I don’t think having 1,000 more applications will delay it a week. BC had roughly double the amount of applications between this year and last year and people were notified maybe 3 days later than last year EA applicants were.
I’m just praying for it to be tomorrow! The anxiety is killing me!
@“Dean J”, In regards to your question, I have heard back from 4 colleges so far…
College A was rolling; they said apply by x and get your decision by y — I got it well before y
College B was early action; they said decisions would be released by January 1; On December 9th, we got an email saying decisions would be released on December 16 at 3 pm — they were released at that time
College C was early action; they said decisions would be released by January 15; On December 16th, they started mailing decisions (with no notification), and all were received by January 15 — I got mine on December 17th
College D was early decision; they said decisions would be released around December 15; On December 9th, we got an email saying decisions would be released on December 11 at 5 pm — they were released then
I hope we will get our decisions today, and if it’s an offer it would be my BEST BIRTHDAY GIFT EVER!!! 
:x
Happy Birthday @xiao97!!!
@ Happy Birthday @xiao97 !
Hope it would be today…I am really stressed out. Already deferred by my ED and Umich…
@jamesjunkers @Barneyzdc Thank you both! All I need right now is an offer from UVA and I hope everyone on this thread can be admitted! :)>-
I just want to say good luck to everyone – and please remember you are all probably MORE than qualified to attend UVA. The numbers are just the issue- so don’t take any answer personally. My oldest son was not admitted to his top 2 schools four years ago (Yale & Georgetown) but I’m very happy to report he is graduating this June from Northwestern and absolutely LOVED it!! IT was a great fit and he would not have had the same experiences (being on winning CX Debate team, working on Gossip Girl one summer, etc. at those other schools. It was a perfect fit!
So you never know where this College App journey will lead you. (I’m currently watching my own 2nd son (senior) biting his nails today about UVA – he also got deferred from Mich (what’s up with all the deferrals). But just wanted all of you to know that today does not define YOU or your future – not at all. Life has a funny way of getting you RIGHT where you are supposed to be – and you won’t see that for a number of years (said the old wise lady). Good luck everyone if it is today (or next Friday)!
I heard that someone called the office and they said there will be no chance of having decisions today… hope they release it anyway
Seniors: Another viewpoint from an anxious parent.
Please stop criticizing, over-analyzing, parsing and pressuring Dean J and her team to state when they will release decisions.
Providing data about how other colleges approach the process – or even trying to draw parallels about this Friday vis-a-vis the similar release dates in the past few years – does not change anything about the Readers’ workloads and their ability to plow through everyone’s application thoughtfully.
Also, if they have more early apps to review and the same number of Readers… you should be able to do the math and not “CAVALIERLY” toss off a comment such as the one earlier which basically assumed no biggie.
Believe me, I’m just as nervous as all of you and suggest you try to manage your expectations (about decision date and more importantly about what that decision turns out to be for you). Get in? Fab. Don’t? Disappointing but… there are simply too many qualified applicants for the number of seats.
If your credentials are such that you had a realistic shot at acceptance, and therefore completed the early action app, then you likely will land on your feet somewhere and excel and be happy. And if you don’t end up loving that college, do your best and try to transfer elsewhere (after giving it a decent shot) (my freshman roommate was, literally, a kleptomaniac, but that’s another story!)
Plus, on a more serious note, the orange & blue color scheme doesn’t really look good on everyone.
All of the above notwithstanding, I too hope it is today. Good luck and remember that as 17-or-so-year olds, you’ve got a LONG, EXCITING, INTERESTING life ahead and it really is true that wherever you get in or attend, you define yourself. You are “not just a test score” and you are also ultimately “not just a (fill in name of school” grad." Good luck!
are scholarship offers included as part of the admissions letter (non Jefferson ones) or will those come later/separate? wondering if we should be nervous or double nervous…
I just called UVA’s office of admissions and they said that the decisions will not come out today : :((
Dean J’s twitter (3 minutes ago): "Still a ways to go. The Early Action review continues. We are working as quickly as possible while ensuring that … "
Actually, DeanJ herself asked people to post how other schools do it
See you next week, folks!
I cannot believe that anyone would be so rude as to call the admissions office to ask if EA decisions would be released today. The office of admissions at UVA goes out of their way to keep applicants in the loop and has stated over and over that they will provide update via their social media presence. I hope they noted your call on your application.
@UncleBuck It is most definitely more rude for you to suggest that.
Do you think decisions could be posted a day other than a friday? On dean j’s blog, she commented that to the effect that in her memory, in past years decisions could have been released on a wednesday or thursday. So you think decisions could possibly be released on wednesday? (Because it is speculated that UNC could be out next Friday as well and I would rather not get rejected from two schools in one night 
Not sure why everyone feels UVA is so much better than other schools at keeping people up-to-date on the admissions process. While other schools don’t have an admissions Dean keeping track through the boards, that is not the same as them not providing information. I find it more angst provoking to have a Dean constantly tweeting and blogging about the process. If they simply left it at Jan 31 and surprised people if it came out earlier, there would be a lot less anxious people sitting around their computers today.
Just my thoughts.
I completely agree with the above post. Saying that they’re probably going to release it early and not giving any details is worse than not saying anything at all.
Also, everyone who is saying that we should stop comparing it to other schools, Dean J specifically asked us to. Please be informed before you criticize others.