Nine students who applied to Brigham Young University were mistakenly sent congratulatory acceptance letters despite not being admitted — and the school is allowing them to enroll after the embarrassing blunder.
High school senior Owen Johansen, from Oakton, Virginia, was among the group of students who received acceptance letters. He said he was ecstatic and that his parents, both alumni of BYU, were “thrilled” after seeing the admission notice, according to KSL.
However, as he began accepting the admission and searching for a roommate, the “Welcome to BYU” message in his online portal was replaced with a rejection notice.
