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Greater than 4,000 present and former legislation faculty candidates obtained the thrilling information that they’d been accepted to Northeastern University’s law school final week. There was only one downside: The acceptance letters had been despatched by mistake, in line with the college.
The college despatched the “inaccurate electronic mail” on Monday to a complete of 205 present candidates resulting from a “technical error,” in line with a press release from Northeastern College shared with CNN.
The college stated 3,930 candidates from final 12 months additionally obtained the mistaken electronic mail.
“Admissions selections won’t be finalized till later within the tutorial 12 months,” the assertion stated.
The legislation faculty “shortly despatched a clarifying electronic mail explaining the error,” in line with the assertion. “Particular person outreach can also be happening to candidates with issues.”
“The College of Regulation deeply regrets this unintended mistake and is taking steps to make sure that it won’t occur sooner or later.”
The legislation faculty at Northeastern College, situated in Boston, enrolled 234 college students for the 2022 faculty 12 months, according to its website. A complete of three,877 college students utilized for admission.
