<p>Just a quick question please. Is deferral the new term for being waitlisted? My D was deferred ED at Amherst as were 175 other kids. The letter said she is now placed into the RD pool with no advantages or disadvantages because she applied RD. They said 15 to 20 ED deferred kids will get in RD. However the normal RD acceptance at Amherst is 18 to 20%. The statistics don't add up</p>
<p>Also if one is deferred after ED at any school can they be later waitlisted from RD pool? This is all a bit unclear to this ole dad. Anyone care to explain. Thanks. Dana's DAd</p>
<p>Deferral is not waitlisted. She was not selected from the ED pool so she is now put in the regular pool for RD. To work out the numbers, you need to find out how many kids applied to Amherst ED and RD combined, and how many were accepted altogether. That is the combined ed and rd acceptance rate. If you want the rd acceptance rate, you need to subtract out the ED kids. The number could come out less, as ED rates are usually higher, bringing down the RD rate from the composite rate. </p>
<p>And, yes, ED deferees can be waitlisted, as well as rejected or accepted RD. Sometimes they are offered mid semester admissions (haven't heard about that one about Amherst). My son was deferred EA from GT, and then waitlisted. He was waitlisted at Cornell and then offerred January admissions.</p>
<p>Last year there was an outstanding applicant on the Harvard board who was deferred and then waitlisted. He was not offered admission, and I believe he was admitted to Yale in the RD round.</p>