WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Carnegie Mellon University accidentally emailed acceptance letters to about 800 applicants for its master's degree program in computer science.
However, the university later followed up the accidental good news with heart wrenching truth that their acceptance had been a technical glitch and they actually were rejects. The Pittsburgh-based institution also apologized for its error.
Carnegie Mellon University's master's degree program in computer science is ranked No. 1 in the country along with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and University of California-Berkeley by U.S. News & World Report.
'We understand the disappointment created by this mistake, and deeply apologize to the applicants for this miscommunication,' school spokesman Ken Walters said, according to NYPost. 'We are currently reviewing our notification process to help ensure this does not happen in the future.'
The news was first reported by gossip blog Gawker, which got hold of the two emails that the reputed institution mailed.
The first email read-- 'Congratulations on your acceptance into the Master of Science program in Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon. You are one of the select few, less than 9% of the more than 1200 applicants, that we are inviting. We're convinced this is the right place for you. Welcome to Carnegie Mellon!'
However, it took the university seven hours to recognize its error and send an another mail with subject-- 'CORRECTION OF PRIOR EMAIL / REVOCATION OF OFFER OF ADMISSION TO MS IN CS PROGRAM'
It read, 'Earlier this morning, we mistakenly sent you an offer of admission to Carnegie Mellon's MS in CS program. This was an error on our part. While we certainly appreciate your interest in our program, we regret that we are unable to offer you admission this year.'
'Again, we are sorry for our miscommunication earlier today and we apologize for any confusion or inconvenience this has caused.'
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