As I’ve written before, I think it should be a crime.
I’m talking about colleges mistakenly sending offers of admission to the wrong students, and then revoking these offers when they realize their mistake.
Unfortunately, it seems to happen at least once a year. The latest culprit is Vassar College. Vassar’s mistake appears worse than most: it mistakenly sent binding acceptances to many of its early decision applicants.
For the students affected, this is a tough pill to swallow. (To learn how some are coping, check out the full story on the New York Times.) As for the rest of us, we can take away a couple of important lessons:
- Colleges (even very selective schools like Vassar) are staffed by regular people who are far from perfect. As such, you shouldn’t let admissions rejections get you too down.
- It’s safest to wait a day before sharing news of an acceptance with anyone outside of your immediate family.
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