I am sorry to hear that.
From what I know, some schools regard even an error in punctuation as a sign that you are not ready for grad school
while others accepted applicants who wrote another university's name in the SOP.
I think it really depends.
Good luck
I am in the same boat. I am considering to postpone my graduation and reapply for ph.d again. IMO, a downgraded acceptance indicates an insufficient research experience. I am not an expert, but I would say getting more experiences in your related field would definitely increase your chances of getting into your top choice schools for ph.d. Remember, 1+5 = 2+4.
I got the exactly same email.
It must have been a system error (as they claim).
If you called them and heard that no decisions had been made, then you should probably be right.
I think those who claim that they got definite acceptances are trying to distract (Maybe it's real... who knows)
I got a wrongly sent acceptance letter from the school I applied to today. They say it was a system error. This was supposed to be my first decision email. It's better than a wrongly sent rejection letter, but still, worse than no reply at all.