Why did UC-Irvine rescind hundreds of admission offers?

It’s every incoming freshman’s worst nightmare: accepting an admissions offer only to find out that the university has taken it back. Hundreds of students planning to attend the University of California-Irvine this fall are facing this reality.

http://college.usatoday.com/2017/07/31/why-did-uc-irvine-rescind-hundreds-of-admissions-offers-heres-what-we-know/

There are already several threads on this.

I guess the mods need to combine them.

Closing thread. Join the discussio on the existing thread:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/2007714-uc-irvine-over-admits-and-so-rescinds-500-offers-of-admission.html#latest