Dive Brief:

• About 2500 applicants to Fordham University received notices saying they were in — but the notices were sent in error.
• The school says an undergraduate admissions consultant sent a financial aid email implying that students had been admitted when in fact their status was not settled.
• About 500 students who received the emails were ultimately rejected by the school.

Dive Insight:

It's the nightmare of every admissions officer and, of course, this is hardly the first time it's happened. In sending out bogus admissions notices, Fordham joins the ranks of Vassar, NYU and others.