I agree, this kind of discourse on prestige is not only premature (decisions have only just started being made -- and many of us won't be hearing from certain schools until the ass end of March), but more importantly, it's derailing the purpose of this thread.
Ok so my inability to access the portal was something else. I talked to grad admissions for Pton and she told me decisions (as we all expected) will be released starting Feb. Ignore the Columbia and Princeton trolls and good luck everyone!
I was gonna say, the results section has a wide range of dates. I'm wondering if they made a decision for my application and that's why I can't access the portal. But its strange because I wouldn't think they would meet until Feb. at the earliest.