Q: My classmate and I applied to the same college.  They just received an acceptance letter and I haven’t heard.  Does that mean I didn’t get in?

A: Not at all!  Colleges don’t necessarily mail all of the acceptances at the same time, and the communication that trickles out of the admissions office may not be correlated to the geographic area of the applicant. Even for letters that were postmarked on the same day, sometimes the time it takes a letter to get from one place to another varies. So, try not to read too much into whether your classmate already received their acceptance letter.  You may just have a fat envelope waiting for you at home.