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The University of Kentucky extends apologies to nearly half a million high school seniors after mistakenly emailing them acceptance letters.

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...

The University of Kentucky accidentally sent 500,000 acceptances to a program that usually only accepts 35 students INSIDER 2 hrs ago esnodgrass@businessinsider.com (Erin Snodgrass) © Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images General view of the Main Building on the campus of the University of Kentucky seen before the game against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Commonwealth Stadium on September 3, 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images The University of Kentucky accidentally sent 500,000 acceptance emails for a selective program. A university sp...

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 Hide Transcript Show Transcript the beginning of my 10th grade year, I started doing the Roman General State Community College, just taking up a couple classes to get college a part of my belt. And when I realized that I could obtain some short transfer tickets, sacrificed the summer of 2019 in the Final 2019 to take upon my college courses. And they're in a short time to 50 a...

Blanton added, "only a handful of those on the prospect list had been admitted to UK. The vast majority had not, nor had the vast majority of these students expressed an interest in the program". Students who spoke to Lex 18 confirmed that many of them hadn't ever applied to UK, and in one case, had never even heard of the university. "I had to google it just to make sure it was a real college because, like, I've heard of them. But I'm not so sure," Erin Esping, a senior from Georgia told the publication. The email sent out to 500,000 students by accident (@CharlesAristeg1 via Twitter)