I was recently deferred from SCEA at Harvard, and online research has recommended sending in a short deferral response letter to express my continued interest in attending and/or add any major developments that I didn’t get a chance to add in my application.
When should I send this letter, if at all?
Who and where should I send it to, the admissions office address on the website or a regional representative?
How should I send it, by fax, post, or email?
Thanks!
Instead of writing a “Deferral Response Letter,” you should write an update letter and upload it directly to the portal. The letter will be added to file for your regional Admissions Director to read.
Whether you choose to send an update letter now, or wait until mid-February, depends on how much has transpired since you submitted your application. Unfortunately, for many students not much has happened in the last 2 months, in which case all they can write is “Harvard remains my first choice school.” If that sounds like you, then I would hold off until you have more substantial updates to provide.
Some colleges don’t want a letter from deferred students. You could just call admissions and ask if any action is called for.
Some of the online letters look like they would hurt more than help 