Anyone who was deferred and then accepted

Applying to College
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<p>So I've read about how, if you are deferred, you should contact your regional officer, send in a letter discussing your interest in the college, then send in maybe any additional awards you gain....</p>

<p>The problem is, with ivy leagues, would that ANNOY them if you try to send in extra materials? I'm tempted to write a essay on why this college, but I don't want that to count against me. </p>

<p>Has anyone gotten deferred and then accepted? What did you guys do? </p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>my question is what would this "letter of interest" include? would it sound like another essay? or would it just be "i really want to go to your college" even though thats quite obvious if you apply SCEA to schools like yale.</p>

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<p>It would probably be an essay about all the different things I love about Yale/what I could contribute...but then again, I doubt they would want to read so much. Maybe another teacher supp (from like an activity)? </p>

<p>someone also posted on another thread that you should call the regional officer and ask what area you were the weakest in....would they even answer that type of question at these types of colleges?</p>

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<p>Have your counselor contact the school and ask if there is anything in your app that can be strengthened. </p>

<p>I wouldn't really suggest spending time sending in an essay about how much you love Yale. They know you love the school; so does everyone else who applies. That's why the top schools don't bother tracking demonstrated interest; they know if they accept someone they're going to give it a LOT of thought before they say no.</p>

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<p>Anything sent to Yale at this point, other than news of new awards/honors, should be deemed brilliant by at least 2 adults you trust!</p>

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<p>What about for other colleges? Do students often move from deferred status after EA to accepted?</p>

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<p>At MIT, the rate of regular action acceptance for deferred students is about the same as the rate of acceptance for regular action applicants (often a little higher). I haven't been in that situation (I was a regular action applicant), but there's been a poster or two on the MIT board who have and have posted about it on the threads there.</p>