In what order will you be checking ivy decisions?

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<p>As with myself, I'm sure a lot of people on here are applying to multiple Ivy League schools, most of which (as far as I know, I've only applied to Harvard, Princeton, and Penn) will be announcing their admissions decisions around the same time: 5pm Eastern on April 1st.</p>

<p>So how are you going to pick which you check first?</p>

<p>Personally, I'll probably check mine in order of my chances (though none of them are high. And I already got rejected by Stanford): Princeton, Harvard (about 5 people in my family have gone there), and Penn. That way I might still have hope at Penn after possibly being rejected by the tougher schools. </p>

<p>Good luck to everyone, by the way. No matter what happens, I think its safe to say we're already past ready to put this ridiculous process behind us and look to the future at some great schools (even if they're not ivy) :)</p>

<p>...Thoughts?</p>

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<p>Cornell, Penn, Columbia, Y, P, H. Brown will be last since my decision doesn’t come out until 5 hours after all the others.</p>

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<p>^I vote that order. The earlier ones will make you feel good and not care about the later ones. And if you get into one of the later ones, it’s even better!</p>

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<p>Good point. My only problem is that I’m not sure if I’ll even get into Penn! Then it’ll just be one blow after another, realizing I already didn’t get into the “easiest” one.</p>

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<p>Princeton (get it frigging out of the way), Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth (top choice).</p>

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<p>Not sure. I assume the Harvard rejection will come first via email, then I’ll check Princeton, then Penn after that, hoping I get in there. Man, just 3 days and hours now.</p>

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<p>I’ll check them in the order they’re available. After months of waiting, I don’t know why I would wait any longer just to check them in a certain order.</p>

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<p>I’d check everything in my e-mail first because it’s just lying there, then Princeton, and then Penn.</p>

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<p>Wait - Harvard emails us? or do we have to check on their website?</p>

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<p>I’m pretty sure Harvard emails unless you stated otherwise on your application.</p>

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<p>If I had a choice I’d go Penn-Columbia-Dartmouth-Harvard-Princeton-Yale, but it’ll probably end up being whatever’s most practical (order received, email vs. login, etc).</p>

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<p>I was going to go with whichever came first, but it’ll probably be Harvard (since it’s through email), Yale, Princeton, and Brown last since it comes out five hours later. </p>

<p>O.O This is scary.</p>

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<p>I think Brown just said that to chill their own schedule. I’m pretty sure they’re release decisions at the same time as everyone else.</p>

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<p>i think i will go in increasing order by chances: umd, umbc meyerhoff, jhu, cornell, penn, columbia, p, y </p>

<p>i know this is the best way to go, b/c i got into two uva, and notre dame, so i’m already happy! </p>

<p>stress free, but exciting at the same time. :)</p>

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<p>Harvard, Columbia, Princeton (increasing order of preference).
Are decisions really really there at 5 h 00 min 00 sec ? Do they sometimes arrive sooner/later ? I suppose the websites will be incredibly slow ?</p>

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<p>I’m checking Cornell (likely, so that should be my little token of good news on April 1st) –> Harvard –> Yale –> Princeton –> Dartmouth.</p>

<p>Thats also in order of preference :)</p>

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<p>I’m going to check in this order:
Columbia, Princeton, Cornell, Penn</p>

<p>don’t question. i don’t know why i chose that order, i just liked it.</p>

<p>in fact someone interpret it for me maybe…?</p>

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<p>I was going to wait for the paper mail and then go Christmas morning on them when all the letters came but a lot of my mail has gotten lost lately so I’m probably going to to the more dull online descisions… I have no order though, I’m just going to wing it.</p>

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<p>^^^ I think that’d be cool to go the old school way…but wouldn’t you often be able to tell from the size of the envelope if you got in or not from first glance?</p>

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<p>^ if you are referring to my post I’d like to point out before I respond that n carots means “in regards to the nth post above this one” so you only need one carot. </p>

<p>Now in response to you post, yeah the envelope size can help to tell but one can never be sure especially since often stuff that makes a fat envelope fat is enclosed in a separate thing… And yeah the “old school” paper opening thing would be awesome but with the crappy mail system around here it’s just won’t happen…</p>