I’m currently a high school senior and I’ve seen so many acceptance statuses on facebook and I was just curious, how do you feel about them? I was accepted at an Ivy early but I opted out of posting the glorious “acceptance status” and I’m now having mixed feelings about how important they are. For me, I feel like it’s just a pride thing.
Congratulations on your acceptance! I think it’s nicer for your classmates, some of whom are probably anxiously waiting for acceptances, that you haven’t posted it. Do you feel left out?
I don’t feel left out at all! Some of my friends wanted me to make a big deal out of it, but I’m glad that I didn’t because in the end I think it was best for me, my friends, and my peers 
Good for you, @Maryleanne. I’m sure you’ll do well. Good luck.
As a parent I think you are doing the right thing. My D was accepted to a reach school early, but she didn’t talk about it unless someone specifically asked. She had classmates who were denied/deferred from their schools, and she didn’t want to make them feel worse.
It’s always nice to have recognition for your accomplishments. And those glorious statuses also serve to motivate other people. It’s really a support system. I feel happy when my peers get into the school of their choice. You actually did the same thing in your original post by mentioning Ivy as opposed to say “My top school”.
All of this posting of acceptances adds to the anxiety for many seniors during the college process. Just do what feels right to you and forget it. In the end, you are in the school you want and I’m sure your friends and family all know.
Im fairly indifferent about it. It’s annoying when someone gets into the school you got deferred from and posts it, but good for them. Personally, I’m going to post when I commit to a school, I don’t post every acceptance (purpose of posting the commit is so people who I don’t talk to too much can still get an idea where I’m going without having to ask me)
I posted my first acceptance and it got a good number of likes, but for a few weeks afterwards everybody kept on congratulating me and asking if I am going to go even though I don’t plan on going there (I have yet to hear from more than half of my schools), and I probably wouldn’t receive enough financial aid anyway.
I would only post if I knew I would attend the school, just because I don’t want to make it awkward if I its someone else’s top choice and I end up deciding not to go. I don’t really mind it when others post though. After all, if you worked hard for so many years, you deserve to brag a little XD
What I DO mind is if someone constantly shoves it in my face. Someone at my school got into one of my top choices EA (I was deferred) and he constantly “complained” about how all these people wanted to interview him about it and about how the university sent him all this stuff.
I’m haven’t posted (nor do I plan to post) about my acceptances. I think when I decide where I’m going, I may post a status/share a post from the college. I don’t want to be obnoxious about it, but where I’m spending the next 4 years is something I’d like to share 
I haven’t gone to social media w/ acceptances (other than CC), but if my friends knew that a decision was released from a school I applied to I told them once I heard back. Some kids have gone on Facebook, Twitter, and other sites and have received a ton of attention, something I’m not about. If someone wants to know what schools I’ve gotten into, they have to ask me
It is definitely not cool to post an acceptance on FB unless you are committed to going there. No gray area about it. There is a time and place for sharing good news, but consideration for those who have been deferred or rejected is something that most everyone going through it just knows (or should know). As a junior, my classmates and I learned that and I am really glad that now as seniors we all respect it.