<p>cornell, brown, columbia, harvard (prob all reject though)</p>
<p>i'm (almost) positive that princeton does post decisions online, and i'm pretty sure that's why it asked for the 4-digit code on the application</p>
<p>as for everyone who's very against this "stupid" thread:
i'm not obsessed with the ivy league or incredibly anxious/spastic (at least no more than the average CC member... hehe)
i just thought it'd be interesting to see in what order people would want to access their decisions...
it's a fun/light thread to help pass the time... not one to let us further obsess over college decisions
and if you're so against it... just don't post! move to another thread.</p>
<p>i'm thinking...
princeton (get a rejection out of the way)
cornell (if i don't get in, i'll know i'm not getting into any of them!)
dartmouth
penn
brown
harvard</p>
<p>It seems everyone is ganna check cornell first . . . why is cornell so hated? lol</p>
<p>I don't really know.</p>
<p>I'll probably end up checking Harvard last, simply by virtue of it coming in e-mail form. Just due to the nature of e-mail, it probably won't be there exactly at 5PM, unlike places that have log-ins, so my Hotmail tab will end up being last. </p>
<p>I think I'm going to start with Brown. I'm kind of an in betweener for there, based on a lot of circumstances, so seeing how that turns out first will be best. If I get rejected/waitlisted, I'll know not to have high expectations for the rest or the time to dwell on getting rejected from Brown, and if I get accepted, I'll have some hope for the others but still know that I have a school I would really, really love to go to in my back pocket for that day.</p>
<p>Then I'll probably move on to Cornell. Why? Because I'll be too scared to look at the others.</p>
<p>I'll probably check Princeton next, simply because their log-in process is easier than Yale's. </p>
<p>So, Yale will come next, and then back to my e-mail inbox for Harvard.</p>
<p>I'll only look at Penn if I get rejected from everywhere above. Even then, I'm not 100%.</p>
<p>EDIT: I should add that this is in no way reflective of my preferences for colleges. It's just the path my mind will probably take on that day.</p>
<p>hey, cornell isn't hated, at least not by me!! It's first on my list bc 1) of course I have the greatest chance there, and 2) bc its actually my first choice. the others are just crapshoot reaches for me!!</p>
<p>I agree with Cicero! This shows just how silly/ obsessive most Harvard applicants are (including myself, I guess :( ). But I am less obsessive then most applicants in this respect because I will not even check my app at 5 pm (I have rugby practice so I will have to wait til 6 to get my decision). Trust me, I really want to skip practice/ leave early on that day to see my decision, but I am not going to ditch my responsibilities for something that is already decided.</p>
<pre><code> This is like a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience the email crashes/ server crashes related to Ivy League decisions on March 31 5 pm! That specific day and time haunt every applicant's mind for a good period of time (about 3 months for me). I bet the last few hours of waiting (2-5 pm) are just going to be emotional/stressful for most of us. I cant wait even though I have very dim chances (for Harvard).
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<p>@Youlsee, the only Ivy I applied to is Harvard too! (up until now, we are the lone applicants to Harvard!; I guess this was a very minor plus in my interview when two other applicants had to mention Yale and other Ivies when they were asked: where they had applied, and I got to say that I only applied to Harvard !. </p>
<p>but I think I might have other school decisions on March 31st. If so, I will check those before I check Harvard.</p>
<p>waitn - I don't know if it's necessarily a plus to say that Harvard is the only Ivy League school to which you applied. I bet the interviewer would like to know that you applied to other selective schools as well, as this would give him/her the sense that you are a competitive applicant and that Harvard should want to accept you.</p>
<p>Of course, this depends entirely on the mentality of the interviewer... but my dad (a Harvard interviewer, actually) says he always feels like an applicant is probably stronger if s/he says s/he applied to other schools of Harvard's rank/prestige.</p>
<p>I'm checking Yale first because:</p>
<ol>
<li>My interview sucked.</li>
<li>I've seen more USAMO winners rejected on this forum than accepted.</li>
<li>Hispanic slaughter in SCEA!</li>
</ol>
<p>Therefore, I anticipate a rejection anyway, and then I move onto Harvard, where I think I have more of a chance.</p>
<p>Plum, I focused on schools which have a high reputation (most have a higher rep than all ivies except Harvard) in the field of study I which to pursue in college, and if you knew which schools I applied to, you will be able to guess what field of study I am going into. But I see what you mean, they might feel I am only applying to Harvard because it is Harvard just to see if I will get in, OR they might see that I am not obsessive about getting into a high level school and applied to my schools for good/specific reasons. Like I said, it can only be a very minor plus, nothing that will increase my chances 5-10%.</p>
<p>
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**cornell (if i don't get in, i'll know i'm not getting into any of them!)
