“Congratulations once again on your admission to Fordham University.” That was the message received by 2,500 applicants earlier this week. Unfortunately, the email came from a third party contractor, and the message was wrong. Later in the day, the applicants learned that they had either been rejected or deferred. I wonder if this was one of the contractors that worked on the health care site.

+ A former Columbia teaching assistant explains why she inflated grades: “I just didn’t want to deal with all the complaining.” (That’s the same explanation I give when people ask me why my kids are eating ice cream for dinner.)