<p>My question is whether colleges actually release their decision at the exact time that they advertise.. for example, my top choice/ early decision school said they're releasing December 12th, 3:00pm. I have no doubt that it'll be released that day, but will it be exactly 3 on the dot? I'm debating whether to stay home and wait by my computer refreshing my email religiously or to not expect it to come on time due to high volume or other circumstances. Did your college decision release their notifications at the exact time they said??</p>
<p>The decision should be released at exactly the time they say (be careful of time zones!) but there may be a lot of heavy traffic at that time so you may not be able to access it right at 3. </p>