Anonymous
Post 12/12/2025 23:41     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My DC’s school still just says “mid December.” Painful. These poor kids.


Same. My DC is convinced they’re getting in, despite all my efforts to balance that confidence with being prepared for the possibility of a different outcome. No dice. Won’t budge. I’m almost sick with worry.


PP here. DC was right and got accepted ED today. I can finally exhale. I wish luck to everyone. This is so stressful.


Yes, congratulations! Happy you can be done with the uncertainty.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2025 23:01     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My DC’s school still just says “mid December.” Painful. These poor kids.


Same. My DC is convinced they’re getting in, despite all my efforts to balance that confidence with being prepared for the possibility of a different outcome. No dice. Won’t budge. I’m almost sick with worry.


PP here. DC was right and got accepted ED today. I can finally exhale. I wish luck to everyone. This is so stressful.


Congrats! What school?
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2025 23:00     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My DC’s school still just says “mid December.” Painful. These poor kids.


Same. My DC is convinced they’re getting in, despite all my efforts to balance that confidence with being prepared for the possibility of a different outcome. No dice. Won’t budge. I’m almost sick with worry.


PP here. DC was right and got accepted ED today. I can finally exhale. I wish luck to everyone. This is so stressful.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2025 21:31     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:I wish Instagram posting wasn't a thing. DD keeps telling me all the admitted posts she's seeing suddenly, with surely more to come this weekend. But she doesn't get to see any of the rejections so it seems like everyone's crushing it.


my kid likes to see everyone get in ED. helps his own chances RD. thins the herd!

Anonymous
Post 12/12/2025 21:31     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Tough day here. Rejected from ED school and also got an EA deferral.


That sucks. Hard to get both in one day.


Yes. So sorry!
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2025 21:29     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Feeling more pessimistic about Dartmouth ED for my DD after seeing how things are turning out with some of the other schools. She's at a feeder HS for Princeton and heard about only one PU acceptance and a lot of deferrals last night. It's a tough year to be a high-achieving upper-middle-class girl aiming for a top school in ED/EA, I think. But I guess we'll see.


Every year is a tough year.


+1000
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2025 21:29     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:Feeling more pessimistic about Dartmouth ED for my DD after seeing how things are turning out with some of the other schools. She's at a feeder HS for Princeton and heard about only one PU acceptance and a lot of deferrals last night. It's a tough year to be a high-achieving upper-middle-class girl aiming for a top school in ED/EA, I think. But I guess we'll see.


Every year is a tough year.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2025 21:27     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I wish Instagram posting wasn't a thing. DD keeps telling me all the admitted posts she's seeing suddenly, with surely more to come this weekend. But she doesn't get to see any of the rejections so it seems like everyone's crushing it.


Yes, kids now post the results of their friend’s acceptances with a “congratulations!” I agree - demoralizing for those who are anxious. You have to have a spine of steel these days with special media.


Yes
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2025 21:25     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:Tough day here. Rejected from ED school and also got an EA deferral.


That truly stinks. DC didn’t get in to their ED yesterday and it just sucks. Good luck to yours on their future acceptances!
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2025 19:43     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:DC just got into an EA w/merit. ED is next week.

Statistically, the ED will probably be a rejection/deferral, but that doesn't prevent DC from being excited from friends who are hearing good news this week.



Helps so much to have the EA/merit in hand, congrats!
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2025 17:49     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Feeling more pessimistic about Dartmouth ED for my DD after seeing how things are turning out with some of the other schools. She's at a feeder HS for Princeton and heard about only one PU acceptance and a lot of deferrals last night. It's a tough year to be a high-achieving upper-middle-class girl aiming for a top school in ED/EA, I think. But I guess we'll see.


Princeton is always the most brutal during ED ime


She came home and said she knows of two more PU admittees, but that’s still not many for our HS. Maybe some folks are lying low, or else it was just a bloodbath this year.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2025 17:28     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
DC just got into an EA w/merit. ED is next week.

Statistically, the ED will probably be a rejection/deferral, but that doesn't prevent DC from being excited from friends who are hearing good news this week.

Anonymous
Post 12/12/2025 17:15     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Still waiting on ED but at least got a positive EA today. What a stressful time of year. Had 2 exams today.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2025 17:09     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
Anonymous wrote:I wish Instagram posting wasn't a thing. DD keeps telling me all the admitted posts she's seeing suddenly, with surely more to come this weekend. But she doesn't get to see any of the rejections so it seems like everyone's crushing it.


Yes, kids now post the results of their friend’s acceptances with a “congratulations!” I agree - demoralizing for those who are anxious. You have to have a spine of steel these days with special media.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2025 16:59     Subject: Awaiting ED decisions — how are you feeling?
I wish Instagram posting wasn't a thing. DD keeps telling me all the admitted posts she's seeing suddenly, with surely more to come this weekend. But she doesn't get to see any of the rejections so it seems like everyone's crushing it.