<p>After being deferred, when should the applicant send an update by? If I have some competition coming up next week, is it a bad idea to wait until then?</p>
<p>i say by march 15th at the latest.</p>
<p>I'd say definitely considerably earlier than March 15th. Waiting for next week would probably be ok, though, if you can add additional information about the competition.</p>
<p>I second Admiral's statement. If decisions are released in late March, then March 15th would be an ideal time in which all initial decisions have been made. I would say that early February (i.e., now) would be the best time.</p>
<p>My daughter's counselor said end of Jan/1st week of Feb for her deferred school. March 15th is definitely too late. I would think with Harvard, they are probably down to their final stretch in making their decision by March 15.</p>
<p>My counselor said the same thing as oldfort's: end of January, first week of February</p>