<p>Would you tell your friends and teachers If you got into a top school? Honestly, I might as well keep it a secret. Last year, there was this guy that got into UC Berkeley and also got a full ride and everyone at my school was so mad. What would you do If you got into a really good school?? Would you tell everyone so you can be praised for being smart or would you keep it a secret?</p>
<p>I would only tell my close friends and that’s it. </p>
<p>I wouldn’t tell them so that I “can be praised for being smart” but because they’re my friends.</p>
<p>But naturally, like everything else in high school, it would end up spreading throughout the school.</p>
<p>It’s really not a big deal though. As long as you’re not bragging you shouldn’t feel weird or bad telling people.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t tell my teachers unless they wrote me a letter of recommendation or I was really close with them or something.</p>
<p>I’m not going to tell anyone where I’m applying.
If someone asked a related question I’d tell them where I got in, but I probably wouldn’t just randomly share it.
I’m not smart, but if I were I’d like it if people praised me for it once in awhile.</p>
<p>I would only say anything about colleges if they bring it up.</p>
<p>I’m only telling my close group of friends where I’m applying/accepted/rejected. And also the teachers that wrote my LORs. I’ll only tell other people if they ask.</p>
<p>I’ll tell friends and teachers who wrote recs. But I will tell people once I know where I’m going. It’s so annoying on fb when people post “just got accepted/rejected to insert college here”</p>
<p>I only told my closest friends where I was applying. When I got accepted, I posted it on Facebook because that’s what everyone at my school does. Trying to hide where I got in would’ve made me seem snobby, I think.</p>
<p>once I figure out where i’m going, I’ld tell everyone. no point in hiding that. I wouldn’t tell if I just got accepted though</p>
<p>@RPreZZ, why was everyone “so mad” that your classmate got a full ride to Berkeley? Was he overly braggy about it?</p>
<p>I’d say it’d be facebook worthy IMO.</p>
<p>All the seniors always post acceptances on Facebook. Just because you happened to get into a good school doesn’t change the circumstances, be proud.</p>
<p>^ He did not brag about it. However, those who applied to UCB had higher stats than him and all of them got rejected so they were jealous.</p>
<p>I see. That’s unfortunate. 
At my school, I think my classmates would be genuinely happy for the person.</p>
<p>no, just tell everyone you got accepted there. thats it. however if its your close friends, then you can tell them you got a full ride</p>
<p>I told my teachers that wrote my recommendations 
I think that’s customary since they help you get in. </p>
<p>As far as friends, yeah, I’d tell my close friends mostly because they’d be likely to ask me anyway. When I got into UChicago though, I posted a Facebook status, mostly because that’s what almost EVERYONE at my school does when they get accepted to a school and since everyone had started getting their acceptances to state schools already, I felt kind of left out having no acceptances until that one came in December, haha. I got into another top school in January though, and I’ve kept it on the DL. I expect to do that in April if I’m lucky enough when the other acceptances come out too. </p>
<p>I see nothing wrong with telling people, though; you just have to do it in the right way. And besides my Facebook status (lol), I never tell people unless they ask me flat out.</p>