Deferred? What should I do now?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pittsburgh
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<p>I just got a letter back from Pittsburgh and they told me that I've been deferred. What should I do now? Should I send in my mid-year report (I actually did pretty well this year, mostly 90s and above)? They gave me an optional essay to write. Should I send in more recommendations?</p>

<p>What are my chances of getting in now?</p>

<p>Here are my stats:
GPA: ~3.0 (84-85)
SAT: 1140/1710 (M:630 V:510 W:570)
I have over 250 hours in community service.
I'm captain of the Golf Team and have been on it since sophmore year.
I wrestled for Varsity Wrestling last year.
I have a good handful of extracirricular activities.
I think I wrote a pretty good essay, about 7-8 people told me so.</p>

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<p>This link might be of interest (though I'm not wild about the "gimmick" idea at the end.) <a href="http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/archives/000098.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/archives/000098.htm&lt;/a>
Your guidance counselor might be of some help here. Perhaps s/he could call Pitt on your behalf. I think your strong mid-year report would make a good impression. Either you or your guidance counselor might ask admissions directly about additional recs (some schools find more than 3 to be overkill but I'm not sure about Pitt.) Do your best on the optional essay and good luck!</p>