April fool acceptance letter

[webbiest]

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what would you guys do if you received an April fool acceptance letter from your 1st choice school

 

[confettiflyer]

lol, almost like what happened at UCSD yesterday?

 

[alenadoma]

lol, almost like what happened at UCSD yesterday?

what happened at UCSD yesterday?

 

[bluesickle]

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.

 

[confettiflyer]

what happened at UCSD yesterday?

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/mar/31/bn31letter114447/?zIndex=75337

UCSD email erroneously welcomes all who applied
By Karen Kucher (Contact) Union-Tribune Staff Writer

Originally published 11:44 a.m. March 31, 2009, updated 12:25 p.m., March 31, 2009

SAN DIEGO — An e-mail sent out by UCSD this week mistakenly invited everyone who had applied to the La Jolla campus to an orientation – even those whose applications had been rejected.

“We're thrilled that you've been admitted to UC San Diego, and we're showcasing our beautiful campus on Admit Day,” said the e-mail sent around 5 p.m. Monday.

 

[alenadoma]

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/mar/31/bn31letter114447/?zIndex=75337

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!

 

[confettiflyer]

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!

 

[Garfield3d]

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....

--Garfield3d

 

[Illinigirl09]

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.

 

[confettiflyer]

you'd think schools would have learned to not send letters on april 1

 

[thephoenician88]

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.

 

[confettiflyer]

well they can't help if it arrives on april 1st lol.

What decade are you in? It's pretty much all electronic now.

 

[thephoenician88]

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.

 

[Marcus X]

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?

 

[fhx06]

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.

Actually, I was informed of my acceptance via email and a med school friend of mine got his official via email.

 

[rycetrix]

What decade are you in? It's pretty much all electronic now.

UCSD and UCSF sent out their decisions by snail mail.

 

[confettiflyer]

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).

 

[Narrowstairs]

So.... none at all then?

Haha weird, because a couple of my acceptances were through snail mail with no email. The others were both though.

 

[arsenalfc11]

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...

 

[confettiflyer]

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.

 

[alenadoma]

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!!

 

[ericn2k3]

wow confetti! How are you a 10+ year member?! I just saw that!!

Notice the join date.

 

[confettiflyer]

wow confetti! How are you a 10+ year member?! I just saw that!!

yeah i dunno what's going on, haha...we're talking about it in the pharm forum

 

[bluesickle]

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.