Deferred ED Applicants in the ED Pool- How Does it Work?

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Hey everyone, just wondering how deferred applicants are viewed in the RD pool. I know we are viewed in context of the RD pool, but does the fact that we applied ED have any positive bearing on the re-evaluation of our application?

I’m just very nervous- it’s almost exactly a month until decisions come out ;_;

Thanks all!

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Not 100% certain, but I’m pretty sure that the fact that you applied ED does not have a positive bearing on the re-evaluation (nor does it have a negative bearing). It’s understandable to be nervous. At this point, there’s nothing you can do now to improve your application, so just relax, be patient, and enjoy your senior year.

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I am in the same situation :’(

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Same :’( So nervous!!

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Deferred ED applicants do have slightly higher acceptance rate than overall RD pool, so best of luck!

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It’s not slight. It’s around 1.5 times the acceptance rate of RD applicants

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You have a point @ShaunakK98
It is the same as the overall admit rate, but 1.5 times the RD admit rate

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Last year, it was 11% vs 7% Deferred vs regular

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@ShaunakK98 Sure 11% is 1.5 times 7%. 2% is also 2 fold of 1%. In the grand scheme of things 11% is only slightly higher than 7%.

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the point is WE HAVE AN ADVANTAGE OF SOME SORT IN NUMBERS

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This is my guess how it works. Your application was assigned a score when it was read during the ED round. They will review your updates and increase/decrease the score. Your final score will be evaluated along with the RD pool.

Again, this is pure guess.