Vic Uni Dun Goofs, Wrongly Issues Acceptance Letters To 14K Hopefuls

Some knuckle-headed system error over at Victoria University was responsible for accidentally congratulating up to 14,500 applicants on their acceptance to study, when in fact no such thing had occurred. 

They were simply the unlucky victims of a ‘system error’, one which meant an email intended for only those students who had accepted an early offer actually went out to everyone who applied, one day before Christmas.
Then – IN THE BLINK OF TWO WEEKS LATER – these same would-be students received another email, one which informed them of the grievous error of the first email with all the warmth and charm of crusty jockstrap:

“Victoria University would like to recall an email sent to you on December 24 2015 inviting you to enrol for Semester 1 2016. We regret to advise that this email was sent as a result of a system error.”

This, essentially, means that thousands of mates who just spent the Christmas period telling their fam “YES, I do have plans next year, actually, I’m studying X at Vic Uni” now have to either explain to them WTF happened, or spend the next 70 years avoiding them. Six of one, tbh.

“As someone who was a recipient of one of those emails, I am bitterly disappointed. It’s a cruel joke to play on someone,” wrote FB user Lola Lopez.

“Poor form Vic Uni, poor form,” wrote another FB user Heidi Jackson, who we assume (??) was either one of the 14,500, or knows one. “So how many desperate and driven students received email offers in error? Shame on you…”

Poor form Vic Uni, poor form. So how many desperate and driven students received email offers in error? Shame on you….

Posted by Heidi Jackson on Monday, 4 January 2016

The uni’s stock-standard response appears to be, “We apologise for the system error in this instance that may have caused confusion” along with an offer to discuss pathway options, which is very in-keeping with the #sorrynotsorry trend that’s currently all the rage across Australia.

YEAH SICK ONE KENTS.

VTAC offers will be emailed to applicants by Monday January 18. If that means YOU, than fingers crossed for ‘ya.

Source: NewsCorp / Fairfax.

Photo: NBC.

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