<p>im just curious about this.</p>
<p>Most if not all of them do it via emails or portals online. The accepted receive physical mails while denied will not. </p>
<p>@viphan so do your physical acceptance lettesr come after the email or do they come at the same time usually?</p>
<p>Some just do letters. Swarthmore was still using letters two years ago. I feel like Harvey Mudd was then, too.</p>
<p>Each school’s website will tell you their policy.</p>
<p>We found the websites weren’t totally clear… if they still do letters, they don’t exactly say so. If they use their portal, they usually communicate that more clearly.</p>
<p>The two colleges my D has applied to so far both emailed her after they received the applications to give her info on how to access her information on their website, and to let her know that she would receive her admission results via email.</p>
<p>Some colleges actually post the decision in the portal, too. U of Chicago had a very flashy floating letters thing that turned into “Congratulations!” in their portal when you clicked to get your decision. It was D2’s first acceptance, and I bet we clicked it 20 times just to watch it zoom into focus. :)</p>
<p>@intparent @dustypig @viphan damn it. i wish colleges sent letter instead of using the internet. it would have been more genuine, plus you can “feel” your success. </p>
<p>I think most did follow the portal info with a letter. But it is excruciating to wait for the mail to trickle out if you don’t live close to the school. Students who live near the school hear more quickly than those far away. They post out here on the forums, and it is torture for those who have to wait another 3-4 days for their snail mail to arrive. There was nothing that didn’t feel “genuine” or successful about the portal process, IMHO. My kid was excited and thrilled with every acceptance no matter how it arrived.</p>
<p>Most of my D’s LACs say they will notify by snail mail.</p>
<p>@intparent yeah, but you cant put your portal acceptance in a frame and hang it on your wall or show it to your kids or anything. its prolly gonna get lost in your email 1 or 2 years down the road.</p>
<p>^Good thing they follow up with physical mail then!</p>
<p>I don’t know any school that just did an email accept. </p>
<p>Most send letters in packages that explain next steps. </p>
<p>Emails and phone calls often precede the package. </p>
<p>If I recall correctly, U of Rochester still sends by mail, I think that’s how D got hers last year.</p>
<p>Case Western notified via email/portal, but then sent a very nice packet and acceptance certificate in the mail.</p>
<p>Some schools tip their hand before official acceptance by suddenly allowing you access to accepted student things via your portal account. D had to withdraw from both Whitman and W&M before official notice last year due to an ED2 acceptance, but it was pretty clear by the changes in her portal access that she was in both.</p>
<p>From a few of the colleges I’ve heard back from so far (rolling admission at FL public colleges):</p>
<p>They input your decision on your online status check account. Some may send an email you saying a “decision” is available. Then, in about a week or two you’ll get a large letter in the mail if you’re accepted. 
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<p>I know for a non-rolling/regular public schools, they’ll still tell you on the online status check, but on the day they say they’ll send the notifications. I’m sure they send an email and letter as well for confirmation.</p>
<p>All daughter’s LAC’s notified by snail mail three years ago. Oberlin, Dickinson, Denison, Juniata etc.</p>
<p>D was notified by mail from two colleges so far (both acceptances from LACs). </p>
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<p>Um… you hang up your diploma. When you are done.</p>