ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University mistakenly sent out an e-mail message welcoming hundreds of students it had previously rejected.
The mistake happened Wednesday when a clerical staff member miscoded a message meant only for students who had applied early and been accepted.
As a result of the error, the e-mail was sent to 1,700 students, including nearly 550 high school seniors that the Ivy League school in upstate Ithaca had rejected in December.
“Greetings from Cornell, your future alma mater!” the message said. “Congratulations on your acceptance into the class of 2007!”
“I was in shock,” Angela Griffin-Jones, dean of undergraduate admissions, told The New York Times. “I’m still in shock.”
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