4 years ago there was bad weather in New England - some letters/packages were not delivered until M11 or 12 (M10 was a Sunday so many schools released on M9). There was less online notification than today. I know a number of kids who got accepted but didn’t get their letter/package to know that for several days.
There are also many kids admitted to schools who don’t get enough financial aid. They simply cannot go. If you are lucky enough to afford to pay you have a huge statistical advantage. Just keep all that in mind too.
@london203 True. But on CC, you can’t really tell. Sometimes (a lot of times actually), the apparent bad winners turn out to be bad losers after all. When it comes to techniques to make oneself feel good and others feel bad, people get creative…