University mistakenly sends 500,000 acceptance emails to high school seniors Share Updated: 11:44 AM EDT Apr 9, 2021 The Associated Press Share Updated: 11:44 AM EDT Apr 9, 2021
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UK mistakenly sends 500,000 acceptances
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) The University of Kentucky mistakenly sent acceptance emails to 500,000 high school seniors for a program that usually accepts about three dozen students a year.
The school followed up with another email less than 24 hours later and apologized for its mistake, citing a “technical issue,” WLEX-TV reported.
“Only a handful of those on the prospect list had been admitted to UK,” UK spokesman Jay Blanton said. “The vast majority had not, nor had the vast majority of these students expressed an interest in the program. Nevertheless, we regret the communication error and have sent correspondence to all those who were contacted, offering our apologies.”
University of Kentucky accidently emails half a million acceptance letters to high school seniors who hadn t applied and to some who had never even heard of the college
Seniors were sent the March 15 acceptance letter to the College of Health Science program in emails that left them scratching their heads
The selective college program that only takes 35 to 40 students a year
University quickly sent a follow up email less than 24 hours later informing them of the mistake
School has a current enrollment of around 31,000 students, according to their website
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