Deferred: Worse than denied?

<p>So I just found out that I got deferred from the University of Chicago. It's a mixed weekend for me since I also got accepted into UIUC (looking around, getting into this school got a lot harder because they stopped rolling admissions it seems), which was quickly overtaking Chicago as my first choice over the last couple of months. Still, though, after spending so much time trying to get Chicago's application done to meet the EA deadline (and that application is a monster), being told to wait another 3.5 months is heartbreaking. I think I still have a good chance of getting in since I'm taking such a tough schedule for my senior year (4 APs & 3 honors) and they love that kind of stuff. </p>

<p>I just hate uncertainty, though. This is gonna drive me crazy and I just wanna know if I was good enough to get in, not just good enough to not get rejected. Anyone else feel like me about deferals or was deferred themselves?</p>

<p>I know some people who were deferred from their EA/ED school, and all said the same thing "I wish I was just rejected". Personally, I can see where they are coming from - they just want to move on from that school and not dwell on it anymore. Still, deferred is better than rejection, since you still have a chance of getting in, but I definitely see where people like you and others are coming from.</p>

<p>Umm. Being deferred isn't neccesarily all that bad. I was deferred from UMich back in early November after finishing my app in late September. Needless to say, I was quiet disappointed (since it was one of my top choices and my stats were quite strong: 3.6 UM GPA, 32 ACT, legacy, in-state, hard schedule, very good ECs, etc). I sent in my new ACT scores (from October, they didn't arrive in time before I got deferred), updated my application with a new leadership position and just this Friday I was accepted! You can imagine how surprised I was when I found I got accepted after being deferred for only a month...normally applicants don't hear back until like...Feburary at the earliest, and April for the norm.</p>

<p>Deferrals aren't really all that bad, it just means that they want to compare if to the rest of the applicants. It really sucks though, cause you got to wait and see how you match up against the other applicants, but at least it's better then being flat out rejected...</p>

<p>Legacy deferred applicants are the most likely to get in.</p>

<p>Well, I'm not legacy. I'm a newly arrived immigrant to the US. :(</p>