PhotoWhen an applicant to the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health got an email on Wednesday saying it was “delighted to welcome” her, she said she was overcome with euphoria. “I couldn’t even control my body,” said the applicant, a 23-year-old for whom Columbia was the No. When the applicant got the follow-up email, she said she had the same physical reaction as before — but for opposite reasons. The errant email from Columbia was the latest in a string of similar mistakes by big-name universities. In its second email on Wednesday, Columbia University attributed the mistake to “human error” but did not elaborate.

Source: New York Times February 17, 2017 15:11 UTC