University of California-San Diego Invites Rejects

Picture this for a moment: you get a letter in the snail mail (or by the slightly faster e-mail method) from the University of California- San Diego stating that you've been accepted. You jump, cheer, even throw a party. However, that party is cut short when you learn that they fucked up. Which in English means that you've been rejected.

Now picture this scenario times 29,000.

Yes, that's what happened.

UC San Diego mistakenly sent out 29,000 letters of congratulations, instead of sending to the 17,000 that actually made the cut. Understandably, those 29,000 are quite pissed at the gaffe, and if it were up to me, those 29,000 would get free admission for an entire academic year- be it at UCSD, or at some other university or college. Of course, I'm thinking that other universities are jumping at the chance to grab any one of those kids and sweetening the deals, up to full scholarships. No matter what, those prospective students deserve something for their troubles. They don't need any more heartache. Not after what they've been through.

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