mattydrin

Does anyone know when ED decisions will actually arrive? Regular mail, overnight?

lydia08

if you're in the US, they should arrive the 15th, possibly the 16th if you're on the west coast.

mattydrin

Thanks for your reply - I'm counting down the days!

JBou

this is actually the worst wait ever...do you know if us west coasters can call on the 15th to see? i'm not sure i can wait until the 16th

beachedout09

I want to know so bad! I thought the were over-nighting the decisions so that they would arrive on Saturday the 13th?

lydia08

I don't think they overnight any decisions. International students' letters may be sent in various ways depending on their location, since regular mail might take weeks or longer to arrive and that could be a major problem, but for students in the US, it's all regular mail. They aim for them to arrive the 15th, though it may be a day or two earlier or later depending on your location. If it doesn't arrive by the 15th... well, that really sucks, but you really can't call and find out. They might make an exception for international students living in the middle of nowhere only get mail delivered once a month or something, but they can't give out results over the phone because then EVERYONE would call 6 times a day from Dec. 10 through the 17th and it would be sheer insanity. So please give the office staff a break and don't call them repeatedly all day long on the 14th, 15th, 16th....etc. - they're going to get plenty of calls from lots of other anxious students.

I'm from Seattle and it usually took around 5-7 days to get mail from Colgate. IF you live on the West Coast and you don't get it during the week of the 15th (so by the 19th), then it is probably acceptable to call, as it's been longer than is "reasonable." (If there is a freak blizzard that shuts down the entire midwest on the 14th, take that into account when trying to figure out how long is reasonable.) Alaskans probably should wait a bit longer. It really sucks, I know, but they get SO many calls from students who end up getting their letter the next day that they really want you to be patient. Please don't call them asking when it's ok to call. You know they've been mailed, so don't call asking if they're really sure that they mailed them.

Just take some deep breaths, watch some crappy tv to distract yourself, and relax. Everything will work out, regardless of if you're in or not. I know it seems like the end of the world at the time, but you will get in somewhere and you will have an amazing college experience, even if it's not at Colgate. Trust me.

ticklemepink

You WILL survive. The letters are in the mail. It won't be the end of the world. We've lived through the process ourselves and the sky didn't fall if our letters didn't arrive.

But... even if you don't get in at all, just take a deep breath, take a few days to recuperate, and submit the other applications. Know that it's not the end of the world there because A) You might just love that other college or B) You can always apply for transfer (as I did). If anything, starting at Colgate as a sophomore isn't all that bad.

gater85

Another post has a statement that letters went out today. Bummer.

Hamilton is getting 7-11 inches of snow and the airport is experiencing 2-3 hour delays. Mail is probably going to be very slow. We'll just have to be patient.

Char4457

anyone know if it's a big or small envelope!?

lydia08

Big/small envelope depends on if you got in or not!

I believe (though it's been quite a while....) that you get a big full-sized (like 9" x 12") envelope for an acceptance with lots of extra information in it. I was never rejected from Colgate, but I believe the practice is a single letter in a small envelope for a rejection letter. I'm not sure about deferrals, though I think they may be small as well.