York U. incorrectly tells 500 applicants they are accepted

York University has had to tell 500 applicants that it made a mistake when it sent them mail saying they had been accepted to the University. They were supposed to be told merely that the school had recieved their applcations. The embarrassing mistake came about as the result of a “processing error” which is a new one as excuses go. But mistakes will happen. The university worked as fast as it could to inform the students when it learned of the error.