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**</p>
<p>I'm sure there are many people who have been rejected from Cornell but got into HYPDBPC</p>
<p>I think all these people counting on Cornell to be the "easy" school should probably not get their hopes up. Cornell may have a much higher acceptance rate, but they're still an uber-competitive school. They are far from your local college. They'll reject plenty of 2400 SAT people and whatnot. </p>
<p>That said, I probably will check Cornell and WashU first, since I have a slightly more realistic chance.</p>
<p>1) Harvard
2) Yale</p>
<p>1) Yale... probably best chances here, I want to have some reassurance in case of rejection from the others.
2) Princeton
3) Harvard... hopefully I will have done well enough with my other colleges that I will be prepared for a rejection</p>
<p>I have a friend that was a valedictorian with a 2400 SAT that was rejected from Cornell. He got into Brown and Penn though.</p>
<p>Yale, Harvard</p>
<p>they're not actually gonna come out at the exact same time right? colleges can always send out decisions a few days early?</p>
<p>I change my mind, i will skip rugby practice and:</p>
<ol>
<li>Send out invitations to everyone I know for a luncheon at my house that starts at 3:05 </li>
<li>At 4:00 sharp, there will be a fifty minute public speaking session, where people I know will brag about my achievements, etc.<br></li>
<li>At 4:50, I will give my own personal speech about how I could not have made it this far without so and so............</li>
<li> At, 5:00 everyone will watch (on a large projector) in dead silence as I go through the decisions of most of my colleges. After I am accepted to each Ivy, they will applaud mildly (upon request).</li>
<li> Finally, I will open my Harvard decision, and once I get in, everyone will applaud as much as they want and give me a standing ovation. Balloons will fall from a net hooked up to the ceiling, and confeti will fly everywhere.</li>
<li> At 5:30-6:00, every attendent will personally congratulate me before leaving; I, in return, will give each attendent a " (my name) got into Harvard!!" Tee-shirt.</li>
</ol>
<p>Just kidding :), I would rather get a rejection from H then degrade myself to such a level!. I bet one applicant will do something similar! Anyways, I will still go to rugby practice and come home late to open my rejections :( (probably only for Harvard on March 31st). My parents probably would not even care if I got into Harvard, no joke.</p>
<p>" I spent many hours contemplating this actually.
I decided that it is most rewarding to check results in the least efficient way possible. That is to say, I will check the Ivies in the order from my least favorite choice to favorite. That way, I can give myself the illusion of walking up a staircase to my future.</p>
<p>(I applied to all the Ivies but Columbia)</p>
<p>First, I will check Cornell to boost my self-confidence
Then Brown to add a spice of caprice to keep me on my feet
Then Dartmouth to reassure myself (I got a likely letter, but I will still nonetheless pretend to be pleasantly surprised)
Then Penn to further supplement my confidence and give me hope
Then Yale so that I can feel the rejection yet tell myself that I wasn't artsy enough
Then Princeton so that I can feel the rejection crashing down on me yet still have one last hope
Then Harvard so that I can know for sure where I will be heading next year
Then I will take a nap so that my head doesn't explode."</p>
<p>I'm sorry, but isn't this post kind of arrogant? Granted I don't know much about East Coast schools, but......also, why did you apply to 7 of the 8 ives, aren't they very different from each other? I'm not accusing, just curious.</p>
<p>I'm gonna take a nap so I don't have to spend an excruciating half an hour at my computer waiting for an email. Better to take it all at once.</p>
<p>Suggestions for the order in which I should check my schools? ;)</p>
<p>Sorry, Harvard's board is just too much fun; I'm such a poseur. </p>
<p>Here they are (in order of importance to me I suppose):</p>
<p>Stanford.
WashU
Northwestern
Duke
Vanderbilt
Emory
Macalester</p>
<p>haha, this is kind of a joke.</p>