MIT accidentally sent out welcome emails to some Deferred kids

[Anonymous]

How crushing. Jeezus, MIT. Get it together, FFS.

[Anonymous]

Poor kids.

And what hypocrisy. . . MIT holds 17-year-old kids to such high standards that mistakes are fatal to an application. But adult admission officers make mistakes like this, without regard to these kids’ feelings and without apology.

Really makes you wonder wonder about the competence of whomever is making the admission decisions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Poor kids.

And what hypocrisy. . . MIT holds 17-year-old kids to such high standards that mistakes are fatal to an application. But adult admission officers make mistakes like this, without regard to these kids’ feelings and without apology.

Really makes you wonder wonder about the competence of whomever is making the admission decisions.

+1. U Chicago that's supposed to be the best place in the world ot study economics can't manage their own budget, MIT can't manage their emails.

[Anonymous]

Mistakes happen. People are human. I am guessing that not every single employee is an MIT graduate, if that's what you are implying re the "standards" comment.

[Anonymous]

I previously posted about this, but my kid opened up their Duke ED portal to get confetti and a banner with congrats and a link to an "admitted students kick-off call" only to click on link to the official letter that said she was deferred. Went from elation to confusion to tears. Apparently *everyone* who logged on received the congrats message by mistake (including people who were rejected ED). They sent an apology email afterwards.

[Anonymous]

BYU did the same thing to 9 students. At that point, just let them in! The negative publicity is not worth it.

OP, I'm sorry for your son. I hope he gets in to MIT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I previously posted about this, but my kid opened up their Duke ED portal to get confetti and a banner with congrats and a link to an "admitted students kick-off call" only to click on link to the official letter that said she was deferred. Went from elation to confusion to tears. Apparently *everyone* who logged on received the congrats message by mistake (including people who were rejected ED). They sent an apology email afterwards.

How heartbreaking 💔

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They should honor those acceptances.

Oh for pete's sake. Grow up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mistakes happen. People are human. I am guessing that not every single employee is an MIT graduate, if that's what you are implying re the "standards" comment.

Surely MIT admission officers are MIT grads or at least qualified to be so. How else could they evaluate students?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Schools do this every year and it’s awful. Yes mistakes happen, but on something so important, it feels like there could be a little more care.

Good businesses go the step beyond apologizing to trying to make it right when they make a mistake. Hard to make this right because they can’t just admit kids just because they said they were in. But how about at least refunding the application fee since competent application processing wasn’t provided??

Happened to my child different top 20 school, had a congratulations preview line but rejection email.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I previously posted about this, but my kid opened up their Duke ED portal to get confetti and a banner with congrats and a link to an "admitted students kick-off call" only to click on link to the official letter that said she was deferred. Went from elation to confusion to tears. Apparently *everyone* who logged on received the congrats message by mistake (including people who were rejected ED). They sent an apology email afterwards.

What year, this is horrible!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mistakes happen. People are human. I am guessing that not every single employee is an MIT graduate, if that's what you are implying re the "standards" comment.

Surely MIT admission officers are MIT grads or at least qualified to be so. How else could they evaluate students?

you almost got me...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Poor kids.

And what hypocrisy. . . MIT holds 17-year-old kids to such high standards that mistakes are fatal to an application. But adult admission officers make mistakes like this, without regard to these kids’ feelings and without apology.

Really makes you wonder wonder about the competence of whomever is making the admission decisions.

But the students didn't get anything. It was just an email to parents about admitted student events. I think parents of MIT-ready students should be competent enough to know it was a mistake. If they aren't...that's just willful ignorance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Poor kids.

And what hypocrisy. . . MIT holds 17-year-old kids to such high standards that mistakes are fatal to an application. But adult admission officers make mistakes like this, without regard to these kids’ feelings and without apology.

Really makes you wonder wonder about the competence of whomever is making the admission decisions.

But the students didn't get anything. It was just an email to parents about admitted student events. I think parents of MIT-ready students should be competent enough to know it was a mistake. If they aren't...that's just willful ignorance.

DP there is no excuse for this, having a second or third set of eyes for this process is a no brainer. You check and recheck the intended audience for any mass emails. I do not think it is unreasonable to expect a school that specializes in STEM and costs almost 90K to attend to get it right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Poor kids.

And what hypocrisy. . . MIT holds 17-year-old kids to such high standards that mistakes are fatal to an application. But adult admission officers make mistakes like this, without regard to these kids’ feelings and without apology.

Really makes you wonder wonder about the competence of whomever is making the admission decisions.

But the students didn't get anything. It was just an email to parents about admitted student events. I think parents of MIT-ready students should be competent enough to know it was a mistake. If they aren't...that's just willful ignorance.

DP there is no excuse for this, having a second or third set of eyes for this process is a no brainer. You check and recheck the intended audience for any mass emails. I do not think it is unreasonable to expect a school that specializes in STEM and costs almost 90K to attend to get it right.

Agree; it's embarrassing look for the school. But these kids who were so traumatized by it? Please.