I got the same in the UK
The admissions website page has shown the same message since december. “After 5pm” is quite vague to me; I think the email is meant to act as a confirmation for the definite time, the website just wasn’t updated. The email I got says 5:30 PM ET - I doubt they would send applicants different times.
Did anyone receive an email today saying that decisions were going to be released at 5pm? If so then I’m completely wrong and I apologize.
My email says that decisions will be released no sooner than 5:00 pm ET.
My email also says “no sooner than 5:00 p.m. ET”. This is weird…
anyone here interviewed through e-mail? so you wrote kinda another essays but more informal.
Yeah mine says 5:30 in the email, which I thought was weird because everywhere else it’s been 5:00 
Oh well, I’ll be refreshing all day anyways 
Im in the midwest (Wisconsin) and mine says ¨no sooner than 5:30¨
im guessing theyŕe trying to prevent their servers from crashing but of course there will be an onslaught as to how this correlates with admissions decisions, lol gotta love CC
Huh mine says 5:00 but I’m from the midwest as well (Missouri). They must’ve randomized them.
They’ve been pretty random for the past few years - this is typical. The site sometimes does crash, so if you don’t get in at 5pm on the dot, just chill out and try again. It will all be ok.
GOOD LUCK to everyone! D applied to ED and got deferred. you all have worked hard and put in lot of efforts. Just embrace the outcome whatever it may be - it is all meant to be!
Ohio. DS says email noted 5pm for notification
Illinois. Mine says 5:30
5:30 in SoCal.
5:30 in Pakistan.
Do the different times mean anything? Mine says 5
I really think they just didn’t want us all to go on the website at the same time.
Same.
5:30 from here in Idaho.
I am really curious as to why thE decisions will be released at different times. Maybe accepted/ rejected portals updated at different times . It’s just interesting.