<p>I guess it’s best if it is your top choice. A lot of my friends posted about early decision schools, and I didn’t mind that at all because you already knew how excited they are about that school and feel happy for them. I do see how sometimes it can make someone feel bad, but as long as one is sensitive to others and behaves graciously, I think it is okay. If someone you know feels bad about not getting in somewhere, you just have to help them understand that it is not a rejection of them as a person. It’s a very competitive process and a lot of it is about fit. Most of the times, they will get into another school that is great for them, and even if that doesn’t happen, they may work very hard and do great things at a place that they had not originally pictured for themselves.</p>
<p>I don’t think it is bragging. I only post college decisions that are really important to me (UCLA). Besides, the people that actually READ my FB are people who:
A) Are in college
B) Graduated from college
C) Are getting a PhD</p>
<p>Okay. I don’t think it’s bragging to make your status about it. In fact, I’m usually happy to see that my friends got in places and I want to know where they’re going. If I know someone was supposed to hear from their first choice and they don’t have a status about it, I actually get kind of worried. HOWEVER, one of my friends just posted pictures of her acceptance letters… that’s OD and definitely bragging.</p>
<p>I posted mine, feeling it was fine, since I was excited. Apparently, as I heard later, some friends were kind of angry at it. I say screw em. If they’re not excited for me they should unfriend me.</p>
<p>I posted mine for the first two colleges I got into (since I was really excited and all), and then I stopped because I didn’t think it was necessary to update my friends each time I heard back from a school. </p>
<p>Doing it out of sheer excitement is fine, I think. But once you start to update your status each time you get in just because you want a ton of people to “like” your status and congratulate you, then you’re just being pretentious.</p>
<p>Hm, I agree with you guys. I will post if I got into a place that I am excited about, but I guess I won’t post the “safety” schools or whatnot, lol.</p>
<p>Also, another question, but do you feel that some people in your school don’t deserve to get accepted to a top school? Of course I’m not saying it is up to me, but some people who got into a really really good school (not sure which one, but I know it is top 10) cheat 24/7…while others who got rejected and put in honest hard work got rejected. How is that justified?</p>
<p>Once again, not saying it is up to me or dissing anyone or anything. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>The part that I find bragging is all the people who put “6/6” and things like that. But saying the individual school (especially if it’s your first choice or really hard to get into) doesn’t count as bragging =D</p>
<p>Yeah right, I’m not going to go around and say I went “1/4”…</p>
<p>^^really? 
I was totally planning on posting “100%” or something if I got into my last two schools.</p>
<p>It is fine to post it on Facebook.</p>
<p>I know I have expressed college acceptance concerns with friends and have heard others. Personally, I like to hear someone say “Ooh, I find out about X! I am so nervous!” and then go home and update their status that they were accepted. It is nice knowing that they are happy and accepted - kind of makes my day that theirs is made?</p>
<p>Maybe that sounds overly emotional. But it is a good feeling - especially since we’ve collectively resume built and worked together for the past few years.</p>
<p>It really depends how you say it. I mean if its something like “OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG YEYSEYEYSEYEYEYS FIRST CHOICE BABYYYY!!! BOOYAhhhh to all those who didn’t think I could it” then yes its bragging and childish. </p>
<p>The people who say 6/8 are pretty braggish to me. And ditto to the person who said that the important people will know anyways, but you don’t have to let your 600+ random friends who you’ve barely talk to know about it.</p>
<p>Yeah, some guy won’t stop posting about how he got into MIT…</p>
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<p>I. HATE. THESE.</p>
<p>Especially when people apply to 6 state schools and 2 real schools. It isn’t about quantity, but rather quality.</p>
<p>However: If I was ranked in the top five of my grade with an SAT over 2250 and amazing ECs, etc, I would have applied to every single one of the top 50 schools and recorded it. </p>
<p>Hell, I’d make a website/blog for it. It’d be so interesting.</p>