The College of Veterinary Medicine sent acceptance emails to the wrong group of applicants on Monday morning.
“We issued our admissions decisions to the hundreds of aspiring veterinarians who applied for admission to the College of Veterinary Medicine,” said Robin Kaler, spokesperson for the University, in a statement. “We intended to let 44 applicants know they had been assigned to our waitlist, but an administrative error resulted in them receiving an acceptance offer instead.”
According to Kaler, a correction email was sent within 10 minutes of the initial email, informing students of the error.
“We deeply regret the confusion,” Kaler said. “We know applying to professional schools is a stressful process, and we know how disappointing it would be to receive an offer and then a correction. We are reaching out to each of the affected applicants to apologize directly to them.”
According to the College of Veterinary Medicine, approximately 150 students are accepted each year to the University’s program. On average, the national acceptance rate for veterinary school is 10-15%.
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