<p>Hey, I was deferred early action. </p>
<p>For those of you who were deferred early action last year and were (or were not) admitted regular decision, did you do anything to try to get accepted or was it pretty much a crapshoot? </p>
<p>Would it be a good idea to send extra stuff to a school, or would the admissions people just disregard it?</p>
<p>cahu -
Chicago actually suggests it - not all colleges do. From their website:</p>
<p>"Deferred – When you’re deferred, it means you’ve applied early action. Instead of receiving an offer of admission, the office has decided to put you in the pool with the applicants who are turning in their applications for regular notification on January 1 for freshman applicants and April 1 for transfer applicants. Deferral is not a rejection and it’s not being put on the wait list. If you’ve been deferred, it’s a good time to start talking to your admissions counselor about how awesome you are and how Chicago would be a good fit for you. Another good idea would be to schedule an interview, if you haven't already had one. "</p>
<p>Talking to your regional admissions officer is probably a good place to start. This is a tough time of year: best of luck to you!</p>
<p>I applied RD. Feel free to send a letter expressing your continued interest (and why) with a short list of any updates of ECs or new awards/recognitions.</p>
<p>Ah, cross-posted with Ohio_Mom who gave better advise than I did. :)</p>
<p>Don't despair if you were deferred. My child is in the class of 2010 and was originally deferred. It is important to stay in touch with your admissions counselor, perhaps take the SATs and/or ACTs again if your score was a bit low and let the school know how interested you are in attending. It is also important to send in recommendations from people who know you and can really emphasize your special talents and uniqueness. A letter from your parent telling about your tremendous interest and why you could contribute something special to the school, i.e. diversity, may also help. Try to keep up your grades as well and take a challenging and well rounded course load for your senior year. All of these worked for my child and ended up with an acceptance.</p>
<p>newenglandparent -
thanks for the advice and welcome to the forum!</p>