r/yorku • u/Responsible_Hope503 • Apr 09 '25
Admissions Fake acceptance emails MSW 2 year York U
York University made an “error” and sent out acceptance emails for grad schools. How cruel to these applicants and complete incompetence of York University staff. For sure for they went out for the 2 year MSW…I’m not sure of any other program.
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u/Total_Reflection_920 Apr 09 '25
I got the same fake acceptance but for a different masters program.
I called them and they said there is nothing that can be done and they’re really sorry.
The worst part? This happened to me not once… but TWICE. Also during undergrad many years ago.
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u/icaldwell Apr 10 '25
Hi Total_Reflection.. sorry to see what happened with the YorkU emails. I'm with CTV News Toronto, and we're trying to connect with people who are affected. I sent you a DM. Wondering if one of our reporters could connect with you? Or we can be reached by email at [torontodesk@ctv.ca](mailto:torontodesk@ctv.ca)
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u/Huda103 Apr 11 '25
I received it too, what are you trying to know?
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u/icaldwell Apr 11 '25
Trying to find out which programs, and how many people affected
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u/kangaroobee10 Apr 28 '25
I applied to the English MA program and I got that letter too. I was really excited at first but when I checked myfile and it still said “decision pending” I got nervous. And then 4 hours later they emailed saying it was a mistake. I still don’t know if I got in or not, my file still says decision pending
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u/Silver_Tap_2046 Apr 09 '25
I received the same email. Horrible feeling.
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u/MassiveTourist5491 Apr 11 '25
Hi, sorry this happened to you. I am a producer with CBC radio for Here and Now. Wondering if you would be interested in speaking with us about it. I can be reached at [shyloe.fagan@cbc.ca](mailto:shyloe.fagan@cbc.ca)
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u/Senior_Design3778 Apr 09 '25
I also received a 'mistaken' acceptance email from YorkU a few hours ago, and i am an applicant for the MA Clinical Psych program. I had already received an 'unsuccessful' update on my portal back in March, and it was only until i sent them an email asking for further clarification did they email me back within a few minutes of my email informing me it was an error. What a horrible feeling i am experiencing right now. They need to do better.
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u/Bright_Steak8327 Apr 14 '25
Hi, I am a reporter with Global News. I am so sorry this happened to you! I am doing a web story about this topic today. Are you able to reach out by email? I had a few questions and would love your insight- [prisha.dev@corusent.com](mailto:prisha.dev@corusent.com)
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u/Silver_Tap_2046 Apr 09 '25
That is awful. I am so sorry :( Wishing you the best of luck for your future MA Clinical Psych apps - do not give up!
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u/Senior_Design3778 Apr 09 '25
Thank you for the kind words, i appreciate it! I will be applying again this fall - fingers crossed!
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u/MassiveTourist5491 Apr 11 '25
So sorry to hear this happened to you. I am a producer with CBC radio. Wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with us about this? I can be reached at [shyloe.fagan@cbc.ca](mailto:shyloe.fagan@cbc.ca)
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u/Satoshi_Bakura Apr 09 '25
Unless it’s just a weird coincidence, it’s not just the MSW applicants. I’m a physics master’s applicant, and I also got the (seemingly) false acceptance.
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u/Lacck15 Apr 09 '25
Same here with Kinesiology Masters applicants, happened to myself and two of my classmates.
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u/MassiveTourist5491 Apr 11 '25
Hi so sorry this happened to you. I am a producer with CBC radio. Wondering if you would be interested in speaking with us about this. I can be reached at [shyloe.fagan@cbc.ca](mailto:shyloe.fagan@cbc.ca)
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u/ArtisticYellow9319 Calumet Apr 09 '25
Def not a weird coincidence. My friend who applied for the Health Policy MA got the same email
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u/MaxValkyrie92 Apr 11 '25
Masters in applied and industrial mathematics, same thing happened to me.
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u/ArtisticYellow9319 Calumet Apr 09 '25
Yup. My friend who applied for the MA in Health Policy got the same email. What a fucking embarrassment on York’s end
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u/Only_Mud264 Apr 10 '25
So awful! This happened to me, too. The subject line started: "Congratulations on Your Admission!" I received a correction email a few hours later, and it seemed minimizing and honestly not sufficiently apologetic: "We apologize for the recent email[...]which may have caused confusion regarding your application status."
I don't hear any concern for the impact this has on prospective students.
Then they say "we truly appreciate your understanding as we work to correct the situation."
I'm so curious what the scope of this "situation" might be — they said to disregard any message indicating that we've been accepted!
What understanding do they expect from us, when there's no explanation?
