Hey guys,
Recently I got deferred from Princeton EA. This actually surprised me because I thought I would get rejected. I'm an unhooked asian male with a 3.74 gpa (unweighted) in a very average public school. Maybe they deferred me because they like me but my gpa was just too low? I know that speculation is hopeless, but maybe I would've gotten in if I had at least a 3.90 gpa. I'll never know.
Anyway, with such a low gpa and already low chances for deferred applicants to get accepted in the regular round, is there anything I can do? So far, I plan to write a letter to them and keep up my grades. If all goes as planned, I have a very good chance of getting all A’s this semester. Do you think in my case, this would have a pretty significant impact?
I also heard that I can ask my counselor to call the admissions officers and inquire about how close I was to getting accepted or what I can work on. Is this true? It seems a bit pushy, and I don’t want to come off as clingy.
And yes, I’m fully accepting a rejection. I’ve moved on and I’m applying to other schools for RD. But I still want to maximize my chances for Princeton. Because a deferral is still not a rejection. (maybe just a polite rejection :p). Thanks!