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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP -- assuming you meant that you wouldn't give it to them unless and until they got in, and the $20 or so you'd spend isn't a significant expense to you, go for it if you think it would make him feel really happy and wouldn't make you feel bad if he doesn't get in.

It's always hard to know whether the people posting here are actual parents with actual students going through this process.  Kids frequently buy and wear college shirts long before they apply, let along know where they are going.  It's really not unusual.  Are those who say he shouldn't wear a shirt suggesting that he should keep his happy news to himself for months?

Whether he wears it the next day or not of course depends a ton on the type of school your kid goes to and their friend group.  If a friend was applying to the same school and doesn't get in, sure it would be kind not to immediately wear it.  But at my kids' large suburban DC school, tons of kids know the next day who got in where. The idea that you'd wait until April seems odd.  It's just as important for kids to learn to be happy for each other as it is for them to learn to be kind to each other.

And the notion that getting into your ED school shouldn't be celebrated to the hilt in your home by giving him a t-shirt if that's how you want to celebrate is just odd[/quote]

Reading comprehension fail. 
We're saying, ***don't buy anything before you know he's in***. After that, he can wear it and flaunt it, no one will care.

And usually it's not $20. I bought one teeny weeny short-sleeve shirt for myself and it was $37! Colleges force you to pay exorbitant sums on tuition, room and board, and then fleece you at the gift shop as well!

Finally, NO, it's common for kids to walk about with swag from every school they like. Only the people with money than brains do that. The rest of us can't afford to throw money out of the window.

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