<p>Next thursday, my best friends and I are gonna check Ivy decisions together. We figure it'll be fun (most of us don't have realistic chances anyways), and a good way to end the admissions season.</p>
<p>Anyone else doing this? thoughts or comments?</p>
<p>I personally think that’s fine as long as you’re truly friends. Imagine one of you getting into a top Ivy, and if you truly believe everyone will be happy for that person, I’d say go for it.</p>
<p>It is Spring Break for me and I am SOOOO grateful because I can look at them alone and will not have to even tell people until the following week. I think decisions are very personal, but as DiamantNoir said, if you’re really friends, then it’s ok.</p>
<p>It might be really hard if someone got an acceptance and everyone else got rejections. No matter how much one likes one’s friends, it can be hard if they get something that you’ve tried for and didn’t get. While one might be able to get over this relatively quickly, it may be a good idea not to have to see a friend get an acceptance to a college where one has just gotten rejected.</p>
<p>Why are people that petty? I don’t understand why rejected students automatically become jealous of students who did get in. Friends should be happy for each other, they shouldn’t get upset because they think they deserved it…</p>
<p>haha im not looking for suggestions or anything, im just wondering if people are doing anything similar or the like.</p>
<p>yeah, i can understand if youd get really competitive about it, especially when youve got a decent shot at maybe getting in though. iono, id hate to not be there if my friends were to get in somehwere, itd be awesome to see it.</p>
<p>You sound like a really kind, generous person.</p>
<p>From what I’ve seen, typically it’s a bit of a blow to get a rejection even if one knew one was a longshot and was expecting a rejection. I think that it would be hard for most people to deal with such a rejection while at the same time sitting beside a friend who’d gotten good news from the same college.</p>
<p>I think most people would need at least a few hours to get over their own disappointment so they could feel joy for their friends, but there are exceptions to every rule, so if what you’re planning would work for you, best to you and your friends. :)</p>
<p>I haven’t heard before of students doing this.</p>
<p>I waited on Questbridge decisions with one of my friends. He was waiting, actually, not me, but a bunch of us were waiting with him. After he got accepted, we all went and celebrated! (We planned to celebrate either way, actually.)</p>
<p>I used to have deep feelings of getting rejected or rescinded even from my safety schools but through supportive people and my faith I was able to keep a positive mindset about my future. Sure it may be a good idea for support when checking admission decisions together but it should be with people you know will be supportive and caring, not those who will boast automatically in front of others. Even the most qualified students get rejected, and hey that’s a part of life. </p>
<p>Ultimately what I’m trying to say is be happy for everyone. No point holding a grudge when high school is almost over and your starting an important chapter in your life. Start your college life with a positive and fresh start, it’ll help alot says most of my friends who are in college now.</p>
<p>My sister checked one of her decisions while at a friend’s house with maybe 3 other girls. But it was just her checking her decision, no one else, so there was no chance of jealousy. Basically, she didn’t have the opportunity, since none of her friends were really applying to the same schools.
It’s the same for me. But I don’t think I’d be afraid too. A friend and I applied to the same school. Because she lives in a different state, because we have busy schedules, and because neither of us really enjoy the telephone, it’d be an issue of some organization to check decisions together, but when we’ve discussed them – and we had quite different results – there’s never been any hint of jealousy.
If you think you’ll be fine, as I think any good friends would be, go ahead.</p>