<p>I was deferred from early action, and I am considering updating my application with some movies I have made. They are good, but not great- and I'm also not entirely sure I want to be a film major/I checked something else as my intended major. Would it hurt or help my application to send these movies in? Also, does anyone know the reputation of Notre Dame's film department? Thank you</p>
<p>You should definitely do this, supplemental material always helps, but you should keep this in mind (and just a general thing for all deferrees):</p>
<p>I know that ND’s admissions program is unique in that they defer candidates whose applications “may fare better in the regular decision application pool” in the spring with extra time to gather more information. I mean, generally that’s how most colleges approach this. But the reason why ND has “Early Action” is because they want students to apply early if they feel that their application “will look at its best” at the earlier deadline; if it may look better in the spring, the student should apply for regular decision. students who apply early but who the adcom feels “may have a better application in the spring” given more time to get information (mainly midyear reports and any new SAT/ACT scores taken in December/January) are deferred. Students who the adcom feels will not have a competitive application in the regular decision pool even with more time are denied early - advising them early gives them the clearest possible decision to help them make their college selection. </p>
<p>if you’re deferred, keep in mind, as i said above, that the first thing reviewed will be your midyear report and any new test info. Still, however, supplemental information will add an extra dimension. I am not saying it will make or break your application. If your midyear grades are slightly lower than what you sent in early, that will put you at a disadvantage. if they are higher, that is great. if they are the same, then that’s where sending in your stuff can give you a boost.</p>
<p>Almost nobody gets deferred. Literally. You’re one of under 100 students, based on stats from last year. Definitely do anything you can.</p>
<h2>Actually, hundreds of people get deferred. Here’s a portion of an article from the Observer last January, talking about the last EA class. In any event, supplementing your record, and communicating with your admissions representative, are good things to do to show interest and provide new facts for the committee to consider.</h2>
<p>Christmas arrived early for approximately 1,340 high school seniors worldwide who applied to join the Notre Dame class of 2011. These individuals were among the 35 percent of candidates selected from a pool of 3,812 applications considered for Early Action Admission by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions this winter.</p>
<p>Under Notre Dame’s non-binding Early Action admissions procedure, high school seniors must submit a completed application to the University by Nov. 1, and can expect a notification of either admit, defer, or deny by Dec. 1. </p>
<p>1,575 applications - or 41 percent of the pool - were denied admission, and 680 were deferred to the regular decision round. Students admitted under Early Action have until May 1 to notify the University if they plan to attend or not.</p>
<p>error post, sorry</p>
<p>…but what %age of those who apply EA and get deferred and then get admitted regular decision?</p>
<p>Wow, my stats on the EA deferral were wrong. My mistake. But I distinctly remember the admissions officer at ND when I visited saying that they deferred some abysmally low number of kids last year. Weird.</p>
<p>Sabrina
Here’s something from an ND chat from a couple of years ago about deferred students. The 25% admit rate they reference would need to be looked at in the context of that admission cycle and overall admit rate, which was higher than today. I haven’t seen any published statistics on more recent admission rates for deferred students, but that would be a good question to ask your admissions rep. </p>
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<p>Notre Dame considers Early Action a service for exceptional applicants who wish to receive early notification. Although we use the same evaluation process in both Early Action and Regular Action, we generally do not have as much academic information about our early applicants (e.g. we do not have fall test scores). Each year, approximately 20% of our applicants apply under Early Action. Early Action applicants must apply by November 1. Our Early Action process is non-binding. Those students admitted under Notre Dame’s Early Action procedures are not required to withdraw other college applications and have until May 1 to confirm enrollment at Notre Dame. Early Action applicants who are competitive but not clearly admissible will be deferred so that they can be fairly evaluated with other similarly strong students who come to us via Regular Action. (We do not want to fill up the class to the point that there is insufficient room later for Regular Action applicants who might be superior.) Deferred applicants are encouraged to update their files with new test scores, new honors and awards and any other information they feel would be helpful to the Committee on Admissions. These materials should be submitted before their files are reevaluated by the Committee in early March. This past year we offered admission to just under 25% of those applicants we deferred, but this percentage may vary. Some applicants are denied because we feel certain that they would not be competitive for admission even if reviewed again during Regular Action. Early Action decisions are final. The Regular deadline is January 9, 2003. Applications and all supporting documents must be submitted by this date. Notification letters will be received in early April. The confirmation deadline is May 1.</p>