<p>This sounds so foolish to me, why on earth would someone feel the need to keep their admissions secret, unless they have a truly good reason? It seems like a lot of worrying over nothing really. Why wouldn't you want to share your acceptances with those around you? This thread almost makes it sound like you are guarding fort knox or something! haha </p>
<p>I would want my family and friends to know about my achievements, and as for strangers, well, I wouldn't have a reason to tell them obviously, but I wouldn't act like it was a big secret either.</p>
<p>once I get accepted, yeah, but not where I applied, list is too long and might cause tension or embarrasment. I just want to like the schools I am accepted to so I stay happy and I don't become depressed over rejections.</p>
<p>I have a few close friends I'd tell, and my parents (eventually :P).</p>
<p>The school newspaper also puts out a map of where all the seniors are going to attend college, and considering I'm editor in chief, I'm kind of expected to put myself on it :P. Luckily, it's not put out until the last day of school, so by that time it wouldn't matter anyway :)</p>
<p>And so, unless people ask me bluntly (in which case I'll just respond, I don't want to be rude!), I'm going to try my best to keep it secret :D With any luck I'll get rejected from every single school and end up going to my safety, in which case nobody will care and I won't have to be the butt of gossip.</p>
<p>Wheee! I'm actually excited to find out just so I can not tell people. Haha.</p>
<p>is there any reason for you to not tell people where you were accepted to? Do you feel that there might be some way you could be hurt down the road?</p>
<p>Unless there is some specific person who might want to harm you, it seems to me that the only real reason to withhold info on your acceptances is to spare the feelings of other people who didn't get into the schools they wanted. Rushing out with your good news right after they've received their bad news might not be so great. On the other hand, I can see more reason to not broadly reveale where you applied, and later, where you were rejected: some people will always remember it, and some people (i.e., some family members) will mention it repeatedly for years and years. Come to think of it, it may be better to refrain from telling those people about places where you were accepted but decided not to go as well.</p>
<p>I never said I wouldn't say where I am accepted, I just meant where I am applying to, to the poster who asked that question
Once I am accepted, it is basically set in stone, otherwise, while applying, it is very iffy to be talking about possiblities etc,</p>
<p>Personally, I find it impossible to hide where you are going - several reasons</p>
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<li>People will ask you - what are you going to say? "None of your business?"
Wouldn't that look kind of suspicious?</li>
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<p>IMO, I'd rather keep my accepted college a secret so I wouldn't have to worry about it if there was a backstabber that wanted to talk smack; however, once you tell your friends, they will tell their friends. When I got into my top choice ED - I told one friend, and by the next day, I found out that friend told 5 friends, and those 5 friends told their 5 friends each. By that time, I couldn't contain it. </p>
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<li><p>By gradutation, most schools annouce where each student is going when they call their names - some will publish maps and charts as well - I'm sure you can stop from participating, but that seems to get more attention </p></li>
<li><p>I would try to keep it secret, but its impossible now - one of my friends is going to the same school as me - and if I basically told the school I was going elsewhere to loose the attention, I'm sure my friend would question me repetitly for such a change in heart - and he would certainly be suprised to see me present at the college that I said I wouldn't be at - Parent's would also question strange behavior too</p></li>
<li><p>I'm a nervous wreck - I think that there is always a conspiracy surrounding me - and that I will be shot before my 22nd birthday.</p></li>
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<p>I don't mind telling people where I get in, but I'm trying to keep the list of schools I applied to under wraps. It's just easier emotionally than having everyone know where I got rejected from.</p>
<p>who cares where you're going. People are just curious to know where you're accepted and heading to. But after they know, they don't care at all.. just another piece of useless thing to know.</p>
<p>Do not tell anyone where you are applying. Only tell them where you were accepted. My friend and I both applied to the same school. I was straight up rejected and she was admitted. I lied and said that I was admitted, but didn't want to go there anymore.
Yeah, I know I'm an immoral scoundrel, but telling the truth would be too humiliating.</p>