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<p>Aww, thanks, rocket6louise. :] </p>
<p>But maybe you’ve confused me with somebody else…I’m just another Asian female lost in the sea of applicants. No major awards, nothing “truly” unique, decent scores, not a flawless transcript. I could literally pick apart my application and find lots of things wrong with it. You, on the other hand, will probably have an amazing shot at RD :D</p>
<p>^^Thanks so much. I think everyone on here is so amazingly supportive. I wish you all good news and lots of it.</p>
<p>And if they’re going to pick apart your transcipt, I can’t imagine what they’ll do to mine :D</p>
<p>Since so far this thread lacks a specific success story, I’ll share one (not mine; I’m a deferred asian, whatdaya know).</p>
<p>A girl in my school was flat-out rejected for ED Brown. Thankfully she continued applying Ivy and got into Harvard, Columbia, etc etc. Not particularly Yale-related, but there’s always hope. :)</p>
<p>Thanks for the hope…I think we all need that
Yale’s my only chance of getting into an Ivy!!!</p>
<p>Haha…look I like Yale as much as the next guy, but I think right now its time to move. I would bet money a few of us get into Yale RD, but we should make those acceptances a pleasant suprise as most of us prbly wont get in. After all, Yale is pritty much in a slum and who needs it = D. Pton 4 life</p>
<p>haha, why pton? normally sad Yalies go to harvard :p</p>
<p>I wish you very good luck… and yes, deferral -> acceptance does happen. Don’t hesitate to send more materials (updated essays, <em>a letter</em>, additional recommendation, etc) if you think they will help your case. I did, and it worked out well in the end. 
Overall though, I think the rate is around 5-6% (close to RD rate) based on CC threads from the past few years.</p>
<p>to whoever reported me: i wasn’t being racist. eeesh. black ppl are cool</p>
<p>Pigs, you have to realize that anything outside a PC viewpoint of how people interact is considered an egregious transgression necessitating usage of the dreaded “r-word.” Moreover, unless you find the proper friends and ignore campus publications, you’ll notice that in the prevailing mentality at any Ivy League school you’ll possibly attend. You should get more defensive about it, because otherwise the constant reminders of your intolerance might actually make you believe and abide by it. It’d be a travesty if you compromised such a principled perspective so readily, and especially for something as odious as political correctness.</p>
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<p>Princeton sucks, majorly. Don’t resign yourself to that terrible fate until you see the “I regret to inform you” from Jeff Brenzel. (Also, seriously, I’d put your chances at getting between 40 and 60%, so don’t lose hope yet.)</p>
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<p>oooOo La La I just fell in love with you teehee
reading that was awesome</p>
<p>amciw: I’m curious. Why do you say that Princeton sucks (even if you were joking :p)?</p>
<p>**** the ivy league, i’m going to community college. i’m fed up. fed up with this crap. it’s emotionally draining and unfair sometimes. whenever i see unfairness, i wanna jump out of my window. i can’t take it anymore!! it’s so apparent that my type of applicants are getting jibbed. first dartmouth extends deadline for URMs then all the super applicants get deferred from yale SCEA, then my counselor report hasn’t shown up in the MIT application tracker, and good god, come march. it will be literally march madness!! madness!</p>
<p>pigs-you will end up at a fine school…seriously…calm down</p>
<p>^thanks!!! you tooo!!</p>
<p>Do you need a story with a happy ending? DD was deferred EA @ Yale. She, of course, believed if Yale didn’t love her during EA round, they wouldn’t love her in the spring. She mourned her loss, sent out apps to HP, Williams, Amherst, Columbia, and a couple of backups. </p>
<p>When it came time to check RD, she was traveling and didn’t have access to a computer. She gave us her passwords and told us to check. I had been with her when she logged on EA and received the lovely letter from Admissions, so that is what I was expecting. H and I decided to get Yale out of the way first, then log on to other sites, hoping for happier news. </p>
<p>DH logged in and I was afraid to look at the screen. I really got annoyed with him when I saw the blue page with a dog. I thought he should stop goofing around and get to the decision page. And then I knew, a dog, a bulldog. Handsome Dan to be exact. DD had been accepted at Yale.</p>
<p>At the end of the day, she had also been accepted to the other schools as well. When she got her packet, her Admissions Officer wrote a really nice note saying he had wanted to admit her early, but sometimes they just have to wait. </p>
<p>Since she has been at school she has met many kids who were deferred. So, good things happen, but also know there are other fantastic schools, and if you are a stellar student - good things WILL happen.</p>
<p>By the way, Princeton is a great place. Harvard is a great place. If any of you are blessed to be accepted at any of these schools, don’t knock the others. There are lots of people who are ready to put down the highly competitive schools, you don’t need to join in.</p>
<p>Aw, thanks worknprogress! I think we needed a reminder about the existence happy endings :] Congrats to your daughter</p>
<p>‘all the super applicants’ getting deferred from Yale? All of the SCEA applicants were super - whether they got in or not! 
Calm down pigs. I’m sure you’ll get in somewhere fantastic and have a wonderful time… Apps are away… Relax and enjoy yourself. Best of luck</p>
<p>^agreed with slakedllime. it’s a bit insulting to imply that we acceptees were not super also! we were! nevertheless, all the applicants on here were consistently excellent, and i’m sure you will all have someplace wonderful to attend in the fall. :]</p>
<p>Yayyy, thanks, worknprogress :]</p>
<p>That story made my day! Congrats to your daughter. I hope I can be half as lucky ;]</p>
<p>If anyone has any more, keep sharing 
It would probably help more people that just me, haha.</p>