William & Mary Law School just made a pretty big mistake when it comes to admissions for its incoming class of law students. Earlier this week, more than 400 people who had applied to W&M received the exciting news that they’d been accepted to the Top 50 law school. Unfortunately the excitement didn’t last too long, because all of those acceptance letters were apparently sent in error.
According to WTKR News 3, incorrect acceptance letters were sent to 410 applicants due to a “technical issue.” Thankfully, the mistake was caught quickly, and according to Issa DiSciullo, associate dean for J.D. Admissions and Financial Aid, those applicants were informed “within minutes” as to their actual status with the school.
DiSciullo offered the following statement on the situation, which must have been devastating for some who received the erroneous acceptances:
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“William & Mary Law School deeply values every applicant and understands the significant effort and anticipation that goes into the admissions process,” DiSciullo said. “We recognize the emotional impact of such an error, and we are taking immediate steps to prevent it from happening again.”
The law school says that is working to ensure “greater accuracy” in all of its communications to applicants.
William & Mary Law may deeply regret this mistake, but that doesn’t do much for those whose law school dreams were dashed. For those still awaiting law school admissions news, we hope that all of your acceptances are real.
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