<p>Last year I got into my top choice ED. Me and two other classmates got in December 14th while 20+ of our classmates were rejected/deferred. None of us wore our Penn shirts the next day, but we didn’t keep the news a secret. I don’t see the reason to keep your acceptances a complete secret, and if you were to tell a few friends, chances are they’ll tell at least one other person and word will spread. I went to a very competitive public with good numbers getting into top 20 schools and even more applying. I don’t know anyone who kept their acceptances a secret. I’m sure some of my peers felt upset, but they got over it and everyone was able to go to a college they were happy with. No one holds lasting grudges and I havn’t lost any friends after getting into school. Tell the whole world where you got in. People might be a tad jealous, but that’s just human nature for an initial reaction. I doubt anyone will hold a grudge for the rest of their lives because you got into X and they didn’t.</p>