<p>I was thinking about waiting 'til I get my decision in the mail, and not checking it online. There is something so much more "real" about a tangible acceptance/rejection. Anyone else feel this way?</p>
<p>But then again...I might become extremely anxious and log in.</p>
<p>i thought abt that too when i was waiting for my colby n midd decision. but then when the time came and i got all so muddled that i couldnt control my fingers loggin onto the server</p>
<p>I'm thinking about waiting just to torture myself.
It still seems real to me.</p>
<p>I want to wait till I get the snail mail. But........I know I'll not be able to control myself. Imagine the lack of emotion when you get it from the mailbox, however you already checked online.</p>
<p>The admission process sucks so much</p>
<p>Good luck everyone</p>
<p>well thats true, when i got my midd waitlisted letter from my mailbox i was like, hey i could have printed it out myself anyway</p>
<p>but if you get accepted, there is so much other stuff that comes in the mail to look through.</p>
<p>But yeah, when I recieved my WUSTL packet two days after i saw it online, i was like "oh yeah, this thing"</p>
<p>It is more exciting to get a big package in the mail...but from Princeton ED experience it is a horrible wait, not knowing exactly when it's going t come...and then thinking "hmm the mailbox doesn't look stuffed" while running home....nor is it fun to open it on your doorstep and start crying..</p>
<p>so idk, I think I'd prefer to get rejected online and acepted by mail but since there's no way to know, I say, as soon as possible is good for me :p</p>
<p>I really don't have a preference as long as I have some acceptances at the same time to balance out the rejections</p>
<p>when I get letters in the mailbox I just scan them for the decsion and then file them away, I never really read the text</p>
<p>on the other hand, it would be nice to get a t-shirt or a bumper sticker of some kind from a very good reach school</p>
<p>I know. I was even more disappointed about my deferral becaus I knew acceptees got stickers =/</p>
<p>This is a lame question, but in what format did they send the ID/PW, PIN number, or whatever else they gave out to check status? Please tell me if you remember - otherwise, it is snail mail for us.</p>
<p>I got a letter with all of that stuff</p>
<p>It was a letter with a single blue sheet (one sided) for me. I got mine in January.</p>
<p>Me too, Zante. and on the other issue, I'd rather deal with rejection in the privacy of my room - beats bursting out crying outside for everyone to see... ; )</p>
<p>I think the excitement is the same, though, guys... And I'd rather know than not. : )</p>
<p>I had the same issue last year. I thought I had no chance, and considering midterms were the week of online decisions, I chose not to break my heart earlier than I had to. I just waited, and when I got into one of my top choices a few days later, I was so elated I didn't concern myself with it...then the Yale envelope came that weekend, and I totally flipped out. Nothing wrong with waiting...there's something amazing about actually having a letter to hold...</p>
<p>Or you can have the singing bulldog...that makes the online decision a lot more substantial :p</p>
<p>And the thing is, I have spring break now, so I would really rather know everything before I get back to school, so I can recover, good or bad. Plus, I have nothing else to do but refresh refresh refresh! :D</p>
<p>The singing bulldog in my pink undies?</p>
<p>I'm on spring break too, but I never thought about the "recovery time." That might be a good reason to go online...</p>
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Or you can have the singing bulldog...that makes the online decision a lot more substantial
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Yes it does. To be honest, I never considered waiting for the letter when EA decision time drew closer - I found the online notification just as fulfilling as snail mail notification would have been.</p>
<p>I don't know that it makes much difference (if there is any), so I would say to go ahead and relieve the pressure. :)</p>