@thetweetblaster put it well: “My @gradesapp senses are tingling, tomorrow is the big day!”

Yesterday I announced on Twitter that Apple has approved Grades and I will be launching it on Monday. The support from you my fellow developers, and some of my great friends in the Mac press (especially MacStories) has been phenomenal! I’ve had so many questions answered, so many RTs, so much buzz built up on Twitter. So big thanks to everyone!

Though I know I worked hard to make Grades attractive, I am still amazed at the kind of excitement people are showing. Here are a few samples:

@NullFear: “I am DYING for @gradesapp to come out!”

@simple_reviews: “We cannot wait to review @gradesapp!”

@viticci: “You guys in college should look forward to @gradesapp. It’s awesome.”

A lot more like that can be found on Twitter and in the comments for the MacStories preview.

I guess that was what I was going for all along. Its just kind of surprising to see that kind of buzz in real life.

But yeah, tomorrow is the day I have been anticipating for an entire year. I’ve got a bunch of sites lined up for coverage. Here goes nothing!

Update: by the way, the reasoning behind launching on a Monday is as follows: Apple’s rank algorithm is based on a 4-day period. I want students to be in their classes, taking tests, etc. during that full four day period (monday through thursday) so that students are thinking about their grades and show their classmates. I set the release date to Tuesday so that tomorrow morning (Eastern Time) I can set the release date back to Monday and have the app released all at the same time. This way the app will hopefully be high on the “release date” page when most folks are awake.

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