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Hey, I got deferred form NU and I’m not sure if I should be stressing or not. I’m pretty good for admissions I think
SAT: 680 math, 730 English, 760 Reading
A 95 three year, with a 98 junior year
Good amount of ECs, president of a club.
Anyone know if deferral is indicative of rejection or is this just them feeling out the applicant pool?

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I was also deferred and it looks like plenty of people on this forum were too. I don’t know what it means though.

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Don’t be too upset, I got deferred as well… :frowning: it was one of my top choices too haha…

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I mean I’ve been seeing kids getting accepted with lower stats than I am and idk if that just means I’m doing something wrong or what

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I mean I’m also national merit semi finalist, for whatever that’s worth

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It seems as if almost everyone who was accepted EA recieved some kind of merit scholarship.

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What was your major? If you applied engineering, their average stats are going to become much higher.

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It was international business

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@aeroplaneoverthe same here. A girl from my school got accepted and I know her scores were in the 1800s… (Sat) maybe it was her writing that got her in? And she does do a nursing internship… But still I’m confused and sad that she got in and I got deferred

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I’ve heard a ton of stories like that. Maybe their applications process is just weird.

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I was also deferred for accounting… what is this!!!

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I got deferred for their music industry major… It makes me mad though bc there was an option to submit a portfolio but I when I emailed the professor he said I didn’t need one for music. Now I feel like I should have submitted something to have helped my chances! Ugh

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Feeling like I worked so hard for nothing… let’s hope for March

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Also deferred. I think I read somewhere that there were 890 ED applicants and 23,000+ EA applicants. 8-|

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And of the 23k EA, ALOT of the extremely high stat kids using this as a safety (financial safety too, I bet lots and lots of NMF applied since they are the most selective top school offering a large NM)…

Did you guys all visit the school?

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I think many deferrals are just NU wanting to see if you w/d after an ED admit at your #1. If you don’t w/d, many of you will be accepted:)

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What does w/d mean? @HRSMom

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Withdraw. If someone gets into another school ED, they have to w/d their NU app.