In previous years, I posted a thread just after SCEA decisions were announced, however in hindsight I think students who were deferred were a bit too depressed to process everything. So, I’m going to start earlier this year, when everyone’s hopes are high, to give students more time to absorb why they might have been deferred and what they might be able to do about.
First off, Yale defers more students in the early round that it accepts or rejects – so the majority of applicants who applied SCEA will be deferred. That’s not to depress everyone, that’s just the reality.
Please take the time to read the above link, so that you’re prepared when decisions are announced and understand what course of action you can take if you are deferred. Best of luck to everyone!
“The waiting is the hardest part” – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
@gibby idk if u will know the answer to this q but i figure i might as well ask. when i submitted my app to yale, i filled out the “testing” section of the common app (mentioned my highest scores in each section of the SAT + the fact that i had taken it twice) but didn’t include a breakdown of my 2 scores in the additional info page (i had been told yale only wants applicants to fill out the “testing” section + then send official score reports upon acceptance :/). i sent them an update yday explaining all of this + outlining all my scores and i also rush-shipped my official scores. im just wondering if this will result in an automatic deferral/rejection?? rly hope that’s not the case
If you are deferred or rejected, I highly doubt it will be because you filled out the testing section correctly or incorrectly, or sent an update to Admissions with an explanation. So, you should not worry about that. If you are deferred, it most likely will be due one of the 52 reasons from the article.
As difficult as it is to accept — a deferral is as good as a rejection. If you can wrap your head around that fact, you’ll be in a much better frame of mind to embrace the colleges that actually accept and want you!
Of course, you can try to have your guidance counselor contact Admissions and find out why you were deferred. Will it do any good? (Most likely not.) Sure, you can write an update letter to Admissions. Will it do any good? (Most likely not.) Yes, you can try to get another teacher to write you a recommendation letter. Will it do any good? (Most likely not.) Sure, you can write another essay that’s better than the ones you’ve already submitted. Will it do any good? (Most likely not.)
Best of luck to everyone whatever you decide to do, or whatever school you ultimately will att