There isn’t an estimated delivery date until the package has been tendered, and it hasn’t been tendered yet.
So, this made me laugh… I went into my account at USPS to update my notification preferences. Because I live in an apartment building, and USPS doesn’t seem to differentiate between apartment numbers when tracking, I now get notifications FOR MY ENTIRE BUILDING! For every piece of mail, including junk mail. @SevenDad I guess that’s what you’d call karma 
Turning it off now.
I love the notification system. I couldn’t live without. We can’t ship to work so to know when something is shipped and will arrive at my door is invaluable.
God luck for those that are tracking early. On the other hand, I can appreciate those users that prefer not to know the sex of the baby until it arrives.
Let us read tea leaves at the bottom of our cups for a sign of what will happen in the near future. As to me, I just tried to log in and my USPS account is disabled. Asked to send a new password twice and did not work. Look, if you did not get any notification, your chance maybe greater! Actually, I asked my DD and I was told that she will not get in and she already has her plan.
Good analogy. I’m a planner. Needed to have baby’s room painted, clothes in drawers and 3 cases of diapers stockpiled.
Yes, the notification system is a lifesaver for those who rely on packages and need to pre- sign.
I respect both sides positions in this, which is why I haven’t posted any more than I have.
I didn’t have it before last year at this time and I now like know when a package is arriving at my house.
@MAandMEmom: That’s fine and good, and yes, I too liked knowing that the new fuel tank for my vintage car was coming from England last week before it arrived…BUT, that’s not what checking for “anything coming from a BS pre-M10” is about, and you (and everyone else) know it.
And yes, I did not check the sex of either of my kids before they were born — the room was painted yellow, because, um…that whole pink/blue thing is sort of old fashioned?
@SevenDad – you have the will power of a Jedi. Rock, you do
@iaenen: That would be news to my wife. After all, I just bought a custom-made gas tank for a roofless car I use like 12 times a year. I have ZERO will power.
When this trend of calling Fedex on M9 came about, I was truly flabbergasted that finding out 1 day in advance was so important to people. As if that 1 day was going to make any difference in either the outcome or what they would do with the information.
This is not about “planning” — unless you are planning on how to handle things when your kid gets the news on M10. This is about wanting to know before the school wants you to know.
Well… my early alert seems to have been a package from amazon!!!
Actually there is a lot of planning that needs to go on. Every kid and family’s situation is different, and you shouldn’t presume to know what is best for them. Your choice is your choice, not the only choice. And getting electronic notifications from pre-existing notification settings is a lot different than calling fed ex to inquire. Not that I begrudge those people their choices, either.
@Korab1: I’ve said already “different strokes for different folks”, right?
But this is also a forum where plenty of people come to solicit advice/insight/opinion — and my advice/insight/opinion is that trying to read the tea leaves via USPS/UPS/Fedex notification ONE DAY AHEAD OF M10 (the day you are supposed to find out) is not a worthwhile endeavor.
I don’t see any harm in checking to see if a package is coming. And as @bc12345 demonstrated, it could be a false alarm, anyway!
@MaineLonghorn: I defer to your seniority/standing on the forum, but still differ in opinion. This “short-cut” of the process cannot be what the schools intended when they moved to overnight shipping of the decisions…otherwise they’d have simply made the info public on M9.
My only input is to please think of others’ anxiety levels as you post…hearing about those getting phone calls from coaches, package notifications, etc…although they may mean absolutely nothing in the end, really does have an affect on others who may not be receiving the same communication or attention…and now I head back to the miscellaneous ramblings thread for another cocktail suggestion…
^^^Exactly (not to mention the needless agita they may or may not be causing themselves).
@buuzn03 I am sensitive to that - which is why I have said as little as possible and invited any discussion of it via pm.
Lets all just be honest here. Anyone who is on a board discussing the chances of their kid getting into to schools in minute detail and from every angle is FAR from chill and ambivalent to the outcome. Let’s embrace our crazy as a group!
Here’s another story of notification karma: last year we got a notice on M9 about a package coming from M&Ms in NJ on M10. “OMG,” I thought, “there’s a school sending M&M’s as their congratulations swag; how cool!” Well, it turned out that it was my sister sending a gift to my kid to let my kid know that no matter what she was a proud auntie. :x
That said, there is something to wanting to know in advance to prepare yourself emotionally. Because if you find out when your kid finds out, you have to simultaneously deal with your emotions and your kid’s emotions, and that can be tough for some people, present company included. I was with my kid when 4 emailed decisions were opened, and the one waitlist was a real toughie because as a mama bear I was mad as a hornet about it, and also sad for my kid, but I had to hold myself together because my kid was going through some strong emotions too. Granted, this is part of the job description, but I think helping yourself out whenever possible is a good thing, obviously within the bounds of the law and in the spirit of good citizenship (and what that means I suppose is at the heart of this “debate”). The kid and I got through it ok, mostly because there were other acceptances. But if it had turned out that there were NO offers of admission I think a heads up would have really been appreciated.
As my experience illustrates, this idea of preparing oneself may also impact a parent’s decision of whether to open the emails in advance of their kid.
Though I am a supporter of @SevenDad’s view (peeking at the Christmas presents early is a punishable offense at my house 
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A heads up would have been nice last year… Forcing a smile on my face through the day was a bit hard (there were a couple of other applicants in my group of friends and they all got at least one acceptance)… Esp since I had decided to check while in school (with my friends hovering nearby)…
But still won’t ask AtriaMum to check this year… Sigh… :-SS