giuseppinot

I applied to Yale's PhD in stats. Not too long ago, I received an email from a member of the faculty telling me I hadn't made the cut for their PhD program but that they would recommend me for their 1 year Master's program if I wanted. I was disappointed, so I didn't immediately respond, but the next day the same faculty member called me to make sure I heard the offer (I accepted it and got in to the MA program). Is this weird or just something normal I was not expecting? Thanks.