<p>I know that being deferred doesn’t mean getting rejected, but with the thousands of students who get waitlisted and few who get taken off, is it essentially a rejection? . I’m asking this because I’ve applied ED to Brown and need to consider an ED II application somewhere if I don’t get in. While I understand that if Brown is my first choice I should stick with it, I also think it’s important to be pragmatic about this process.</p>
<p>If Brown wanted to reject you, then you would have been rejected ED. </p>
<p>Brown does not release the percent of ED deferred students who get accepted. Last year 91% of applicants got denied. And there’s a very good chance that an even higher percentage will be denied this year. </p>
<p>So if pragmatism is your main goal, then it is not realistic to think that you will be accepted to Brown, since the chance of that happening is less than 10 percent.</p>
<p>If pragmatism is your main goal, you shouldn’t have ever even applied to Brown. But since your love of Brown has carried you this far, just go with it. Be confident. Make back-up plans; hope for the best. But no reason to freak out here. Good luck to you.</p>
<p>I think I deferral is better than a waitlist.
If I’m deferred I’m planning to write them a couple letters really emphasizing my interest, and then really focus on my list of other applications.
I don’t think anyone can really say what it means, but I don’t think it’s a good idea to just give up.</p>
<p>A deferral is by no means the same as a rejection. When I applied ED three years ago, I was deferred but then accepted in the regular decision round. I had also assumed that I’d just get rejected, so it came as a shock! :)</p>
<p>I know quite a few people who have been deferred then accepted. If they don’t want you, they’ll reject you. I promise.</p>