OT: CU Blunder

And yet again, Cornell has another gaffe.

[www.cnn.com]

Good thing they didn't catch mine in time.

This story even made fark.com !

not a good thing
those poor kids!

Call out the lawyers.

I think that may cost a person their job. Definitely a huge mistake.

Actually that story also made the front page of the Metro Section of today's New York Times.

Look on the bottom right corner.

It was also reported on the Today show this morning, which is when I first heard about it. It was something to the effect of "Cornell University is known for being the Big Red, which seems appropriate now considering the red faces of those responsible for an unfortunate admissions error...."

The last time Cornell got a mention on there was when the dancing K-Mart Joe Boxer guy was interviewed. He's apparently a Cornell alum from the ILR School.

Here's the Times slightly more detailed account.

[www.nytimes.com]

Well, the Ivies certainly dominated ECAC hockey this season but they seemingly can't quite get the admissions thing right.

Imagine being one of those kids?

Wouldn't you think they build in a technical control to stop an "acceptance" email from being sent to an individual who was "flagged" as rejected? Maybe now, that will be done.

I've omitted the names of the innocent, but not the name of the idiot that sent it. Here's a copy of what was sent out to the 550 rejected Early admission applicants:


From: "Cornell University Admissions"
To: ""
Subject: Cornell Updates!
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 08:19:14 -0500

Dear ,

Greetings from Cornell, your future alma mater!

Congratulations on your acceptance into the class of 2007! I am
delighted that you will be joining us as a new freshman in the fall,
and I hope you are enjoying the end of your senior year, knowing that
all of your college decisions are behind you.

In early April, you will be receiving a large packet from Cornell
containing housing, dining, and financing information. If you have
questions about these topics, I would ask that you wait until after
you have received your packet to be in touch. We hope the brochures
we send you will address most of your concerns.

Although we are in the thick of winter here, our students are busy
enjoying some great February events! Former U.S. Attorney General
Janet Reno (Cornell Class of 1960) has been on campus for two weeks
this month as a visiting Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 University
Professor. She has given two open lectures, participated in class
discussions, and even directed the pep band at a Cornell Hockey
game!

Speaking of hockey, Cornell's men's hockey team is currently ranked
#2 nationally! We are the ECAC division leader and are looking
forward to post-season competition. Hockey fever is sweeping the
campus - feel free to check out the athletics Web site
(www.cornellbigred.com) for more information.

Finally, this past weekend many students took part in the 27th
annual Festival of Black Gospel with Karen Clark Sheard of the Clark
Sisters. The three-day event also featured local and regional artists
and choirs who came to the Cornell community to share in the
celebration of Black Gospel music. For more information about this
and other events on campus, please visit our events calendar at:
cuinfo.cornell.edu/Events/Calendar/.

Again, we are proud to have you as a member our freshman class. I
hope you are as excited as we are about your becoming a Cornellian!

All the best to you,

Angela Griffin-Jones
Dean of Undergraduate Admissions

on a side note...after an inappropriate e-mail to ms. Griffin, I was informed that no one was getting fired and no one had jumped off any gorges.

-Disco-Bisquit

I'll keep this relatively short, since your moronic post doesn't warrant much of a response.

Angela is no idiot, and your post is insulting. Think before you post. Have you ever met the woman? No. And you wouldn't know if you passed her in the street.

And here's a news flash: she didn't "send" the emails. Sure, her signature is on them, but that's just akin to every acceptance/rejection letter that goes out to 19,000 applicants being "signed" by an admissions officer.

She's an extremely hard working and important Admissions employee, and has been for a number of years. She was understanably distraught and panicked as a result of this error, and she certainly doesn't need inappropriate emails from jackasses who are simply trying to be a thorn in her side.


Mistakes happen. Especially when computers are involved. Back off.

I don't understand how this could have been "traumatic" for anyone who received the emails. THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN REJECTED! Has anyone ever heard of a school changing its mind and letting someone in after dinging them?

Could the students have been embarrassed? A little bitter? Disappointed? OK. But traumatized? Talk about defining trauma down. . .