Dozens of Vassar College applicants given false acceptance letters

Dozens of early-decision applicants were falsely given acceptance letters by Vassar College on Friday after a test letter was mistakenly released, reported the New York Times.
Of the 122 students who checked the special early decision website after 4 p.m. and received an acceptance letter, 46 students were accepted, while the other 76 had been sen the wrong letter.
By 4:30, the mistake was corrected and the applicants were given their actual letters.
The news of being accepted also came with instructions to cancel all applications to other colleges as a commitment to the Poughkeepsie, N.Y., school. Though it is not known how many applicants did so, the impact of the mistake is weighing heavy on the misled students.
After her daughter was accepted, Alise Shaughnessy, was elated, but devastated when she recieved news of the mistake, reported NBC News. "Vassar knows that early decision candidates have their heart set on attending there," said Shaughnessy.
The school has issued an apology to the students affected.