deferring a year from waitlist?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvard University
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<p>So like thousands of other students, Harvard is my top choice. I have 2400 SATs, a 3.7 GPA, very good extracurriculars, double legacy, my aunt is a professor at the medical school, and my alumni interview was fantastic. I desperately want to go there and I was wondering if anyone knows if Harvard offers deferred acceptance from the wait list or anything like that? I have a friend who applied to Cornell for 2009-2010, but was offered a place as a sophomore in 2010-2011. Would Harvard do anything like this?</p>

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<p>Google for Harvard z-list. It’s their way of sneaking in kids they don’t want in the upcoming year but aren’t prepared to reject.</p>

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<p>yes this happened to my friend’s brother last year. he was deferred a year and will be in the class of 2014. he was also a legacy if that helps.</p>

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<p>the deferred entry offer is usually made to legacies. this is called the z-list and consists of 20-50 people. instead of giving you an offer from the waitlist to the currect class they offer you one to the upcoming class.</p>

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<p>carolightning -
hey, that actual happened to me… I’m not legacy, but like you i had good sat and act, 4.0 GPA, came out of an excellent private school, sports and arts extra curriculars, etc., but my family has almost no money, and i would require almost a full scholarship to attend any private college. harvard wasnt even my first choice - princeton and stanford both turned me down outright. i was waitlisted at harvard, and my interviewer actually called me in may and said she was really pushing for me with admissions. then in like, JULY, I got a call from the GA Harvard Rep and she said, “well, i have good news and bad news”. i did choose to accept this offer, to wait a year and attend harvard in 2014. i dont know about it being called the “z-list”, but Harvard offers this to 80 students every year, and usually about 50 accept. I’ve met 40 some-odd people on facebook who are doing the same as me. most people spend the year abroad, but i’ve spent it working! :slight_smile: anyways, best of luck. hope this helps.</p>