Iamani, I wouldn’t tell your daughter the details if U don’t have 2. Can U just talk to them and see what they have to say? U could always grab the small envelope when it arrives?</p>
<p>Everyone,
I am not trying to sound angry or bitter: I have read the other two blogs (OOS and Decisions Up) and it doesn’t look like there’s really any sound rhyme or reason to the way UD handles release of information thru the portal. It’s like: some people might see this and some people might see that. And maybe the only consistency is for the Honors or Top students. My son, like many it seems, did temporarily see that DD link. The only reason we did not sign up is because I work fulltime and would have had to square things at work first. I feel like they should send a more specific email to EVERYONE who MAY HAVE seen the link - not just those who were able to sign up immediately.
I, like other moms, feel awful about having to relay this information and disappointment to my son. Almost makes me want to tell him to forget about UD all together and focus on the other two!
It’s a nice day out there - I’m going for a bike ride! Anyone want to join me? :)</p>
<p>bluemomo: The students certainly didn’t do anything wrong, but from this public statement you wouldn’t know it. Students are encouraged to use My Blue Hen and what student who has been waiting this long for an answer wouldn’t respond to a new invite that UD POSTED on the student’s personal page!!!??? It isn’t as if there was a page entitled “Admitted Students” and they hacked in and gained access to an area they didn’t belong. THEY RESPONDED TO A POSTED INVITE. The tone above implies the students were somehow responsible for accessing a restricted area. </p>
<p>If UD does not want students to access these areas before they get their letters, they either need to do a better job posting invites, delay the invites until all letters are received, or post the decisions online at the same time they open the ‘portal’. It would also help to have staff available in the event something does go wrong!!</p>
<p>I was encouraged by the email, but am discouraged by this public statement which implies these 11 are somehow at fault for UD’s mistake.</p>
<p>I think your right, I should email U delaware back and ask to speak to them myself and then determine how to handle the issue with my son? If they offer him admission, I’ll hide the letter, if they don’t, I’m afraid like Udel just posted that they might say they’re sorry but somehow make him feel stupid for thinking a Link they posted saying Congratulations on tour admission ________________ was actually, well, an offer of admission; and that he some how jumped the gun with his enthusiasm. </p>
<p>I emailed that lady from last night, like Doris, I guess that kid didn’t respond to the invite but they printed out the letter, so they didn’t get the email this morning. Boy are they still ****sed. On the upside, Penn State and San Diego can take a back seat in the admissions glitch hall of fame for a bit!</p>
<p>“I take full responsibility for the error,” said Brown, who was in the office Monday until midnight preparing an apology and answering e-mails and phone calls from disappointed students and their parents. “We accessed the wrong database. " UC San Diego</p>
<p>“Before they received their letters from us, eleven students who had been waitlisted or denied admission used that portal to sign up for an admitted student program” UD</p>
<p>See the difference? UC took responsibility, UD shifted responsibility. </p>
<p>The proper response? UD mistakenly posted invitations on some students’ pages who should not have received an invitation at this time. We take FULL responsibility for this error.</p>
<p>Note in the post above, the only thing they take responsibility for is informing the public (calming the bad press). Their error is simply shifted to the students and the technological fix and the emotional aftermath is taken ‘seriously’.</p>
<p>I just logged onto my blue hen portal and it showed this…</p>
<p>Hello Jordan!</p>
<p>Join our Exclusive Facebook Group for Admits!
We’ve created a Facebook group just for you and other new admits to UD. Log in here to meet other admitted students to UD and start the conversation now. Ask questions of one another, share ideas, and get excited about your future together!</p>
<p>Also on my checklist it says I need to pay my deposit and do housing and all that type of stuff. And in the bottom right it says:</p>
<p>imanicollegehelp- At least UC and PSU took responsibility for the error and didn’t blame the kids. This weekend just keeps getting worse, and it started out so well!</p>
<p>My child was accepted, so this is not coming from anger or bitterness. This is coming from a parent who empathizes with how a student or even parent must feel in this situation. Choosing which college to attend is one of the most important decisions a child makes, both emotionally and financially. </p>
<p>UD is at the top of our list, but I am watching very closely how they handle this situation because I think it’s a good indicator of how they handle issues that arrise at the University in general. </p>
<p>I’m not a techie, but it would seem pretty plausible for the university to figure out how many and which students saw the DD link and visited the page congratulating them on their admission. To only address those 11 who actually signed up for the event completely ignores a population of kids and parents who thought they too were admitted. They have the same anxiety and disappointment as the 11 in my opinion and deserve the same attention. Who signed up for DD day is irrelevant. Being notified officially or unofficially you were accepted then learning later you were not is the issue.</p>
<p>That’s my two cents and like I said I have nothing to gain or lose. I could and maybe should have just said nothing and be happy my child wasn’t affected, but my heart goes out to the students who are in essence being ignored and filled with incredible disappointment. At the very least they deserve an apology I would think.</p>
<p>And if no one has done so, thank CC for having a forum where not only this issue was immediately brought to light but giving your members a place to express their opinion.</p>
<p>The most disappointing news of my life… I can’t even imagine how the phone conversation is going to go. I just hope they make the right decision…</p>
<p>Heroes are not made, they are revealed, so are cowards. I am more concerned by the response to the mistake than the mistake itself. Implying that these kids were in any way responsible for this mess is inexcusable.</p>
<p>Does this mean that every child that had congradulations you have been accepted, was not really accpeted? Or is Delaware saying it was only 11 students, that were affected? My sons page said congradulations he never registered for accepted students, he just saw the page. Then later on that evening everything was gone. I am totoally confused.</p>
<p>The 11 are the ones who registered for Decision Days. There are countless others who saw the invitation and personalized “acceptance” banner but did not register. It would seem likely that if the invitation has disappeared, they were not accepted either.</p>
<p>@12thgrademom-You are an example of the student/parent in my opinion the University has not addressed. Right now letters are being sent out and you will need to wait for the official notification via mail from the University. </p>
<p>I agree with bluemomo that your child may have been waitlisted or declined. I think they should reach out to individuals in your situation who saw the acceptance page, but it appears that has not been addressed. At least not on this forum.</p>
<p>If everything is gone, you are most likely part of the 11, or there are more than 11. Sorry. I’m guessing your son didn’t get an email from UD today?</p>
<p>The message from Del Admin says “eleven students who had been waitlisted or denied admission used that portal to sign up for an admitted student program in April.” I take this that only 11 rsvp’d to the invitation, so it doesn’t seem like 12thgrademom was one of them. Probably one of the others who saw it but is not tracked by admissions. Sorry 12thgrademom! Everyone else too. Hopefully some of you will have better news than I am expecting…</p>
<p>@UDELNursing-The major is listed on your acceptance letter and on My Blue Hen Home. I don’t know how Honors students are notified because my child did not apply to that program.</p>