<p>They say that one major reason to defer applicants is to wait until they know more about the applicant pool of that year, which mainly means the number of applicants (right?)</p>
<p>Thus, seeing as how both the EA pool and RD pool increased proportionally this year (I think EA was a 9% increase and RD was 8%) does this not bode well for deferred EA applicants?</p>
<p>Let's not speculate.</p>
<p>I want to wait and see. We can't predict the future. </p>
<p>We'll know in less than two weeks what our fate at UChicago is... so...</p>
<p>/shrug</p>
<p>We're just a bunch of people on the internet, the admissions office will tell us for themselves</p>
<p>fair enough</p>
<p>I'm also deferred btw, and I want to know this stuff too... but think about it, will we like what we hear? We'll probably take it completely the wrong way and spend 2 weeks in frustration.</p>
<p>You should listen to what people say here imo, I'm not telling you not to, they're very knowledgeable. </p>
<p>But it's so painful to think negatively after all this wait! Positive ftw!</p>
<p>I was deferred EA, and I never bothered to send my semester grades because by that time I'd already been accepted to and decided on Michigan. What will this mean once April 1 rolls around? Will I be automatically rejected? Will I receive no answer at all? Is there a chance of admission? I know UMich is right for me, but I must admit I'm curious.</p>
<p>If you didn't submit your midyear report, I think they will email you.</p>
<p>e-mail me with what?</p>
<p>"Dude, send your midyear."</p>
<p>Love,</p>
<p>Chicago</p>
<p>heh, thanks.</p>
<p>I would also encourage those of you who were deferred not to assume that all other top tier schools are hopeless (I have a sneaking suspicion that some of you may be thinking, "Hey, I applied to Chicago, and that's the EASY Ivy League! Now I'm not going to get in anywhere!!!!" If you're not, kudos to you and not reading into things too much).</p>
<p>I will say two things:
1) Admissions decisions are plain weird. And that goes when you're choosing teams in third grade and it also goes when you're applying to colleges. Having served on review committees myself, I'm often convinced that it's not the strongest applicant that gets the job, but the applicant that was the most agreeable to the most people who were reviewing him or her.</p>
<p>2) Two of my friends: smart, friendly, worthwhile people, both applied to Chicago EA. Both were deferred and were later waitlisted. But by the time they were both waitlisted, it was okay, because Columbia and Brown had accepted them with open arms.</p>
<p>I know what you mean Amykins :)</p>
<p>Personally, I applied to Chicago because of its intellectual reputation. The name is meaningless to me. I looked for schools that reflected the style of learning that I was interested in, and it happens that Chicago is the best in my opinion. But there are certainly other schools out there that have great styles as well, and luckily I'm accepted at a handful of them.</p>
<p>As for the Ivies, I agree, they don't JUST accept people with stellar stats, ECs, SATs, etc...</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>And I promise you, there are many, many other schools that offer similar experiences to Chicago. A few I can think of:</p>
<p>1) The usual suspects-- both research institutions and liberal arts schools.
2) Ursinus, Reed, St. John's, and other schools that base education around a Great Books core.
3) State schools so big you're bound to find your type: UMichigan, UIllinois, UT-Austin, OSU, UMaryland, UVA, etc., etc.,-- you're going to find the kids who were accepted to top schools but decided that they weren't worth the cost. Plus, you're going to go to a school with much more name recognition.... :-P
4) Womens' colleges: Bryn Mawr, Smith, etc.
5) Other "weirdo" schools: Oberlin, Wesleyan, Bard
6) Urban schools: NYU, BU, GWU, etc.</p>
<p>As you see, Chicago has a lot in common with other schools that are probably on your list, other schools that will be dying to have you attend them.</p>
<p>Do transfers get WL/Deferred (whatever the term is) if they want to see your winter/spring quarter grades?</p>
<p>off-topic: i know students from other schools can take summer sessions. can they do extension courses @ uchi during the regular school year</p>
<p>S had friends either wait-listed or not offered admission at Chicago who were offered admission at Duke and Princeton. Each school has its own twists and turns in the admissions process these are often indecipherable. If not Chicago, as amykins suggests, there will be other great opportunities.</p>
<p>Don't give up hope yet! My daughter and another kid from her high school were deferred EA last year, admitted in the spring. The other kid is now at Harvard, my d. is at Barnard ... so basically a lot of good news can arrive during the last few days of March.</p>