<p>Hey guys</p>
<p>So I was deferred, which is fine with me, but I was wondering if anyone knows the likely hood of being accepted after being deferred. Do you think deferred applicants have a better or worse shot than normal RD applicants? Any statistics on this would be great too.</p>
<p>I have posted on this topic before, but because it was such a personal one for my family I will talk about it again. I don't know what the statistics are for the acceptance of deferred applicants, but if you were deferred it means that the school is definitely interested in you. Chicago was my daughter's first choice a couple of years ago, so much so that she didn't apply early decision to her second choice school which pretty much told her that if she applied early decision she would be accepted but no guaranty with the regular decision. She was deferred at EA at Chicago and was pretty nervous because now she didn't know if she would get into her first or second choice schools. (She ended up getting waitlisted at her second choice for regular decision). We decided to be proactive about it. She is an accomplished musician and was active at a local ivy league university while in high school. So we talked to the head of that University's music school who knew her and he wrote a great recommendation to Chicago. In addition we contacted alumnae in the family to write extra letters and I as a parent called her local admissions officer at Chicago and wrote a long letter explaining why I thought she was a fit a Chicago and why I thought she would be good for the school using only facts about her life and no embellishment. She also took her SATs again and improved her math score somewhat helping that area. Anyway, it worked and she was admitted regular decision. They must have known what they were doing because she now sings in three choirs there and is a high honor student. So, people get admitted who are deferred, but you have to keep letting the school know how interested you are, why you are a fit for them and look for a hook to amplify. Don't give up if you want to go there because as I point out, people get admitted regular decision and it might just be you. Also, I recommend an on campus interview. I think that if it goes well it can help as was my child's case. Lots of luck.</p>
<p>Yeah, especially with the increase of apps this year, I think it's far too early to be pessimistic about a deferral. Also keep in mind that I'm sure a fair number of EA admits also were admitted somewhere ED, so they are no longer in the applicant pool.</p>
<p>If your file wasn't worth rereading, they would have rejected you and would have spared their eyesight.</p>
<p>Use the midyear report as a way to follow up with your admissions officer.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>In previous years, I think the accept after a deferral rate was a little lower that the straight RD accept rate (accord to CCer's trying to work out the numbers, anyway). The EA applicant pool was very strong this year; my guess (just a guess) is that it will be about the same. Newmass and unalove have provided many helpful suggestions. We can't predict if it will work in your case ... but I also think its worth a shot.</p>
<p>except that it tells you you really should have been smarter.</p>
<p>^And the point of this post was what?</p>