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April fool acceptance letter
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lol, almost like what happened at UCSD yesterday? 
lol, almost like what happened at UCSD yesterday?
what happened at UCSD yesterday?
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That would be cruel!
I couldn't imagine getting accepted, telling my friends and family about it, and then having that embarrassment of having to tell them I really didn't get in.
I couldn't imagine getting accepted, telling my friends and family about it, and then having that embarrassment of having to tell them I really didn't get in.
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oooh that is awful! I would cry if it happened to me!!
lol, it is kind of funny though...and right on time for April Fools!
I actually thought it was an april fool's joke except it was dated and timed yesterday...hahah. I would have scrambled to double check my status if I were an undergrad applicant.
Man, mail merge gone wrong!
Man, mail merge gone wrong!
I thought this happened at another school a few years ago too? Granted, I don't think it was right next to April Fools', but that's got to be painful....
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I know this has happened with UIC at least once, where they have sent out all acceptances/waitlists/denials on April 1st. Apparently they got all these e-mails back saying "Is this an April Fool's joke?"
Also, clinical psychology programs also have an April 1st deadline for admittances, so apparently a lot of people will get e-mails today and its pretty funny timing.
Also, clinical psychology programs also have an April 1st deadline for admittances, so apparently a lot of people will get e-mails today and its pretty funny timing.
you'd think schools would have learned to not send letters on april 1
well they can't help if it arrives on april 1st lol.
What decade are you in? It's pretty much all electronic now.
I don't care what decade it is, that does not mean pharmacy schools aren't using usps to ship out letters. I haven't had a single acceptance via email from ANY schools.
So.... none at all then?
Actually, I was informed of my acceptance via email and a med school friend of mine got his official via email.
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UCSD and UCSF sent out their decisions by snail mail.
Man...weird. I remember as far back as 2001 having to log-in to UCLA and Cal's website to check my admission status. Letters were sent way after as a formality.
Actually now that I think about it, UHH sent my acceptance via overnight express mail, signature required (had to scoot to the PO to pick it up at the counter).
Haha weird, because a couple of my acceptances were through snail mail with no email. The others were both though.
That would suck so badly. I have the inkling that this was intended, you don't just email everyone and say that it was mistaken...
You'd be surprised how easy it is to screw up a mail merge on excel, especially if you put in the wrong cell #'s or sort incorrectly. I used to do them all the time and I had at least two mistakes back at UCLA regarding enrollment and wait lists.
I don't think admissions did this on purpose, do you know much extra work/incoming phone calls they brought on themselves? I wanted minimal work...haha.
wow confetti! How are you a 10+ year member?! I just saw that!!
Notice the join date.
yeah i dunno what's going on, haha...we're talking about it in the pharm forum
I'm certain that it's an April Fool's joke.
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