***DEFERRED ED APPLICANTS***

<p>Well, I don't know about you, but I'm not giving up on Columbia. At least we're not rejected >:D< :D :)
About 10% of deferrals will eventually be accepted, so hopefully we'll be a part of that minority!</p>

<p>How do you know it is 10%? Since you will now be put in with all the RD applicants, the percentage will be in line with the RD percentage (last year it was 6.9%). Am I thinking of this accurately?</p>

<p>@hanobal‌ There’s this college admissions website I use call “The Ivy Coach,” and as a rule of thumb at most Ivies, 10% of deferrals are accepted. You really have to prove yourself to be accepted.</p>

<p>When you say you have to prove yourself - do you mean add more to the app to make it more attractive? I am not sure if this is correct, but many people have told me that although a deferral is not a rejection, it tells the student that the school is looking for other students that may be a better fit. If they don’t find these students with a “better fit” in the regular applicant pool, then they can seriously consider the ED candidate. As I said, I don’t know if this is correct, but it seems to make sense to me. If they had wanted the deferred student in the ED round (which they have first dibs at) then they would have accepted them. The fact that they want to compare this deferred ED student with other RD students seems to mean that they think they can get better.</p>

<p>I am not trying to be negative in this post - I think it is great that you still have hope to get in. I am just posing some questions and thoughts that I have and wondering if anyone has any further input to the whole deferral process. </p>

<p>Any advice for deferred students? Like I’m so confused as to what I should do.</p>