<p>I applied ED and was deferred, so what is the usual percentage of students who were deferred and then accepted?</p>
<p>I remember reading that around 10% of deferred ED applicants are then admitted under Regular Decision, though I leave it to W&M Admission to either confirm or deny this statistic.</p>
<p>I too am a deferred hopeful. Good luck!</p>
<p>I’m also OOS, which probably doesn’t help, right?</p>
<p>good luck to you too!</p>
<p>From W&M Admit blog:</p>
<p>Generally, less than 10% of deferred students are admitted unfortunately. The competition is simply stiffer during regular decision (nearly 13,000 applications compared to 1,100). However, rest assured that your application will be reviewed again before any final decision is made.</p>
<p>This is what was told to us during our info session as well. The woman told us the numbers admitted off the deferred list was “in the single digits”. I’m thinking she meant single digit percentage and not less than 10 students?? (Hope so!)</p>
<p>I’m sure you will get an official answer from W&M today. Good luck!!</p>
<p>To be honest it depends on the individual year and the strength of the deferred applicant pool but generally very few deferred students are eventually admitted (likely in the single-digit percentages). Some may be waitlisted rather than denied. Again that depends on their secondary review during the regular decision process. Every ED defer is reviewed again during regular decision but we are up front with deferred students letting them know that they should pursue other options whole-heartedly.</p>
<p>We defer approximately 350 students and 5% of 350 is 17. That number is likely fairly accurate, disappointing as it may sound. We know that deferred students want nothing more than to attend W&M and we are sorry that we may not be able to make that dream a reality but we know that they will have many other fantastic options to pursue.</p>
<p>I would think that although the RD pool is larger (of course) than the ED pool, and qualifications may be theoretically better in the larger pool (the law of large numbers), a deferred ED application should still have some slight advantage. After all, by applying ED, the applicant let W&M know that W&M was clearly the first choice; W&M doesn’t know which among its RD admits would be so loyal. Indeed, at the Columbia University info session, the adcom told us that EDs deferred into the RD pool (all things being equal) do receive a bit of a nod precisely because of their early declaration of love, and Columbia’s belief that they will then attend if admitted (improving yield)</p>
<p>While we certainly appreciate that ED students have declared W&M as a first choice, they do not get an advantage in RD over any other student. We cannot speculate that RD students want W&M less. Many RD applicants may also see W&M as a first choice but had situations that prevented them from applying ED.</p>
<p>Also, history has proven that not all ED students admitted during RD enroll so we cannot really sight that as a reason to admit someone (plus we do not consider whether or not a student will attend when making admission decisions – this is why we don’t track interest and why we are need-blind).</p>
<p>It’s not that we don’t show EDs love. We have a higher admit rate during ED than during RD and EDs are reviewed more times than RD applicants (they are reviewed twice during ED and again by the ED Committee and then again by a regional dean during RD) so we give them every look that we can.</p>
<p>As already mentioned, there are simply 13,000 wonderful applicants in our pool most of whom would make great additions to W&M and we make some very tough choices but we do our best to give every student a thorough and thoughtful review.</p>
<p>My S was deferred ED last year and he too was disappointed. However, he did what the letter instructed and moved on to look at more colleges that fit what he was looking for. He was accepted to many schools that fit those perimeters and loves where he is attending. It is on par with W&M and he has found that it probably ended up being an even better fit for him. Be positive about what is ahead for you and know sometimes fate intervenes. W&M is a wonderful school and the Admission Deans do a great job in building a class. I know you are disappointed in their decision for you but in the end it will work out. My S has found his niche. He has made a weekly commitment to a community service organization, attends evening guest lectures, participates in clubs, attends a lot of activities and sporting events, enjoys his courses and professors and has made a lot of new friends. The message I am trying to convey is sometimes there are other colleges out there that are also right for you. When you make your decision about where to attend don’t look back but embrace all that awaits you for the next four years. It is all good!</p>
<p>woosah, we agree 100%. We try to stress to applicants, especially those who consider W&M a first choice and who are not admitted, that your experience at another college will not be worse, simply different. And in fact it could be an equal or better experience. The beauty of the American Higher Ed system is the wealth of colleges and universities and there is more than one right fit for any student.</p>
<p>does the 17/350 include those who were waitlisted?</p>
<p>No, it is just those who receive admission offers by April 1. Deferred students can be waitlisted on occassion.</p>