{"id":36025,"date":"2022-10-05T21:03:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T21:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/northeastern-university-law-school-sends-acceptance-letters-by-mistake\/"},"modified":"2022-10-05T21:03:06","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T21:03:06","slug":"northeastern-university-law-school-sends-acceptance-letters-by-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/northeastern-university-law-school-sends-acceptance-letters-by-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"Northeastern University law school sends acceptance letters by mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el\" aria-label=\"Video - SAT to go digital, online-only and shorter as colleges ditch standardized tests\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Thousands of applicants to the Northeastern University School of Law found out their college admission letters were\u00a0not true after the university said they were\u00a0mistakenly sent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The school located in Boston said in a statement to USA TODAY a &#8220;technical error&#8221; resulted in 205\u00a0law school\u00a0applicants\u00a0receiving an email notifying them they were accepted into the program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The law school sent clarifying emails explaining the letter, with the university adding it is\u00a0conducting individual outreach &#8220;to applicants with concerns.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Law school applicants for the upcoming year weren&#8217;t the only ones that got the email; the university said the acceptance letter was also sent to 3,930 applicants who applied to Northeastern last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/10\/05\/USAT\/d7d3d1ab-51d5-4f36-a8e9-5ef239fb3b05-GTY_1423732862.jpg?width=660&amp;height=440&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/10\/05\/USAT\/d7d3d1ab-51d5-4f36-a8e9-5ef239fb3b05-GTY_1423732862.jpg?width=1320&amp;height=880&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A student walks through Krentzman Quadrangle on Northeastern University Campus on September 14, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts.\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Columbia University:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/story\/news\/education\/2022\/09\/12\/columbia-university-incorrect-data-us-news-college-rankings\/10358383002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">New York City university admits to reporting inaccurate data for US News college rankings<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Is that student loan phone call a scam?<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/story\/money\/2022\/10\/05\/avoid-student-loan-scams-debt-relief\/8175226001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">How to avoid scammers and get debt relief safely<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;While many of those applicants have already matriculated at Northeastern or another law school, they also received the clarification email,&#8221; the university said in a statement.\u00a0&#8220;The School of Law deeply regrets this unintended mistake and is taking steps to ensure that it will not happen in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Northeastern said admission decisions won&#8217;t be finalized until later in the academic year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">There have been numerous instances of college and universities sending admission letters by mistake. In April 2021, the University of Kentucky said it\u00a0mistakenly sent acceptance letters to 500,000 high school seniors for a program that typically accepts 35-40 students, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/changing-america\/enrichment\/education\/548042-university-of-kentucky-accidentally-sends-out-500000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">The Hill reported<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>Follow Jordan Mendoza on Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jordan_mendoza5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">@jordan_mendoza5<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>What&#8217;s everyone talking about?:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/profile.usatoday.com\/newsletters\/everyones-talking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Sign up for our trending newsletter to get the latest news of the day<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiggFodHRwczovL3d3dy51c2F0b2RheS5jb20vc3RvcnkvbmV3cy9lZHVjYXRpb24vMjAyMi8xMC8wNS9ub3J0aGVhc3Rlcm4tdW5pdmVyc2l0eS1sYXctc2Nob29sLWFjY2VwdGFuY2UtbGV0dGVycy1taXN0YWtlLzgxODkyNzEwMDEv0gEA?oc=5\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of applicants to the Northeastern University School of Law found out their college admission letters were\u00a0not true after the university said they were\u00a0mistakenly sent.\u00a0 The school located in Boston said in a statement to USA TODAY a &#8220;technical error&#8221; resulted in 205\u00a0law school\u00a0applicants\u00a0receiving an email notifying them they were accepted into the program. 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