@graceann I don’t.
I have the box! Does it mean anything??
NO IT DOES NOT. DON’T START ONE BIG HYPE THING THAT YOU BLOW TO KINGDOM COME. THE SAME THING HAPPENED IN THE UCLA THREAD WHERE PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT A MERE PROMOTIONAL EMAIL HAD THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BIG BANG :’)
I don’t have the gray box, but I’m guessing that it’s because I applied EA and was deferred to regular decision, and they don’t need to tell EA students that they removed the application checklist?
i dont have the box. well this is awk…
We should be getting e-mail on the 16th. At the same time, on the portal, the line that says
View your admission decision
Will become a link so that you can click and VOILA…
We are either in / out : )
Good luck to everyone!
I don’t mean to start anything. But I have the box and a friend of mine does too. So clearly we all have different looking portals as of now. For those of you that don’t have it, it’s a gray box directly under the “welcome -name-” saying “Attention Applicants!”. We shouldn’t focus on it too much because even if it was an indication of our upcoming decisions (I don’t believe it is), we still wouldn’t know whether having the box is positive or negative or visa versa. The box does say “thank you for all the hard work you put into your applications” which could foreshadow rejection since its such a thankful but not rewarding tone. Or it could be the opposite or it could mean absolutely nothing or it could mean that those who don’t have it may be under review still. Let’s not think about it too much 
I just wanted to give some people peace of mind.
just like @eskaliding , i was deferred EA too. it actually could just be EA applicants that don’t have the box
deferred EA too. Doesn’t have the box either. It probably means nothing.
Darn I was so excited
It means that you are 1 in 30,000 being considered as a RD candidate and that they have all the info they need to make an informed decision. Nothing else.
Deferred EA, no box, I think we can reach a conclusion on that now.
Deferred EA, no box
Just to confirm the theory
Good luck to all of you! I hope to see some of you join me in the fall.
Hope so 
@jarrett211 fingers crossed
I’m so nervous. It’s next week. It’s next week…
guys i turn 18 on decision day this might be either the best or the worst birthday of my existence :’)
deferred EA no box lol
@Dilan412 and @jetynz My D’s deferral letter says “Decisions will be sent by the end of March, and if admitted, you will have until May 1, 2016 to reply.” I don’t see any additional information on the portal.
@epoque That sucks to be honest. You could always check the day after.