<p>Hey everybody,</p>
<p>I got deferred to EDII from EDI. I still really want to go to Wesleyan, so how can I increase my chances? I submitted my SAT's, but they were a little bit below the median so I might see if I can take again... how else can I boost my chances?</p>
<p>Hey @infinitehamlet , I too got deferred to EDII too 
do you know if deferral to ED2 stands a higher chance for us then being deferred to RD? + Are you going to write a letter?</p>
<p>best of luck to us!</p>
<p>Hi, I got deferred too and I really want to attend Wesleyan. I’ve heard their RD pool is harder to crack.
How did you guys know if you’re deferred to EDII or RD? They didn’t explicitly mention in the letter to me, it just says I’ll get to know spring time. </p>
<p>Any inputs will help!!
Thanks</p>
<p>@fevicol my letter said “we would like to re-evaluate your app in feb in the EDII pool”. Hbu? </p>
<p>same with mine @bobbypin2012. it also says that I can choose to be put in the RD pool too if I don’t wanna do ED but I think I’ll stick with ED</p>
<p>@bobbypin2012 it says “the admission committee is deferring a final decision until later bothis spring. In March, Wesleyan typically accepts less than twenty percent of the applicants who apply.”
I think it means I’m in the RD pool. Also, these decisions are rolling admissions, right? No fixed date to know?</p>
<p>Gosh I want to just go there.</p>
<p>@infinitehamlet yeah! I’m staying in the EDII pool I think!</p>
<p>@fevicol hmm thats strange! I wonder if there’s a difference between being put into the EDII pool or RD. For us- our notif date is feb 13th. Eughh same, it’s literally so ideal for me right now. </p>
<p>I think you can be put in different pools</p>
<p>If you were deferred to EDII here are some thoughts/suggestions. Also, do you have an experienced GC? If you do he/she should know how to move forward.</p>
<p>1) stay in the EDII pool if Weselyan is still your first choice; that way they know you will come if admitted since it is still binding. If you elect to go RD they know you will have other options and that you may not attend if accepted. </p>
<p>2) First semester grades will mean a lot. Now is not the time for your GPA to drop! </p>
<p>3) The usual stuff- report any new awards etc. Also get another recommendation if it adds another dimension. for example, get an AP science or math rec if your other recs were from humanities (or vice versa)</p>
<p>4) By all means contact your admissions rep and make sure he/she knows how much you are still attached to Wesleyan!</p>
<p>I also got differed and I am having the same dilemma. Does anyone else feel like it is weird to be in ED 2 and love them so much even though they didn’t love you. </p>
<p>My daughter got deferred to ED 2. She’s thinking about moving on to another school for ED 2 and keeping Wes as RD. She loves Wes, but is worried about losing leverage somewhere else. Wondering if they keep almost all of their ED 1 folks on the “line” so to speak, or if they pass entirely on anyone. It would be nice to have a better sense of where everyone stands that is now in the ED 2 pool. Also - wondering how many of you elected not to send in your test scores with their new “optional” policy. My D didn’t send and we are wondering how much of a factor that was.</p>
<p>@nwdramamama Hi! I didn’t send my test scores either. I’m really hoping that wasn’t a deciding factor for deferral. </p>
<p>Please don’t despair. Two years ago, my daughter was in the same position. She wrote a letter to her regional admissions counselor, sent in two additional letters of recommendation, and </p>
<p>I suggest that those deferred to EDII stay in the pool if Wesleyan is their first choice. My daughter was deferred and then accepted after contacting her admission rep, submitting her fall grades, and sending in two additional letters of recommendation. Her friend had the same outcome. Many EDI admits are athletes, legacies, or academic superstars.</p>
<p>I think @Nodramamama’s strategy if a good one, leave Wes to RD and use EDII for your next first choice, accept that Wes did not want you in EDI, turn attention to your new #1, go all out for acceptance there and drop Wesleyan to RD. At this point Wes have looked at you and decided they want to see who else applies RD, so I dont think EDI deferred stand a good chance for EDII, better to drop Wesleyan to RD and use EDII wisely and apply to your next college :Pitzer/Vassar or whomever. I don’t think I would dilly dally waiting for Wes when you can put your best foot forward elsewhere.</p>
<p>I’d go with @Deaston’s recommendation. Most of the “alternatives” to Wes have the same overall early decision acceptance rate of ~42% and clearly Wesleyan had more athletes to accept than Pitzer did during the first round.</p>
<p>If you got deferred (NOT differed) to ED2, it’s because they think something may change in the next few months. What is that most likely to be? Your first semester grades. If there are other application components you can credibly strengthen, go for it … but grades are your first hurdle. If you stay ED at Wes for the second round, write or call admissions (just once will do) to tell them you remain committed. Ask your guidance/college counselor to call admissions on your behalf as well (just once will do); it’s possible the admissions staff may offer hints as to what you can do (if anything) to strengthen your application. If Wes remains your first choice, stay ED. If your feelings have changed, move on … especially because if you turn down the offer of ED2 consideration, you are unlikely to be admitted RD.</p>
<p>@Englishman - you say in response to Nodramamama that, “[a]t this point Wes have looked at you and decided they want to see who else applies RD, so I dont think EDI deferred stand a good chance for EDII …”</p>
<p>I wonder about the basis on which you make the leap from (a) the fact that Wes deferred her to EDII to (b) that as a deferred ED1 she doesn’t stand a good chance. Do you actually know this? Empirically, if you were punted from ED1 to ED2, your chances are low at Wesleyan? I myself have no idea one way or the other. I would imagine it depends on a variety of factors about which I’ve no clue. Or did this thread present you with yet another opportunity to tell someone to forget Wesleyan and move on? Too good to pass up eh?</p>
<p>You do spend an inordinate amount of time writing about a school for which you seem to have little, if any, regard. It’s odd.</p>
<p>@HuskyLawyer. Simple. Experience, We had our godchild go through the exact same experience, that’s where I gave my perspective to the OP (oh and talking with the Admissions rep for our HS last year), that’s what we do here, give opinions and help with guidance and facts. My apol’s I thought you were a new student at Wes, my apol’s you’re just a dad like me, just that I went through last year, what you are going through currently, perspective and experience do enable one to often give better advise and councel. </p>
<p>Until my DS14 turned down Wes, I probably felt similarly.</p>