People saying "hold off on posting college acceptances on social media" - Absurd

[Anonymous]

Snowflakes need to grow up and grow a pair. My DC got into Stanford last week and I blasted it from the mountaintops. Not everyone gets a trophy. People get things and sometimes, many times you wont. Deal with it. It's called life. Ive seen one too many posters saying it creates anxiety. TOO BAD.

[Anonymous]

I’m sorry you need this level of affirmation for your child’s accomplishment.

[Anonymous]

Congrats to your kid—Stanford is an amazing place.

I don’t think anyone has a problem with people posting the school the kid ultimately plans to attend. Posting every single acceptance would be obnoxious, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Snowflakes need to grow up and grow a pair. My DC got into Stanford last week and I blasted it from the mountaintops. Not everyone gets a trophy. People get things and sometimes, many times you wont. Deal with it. It's called life. Ive seen one too many posters saying it creates anxiety. TOO BAD.

Embarrassing your child in the process . . .

[Anonymous]

Maybe people are put off by your aggression and it actually has nothing to do with being jealous of your child's accomplishments.

[Anonymous]

My nephew got accepted at UVA! Early action!

I'm so proud of him! I'm not on social media, so I'll just announce here on dcum and I've already told my coworkers (sorry!).

[Anonymous]

First, this seems super trolly. Second, I didn't post my child's acceptance. That's for her to do, not me.

[Anonymous]

Damn OP. Seems like you should maybe accomplish something yourself to brag about.

[Anonymous]

While the OP is over the top, I think they have a point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Damn OP. Seems like you should maybe accomplish something yourself to brag about.

+ 1.

[Anonymous]

My kids aren’t old enough for that tho I see plenty of people post report card / honor roll things so I wouldn’t put college acceptances past them.

My BILs / SILs posted where their kids decided to go, not every acceptance, which I think is appropriate and something people want to know.

[Anonymous]

So, did you ask your child before "blasting it from the mountaintop"?

It is technically his news, not yours. I hope you are not this insufferable all the time. Maybe there's a reason he applied to the elite school that is across the country from DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Congrats to your kid—Stanford is an amazing place.

I don’t think anyone has a problem with people posting the school the kid ultimately plans to attend. Posting every single acceptance would be obnoxious, though.

This.

I wonder if OP's kid intends to go to Stanford or if Stanford is or will be one of several acceptances and OP plans to trumpet each acceptance as it rolls in?

If the DC is still making a choice among schools, making a huge public announcement about one particular acceptance would seem to pressure a DC to say yes to that particular school. Maybe OP's kid has already said yes to Stanford. But a kid who was on the fence and waiting to hear from another school might not welcome to much fuss before his choice is final.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids aren’t old enough for that tho I see plenty of people post report card / honor roll things so I wouldn’t put college acceptances past them.

My BILs / SILs posted where their kids decided to go, not every acceptance, which I think is appropriate and something people want to know.

In OP's (mild) defense, this is an ED acceptance so it is where his/her child will be going.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids aren’t old enough for that tho I see plenty of people post report card / honor roll things so I wouldn’t put college acceptances past them.

My BILs / SILs posted where their kids decided to go, not every acceptance, which I think is appropriate and something people want to know.

In OP's (mild) defense, this is an ED acceptance so it is where his/her child will be going.

Stanford is restrictive/single choice early action, not ED (although as a practical matter, certainly likely to be where the child will be attending).

OP, consider it a thoughtful courtesy to those in the midst of a stressful process to refrain from announcing on social media until summer.