Why do all 8 Ivies release decisions at the exact same date and time?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvard University
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<p>My mom asked me this and I didn't know the answer.
I'd love to know as well, if anyone has any idea why.</p>

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<p>They all usually say 5PM (except for Brown that sends it out at 5PM, 6PM and 7PM), but it is generally believed that each ivy sends their decisions out in waves. So basically, you can get a decision at 5:07 PM etc.</p>

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<p>The Ivy Group (formal name for the Ivy League) sets standards for undergraduate admissions, financial aid, athletics, etc. for the 8 schools. Among the standards set are the application due dates and notification dates.</p>

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<p>So no one Ivy will have an advantage to capture the heart of an admittee earlier than another Ivy. Imagine if Princeton decided to move up their date to March 1st, then Yale would have to move theirs earlier, etc., soon the admissions departments would lose much needed weeks to review decisions.</p>

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<p>If one released earlier than the others, hypothetically that school would have an advantage in having an extra amount of time during which to woo candidates. Likely letters are a way of getting around this.</p>

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<p>It maximizes the likelihood that you’ll get at least one acceptance before taking rejections too hard.</p>

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<p>They’re trying to break a world record for most suicides in one day</p>

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<p>^^^LOL, sad but maybe true. </p>

<p>But really, would you want the agony spread out over five days?</p>

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<p>LOL I second floridaa.</p>

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<p>@floridaa HAHAHAHA</p>

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<p>Lol Floridaa…</p>

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<p>The Ivy’s are bound by rules of the athletic conference they established in 1954. The rules, especially as related to admissions, are to level the athletic playing field (not the academic one). See:
[About</a> The Ivy League : The Ivy League](<a href=“http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/history/overview]About”>http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/history/overview)
[NCAA</a> Rules: A Guide for Ivy Alumni and Friends of Athletics : The Ivy League](<a href=“http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/information/compliance/index]NCAA”>http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/information/compliance/index)
[The</a> Ivy League](<a href=“http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/information/psa/index]The”>http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/information/psa/index)
<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/~ivyorg/alums.htm[/url]”>http://www.princeton.edu/~ivyorg/alums.htm&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://cornellsun.com/node/28002[/url]”>http://cornellsun.com/node/28002&lt;/a&gt;
“What Harvard is doing now, in many cases, they’re in fact giving a full athletic scholarship. [They’re offering this] to every student, but including student-athletes,” Bilsky said. “Harvard’s package, and Yale and Princeton’s packages are now getting so advanced that the schools are not going to be able to tell coaches in advance ‘we’ll match any package that anybody gives in the league."</p>

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<p>I know they’re supposed to send out decisions at the same time, but funnily enough, I got decisions from the 6 Ivies I applied to at completely different times.</p>