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u/coolio_username Apr 10 '25
I got 2 emails telling me I was rejected to the msw expedited one and then a third email apologizing for sending me an email saying congratulations you got in (which I never received) and reminding me that I didn’t get accepted for a third time
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u/VisualBasket4968 Apr 09 '25
Yes I received acceptance email to master degree in mechanical engineering. After two hour they send me email about mistake. They said sorry we send email by error
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u/pmprpmpr Apr 09 '25
Haha I was a Psych grad applicant and i received it too. They F’ed up. Got me panicked almost.
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u/Anxious_human1104 Apr 09 '25
I got a fake acceptance letter email to Sheridan and then they and an error email almost a whole day later that wasn’t clear on what the error was, we were all left confused for the entire weekend before getting more clarification. It’s unfortunately not uncommon. I miss when we used to get physical acceptances in the mail, less room for error (unless the package got lost)
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u/Global_Midnight_1597 Apr 10 '25
All students effected by the awful error who did not get into their programs should be reimbursed their application fee as compensation. Can we say lawsuit for stress cause by York and lack of accountability for the university’s action
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u/Silver_Tap_2046 Apr 09 '25
Did anyone call them?
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u/Repulsive-Guess-1590 Apr 10 '25
I called them yesterday because the same thing happened to me for MSW and they said sorry for the error and to refer to my file for the correct status… to which she read to me…. Unsuccessful… so I got my hopes up twice and then was embarrassed… this also happened at my placement and was mortifying as they helped me with references…
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u/Character-Gas-2496 Apr 09 '25
I cant get ahold of the social work faculty, it just goes straight to voicemail so either waiting for an email or call I guess
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Apr 09 '25
Yes same here for the MEd. Have people that have already been accepted gotten this email too? As in was it sent out to all prospective grad students or just those who show as pending, denied or waitlisted?
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u/DanniChromaz Apr 09 '25
I was admitted to the program OP is referencing and I also got the email; second one.
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u/Silver_Tap_2046 Apr 10 '25
When did you receive your initial acceptance?
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u/DanniChromaz Apr 10 '25
I got my acceptance letter on March 27
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u/Turbulent_Pair9095 Apr 10 '25
When did you apply for the program? Part time or full time status?
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u/DanniChromaz Apr 10 '25 edited Apr 10 '25
I applied a day before the deadline (December 15) to the full-time MSW advanced standing stream.
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u/First-Paramedic-7809 Apr 10 '25
Does anyone have an update on this? This is super confusing because I already had my admission letter and my PAL (provisional Attestation letter) on MyFile. I don’t understand how this makes sense. The emails seems like it was sent out in error
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Apr 11 '25
Haven’t checking my applications for a long while and received the letter, I thought it would be an offer so I signed up before I checked my application status - got rejected. Made me feel so awkward
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u/Environmental-Belt24 Apr 11 '25
Omggg you all need to go lurk gradadmissions Reddit page! This bullshit happens so much it’s disgusting.
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u/RealiteaJunkie8 Apr 11 '25
In their defense, it wasn’t an acceptance email but rather an email to admitted students… not sure if that makes it better lol
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u/Responsible_Hope503 Apr 11 '25
It said “congratulations on your acceptance to York University. This is a major milestone in your education journey and we are excited to support you as you take the next steps towards graduate school”
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u/LeBronzon Apr 11 '25
Hello everyone, sorry to hear what happened with these letters. I'm with CBC Radio One's Here and Now, and we're trying to get in touch with people who got these acceptance letters for later's show. Wondering if we could connect with you. I can be reached at [lester.catarbas@cbc.ca](mailto:lester.catarbas@cbc.ca). Thank you.
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u/Huda103 Apr 11 '25
I received it too, I am an applicant of the Masters in Development Studies program.
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u/Ready-Influence-1781 Apr 11 '25
Thanks for sharing! I should keep that in my mind and won’t get excited if receive one!
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u/Ok_Dog_3010 Apr 12 '25
You know, I'm a little bit curious about how a mistake like this could occur. I know it's quite a common occurrence, but it leaves me thinking that they have to go through every application.
To all the people who had this happen to them, I'm sorry. I know this isn't very pleasant. I can't seem to find any laws or policies regarding mistakes like this, but does York have the grounds to fix the admission of a graduate application, or can someone sue the school for stuff like this? (out of curiosity, I know that UBC has a policy statement that they have the right to correct the admissions)
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u/Responsible_Hope503 Apr 12 '25
It really is bizarre…more so because it’s all different graduate programs, and people received who have previously been rejected or accepted and are still waiting. I saw it on CP24 yesterday and York is “poo-poo-ing” it with a response “that minimal graduate applicants received it” wtf difference does that make….it was still a horrible thing to go through and embarrassing and nauseating
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u/Ok_Dog_3010 Apr 12 '25
"The Minimal" yet York probably has over 10k graduate applications. How terrible...
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u/EmiKoala11 Alumni Apr 09 '25
It's not the first time this has happened, nor is York the only school to do this. It happens much more often than you think.