When we go through this next year, I definitely won't discuss the process with any other parents at DD's school. I feel it's her process, and her private information, and therefore not mine to share. I'll talk it over with friends outside school who aren't also going through it (we all need our anxiety outlet!) and lovely mums on MN like you all have this year, but like @QuiteAJourney, our DD's have been told not to discuss it in school as it breeds competition and anxiety (eg who's got through to second round / interview etc), so I feel it's right - and respectful of the kids - that parents follow suit. That's why I think this thread has been so useful to so many - the anonymity means everyone can be honest without betraying their child's privacy. And I definitely would't be telling any other parents IRL where my DD gets offers until I'd told her - that would seem rather unfair to me, given she's done all the work and deserves to be the first to know!