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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We didn’t post anything because DC wasn’t posting anything. Not that I post a lot, but this could be considered biggish news. Why wasn’t DC posting? Because DC got into her dream school (top ivy) and the same school rejected a lot of her friends. Boasting on social media didn’t seem kind. [/quote]

OP here. This is where I have a problem. Are you supposed to never post on social media any of your happy news if it may make another person feel bad, ever? This is sort of what you are saying -- DC didn't post because others who also applied did not get in. It's not boasting if you politely share and then move on. It's boasting if you are rubbing it in their faces. Some schools here in DC actually post where each graduate is going (G Prep, Anslem, etc). Is that considered boasting? Are the kids that wear the sweatshirts from their school of choice boasting each year when the school snaps that shot and places it all over their social media in May each year?

Most private schools here do that (look at recent school photos) and somehow, we don't usually consider it bragging. So would you tell your daughter to not wear her sweatshirt for the pic (or rather to sit it out) because other classmates did not get into that school also? I know that I wouldn't.[/quote]

It depends on when you post.

Before May 1, when the dust has settled and everyone knows where they are going, it can be a little insensitive. By May 1 99% of kids have made a decision and are ready to share.

I do not know any high school that posts this information before May 1 or graduation (at my DC's high school it was printed on the graduation programs). [/quote]

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