`` Embrace the YES ! '' said the subject line . Uh , no . The Washington Post reported that almost 300 students who had been rejected by Johns Hopkins University received a joyous shock over the weekend when the prestigious Baltimore school sent them emails telling them to `` Embrace the YES ! '' They 'd been admitted after all . Had n't they ? It did n't take long for joy to turn to sadness when the school followed up with another email on Sunday afternoon : `` Please note that this email was sent in error . The decision posted on the decision site reflects the accurate result of your Early Decision application . '' Whoops . The email was the result of `` human error , '' David Phillips , vice provost for admissions and financial aid at Hopkins , told the Post . `` We apologize to the students affected and to their families , '' Phillips said . `` Admissions decision days are stressful enough . We very much regret having added to the disappointment felt by a group of very capable and hardworking students , especially ones who were so committed to the idea of attending Johns Hopkins that they applied early decision . '' Johns Hopkins is n't the first to make such a mistake . Last December , Fordham University sent 2,500 students acceptances , when their status was still unresolved . Cathy Stephenson , a parent of a Hopkins hopeful , told the Post she was upset . `` You do n't crush somebody 's feelings twice , '' she said .
Students rejected by Johns Hopkins get acceptance by mistake . Hopkins official : Emails the result of `` human error '' ' Comment: