Northeastern University School of Law is guilty of making a gigantic mistake,
The Massachusetts law school "erroneously" sent out thousands of acceptance letters to former, and CURRENT applicants.
The school is blaming a "technical error" for the glitch per WLWT, saying that the emails were sent to more than 200 people who applied for admission starting next fall, as well as to nearly 4,000 former applicants, some of whom were already enrolled.
Lakisha Papoutsakis, a single mother from Northborough, Massachusetts, who received an acceptance email, said that she has dreamed of going to law school since she was a child. She shared the good news with her friends, family, and loved ones before noticing the follow-up email.
She said, "I was like, 'Oh my God this is so amazing,' and then it was like, 'Oh no, sorry, April Fool's Day.'"
The school said in a statement, "The School of Law quickly sent a clarifying email explaining the error. Individual outreach is also taking place to applicants with concerns.
"The School of Law deeply regrets this unintended mistake and is taking steps to ensure that it will not happen in the future."
This fall's law school class has 234 members out of 3,877 applicants, according to Northeastern's website.
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