Does anyone know, does being deferred to the rd applicant pool put you at a disadvantage against rd applicants that did not apply in the early round? If that question makes sense
I agree. Congratulations to your child on getting in - that is fabulous, and obviously, something to be very proud of but at the same time, I would like to say this to those who didn’t in addition to the inspirational words you’ve already provided - My daughter’s friend got deferred with a 4.7 from a very competitive school, 35 ACT, Mock Trial, Band, Theater, Humanitarian trips and summer volunteer work at one of the most well-known hospitals in the US. Here is the thing… have you ever opened a bag of starburst and only gotten one or two pinks but tons of yellow? My point being that the majority of applicants to these Ivies are all qualified equally in terms of stats for the most part - they are mostly similarly situated in terms of credentials - mostly “yellow”. The thing is… most people look for the pink. That is the color they like! Many pinks end up spread amongst many different bags and that is what makes them even more desirable! So, to all of you “yellows” - the well-qualified applicants that didn’t get in - take this opportunity to become “pink”. Choose an environment where you will not blend in but rather where you will shine! Don’t give up on yourself! You are all special! Each and every one of you. So, do not worry about not becoming part of that mass of yellow starbursts that get pushed aside in the end! Go be pink and have many choose you in the end!!! 
Best of luck! Chins up!
Does anyone know why it looks like so many deferred? Is this more than normal?
Another deferred over here!
If you are deferred you are treated as any other RD applicant, nothing in or against your favor @swat
@dartmouth y u gotta break my heart like dat AND make me wait longer ???
Deferred also… weird that there were so many people that ended up with this result. A friend of mine got denied though. 
I got denied from Dartmouth today. To anyone else who also got denied you are still a great person, I won a Nobel Prize my junior year in high school but it still wasn’t enough with my grades. The right school will want you.
@pl1212 maybe they playin us rn to try to increase yield rates, at least that’s what im going to tell myself until rd lmap
*lmao
deferred. ouch.
Adding one more to the rejected list haha. It’s alright. Guys, eat some good food and sleep well. At least we aimed high and did our best to reach it. That is what we are trying to learn from this whole process. I am proud of myself. You should too.
Another DEFERRED international applicant here… SO many deferred this year omg
@aliceblueberry yeah, I’ve never seen them defer so many applicants and accept so few… I wonder what the acceptance rate for this year was
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