Columbia Law Glitch

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Did you apply to Columbia Law School last year for the class of 2011? Did you not get in or decide to go somewhere else? If so, don’t worry, Columbia is reconsidering applications. Here’s an email that a number of 1Ls who are not at Columbia are receiving today:

Dear [Applicant]:

Thank you for your continued interest in Columbia Law School. We are excited to report to you that we have received all the required components of your application and that your file is now complete. We will forward your file to the Admissions Committee, which will evaluate it in the order in which it was completed. Good luck in the admissions process and we hope to welcome you here as a member of the Class of 2012!

Best wishes,

Office of Admissions

Obviously, it’s some kind of screw up on Columbia’s end. None of the students who emailed in have expressed any “continued interest” in being a part of Columbia’s 2012 class.

But, as glitches go, this is a lot better than UNC inviting a whole bunch of people to admitted students weekend, notwithstanding the fact that the students had not been admitted.

But who knows, maybe Columbia looked at its incoming class of 2012, found it lacking, and now they want a do-over.

Update (5:44): It appears that current Columbia students are also receiving this email. 1Ls who are there now and 2Ls that transfer to Columbia after their 1L year.

Update (6:41): And now we have Columbia’s official apology:

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We understand that you received an email at approximately [Redacted] p.m. this afternoon stating that your application for admission to Columbia is now complete. This email message was sent as a result of a computer glitch and is not a reflection of your current status at Columbia. Please disregard it in its entirety. We sincerely apologize for the error and want to assure you that your personal information remains confidential.

Yep, all your personal information is totally secure. Move along folks. Nothing to see here.

Earlier: Snafu at UNC Law Raises Hopes, Then Dashes Them

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