<p>Im a little above average student (3.25 GPA, 24 ACT) below average CCer. I applied to Indiana University Bloomington (school has a nice campus and solid academics)according to my counselor I had a decent shot of getting in. I just got deffered which was surprising but i wasnt really shocked. So my question is does IU-B accept a lot of students off of their waitlist or will i have to like drastically improve my application in order to be accepted?</p>
<p>also im out of state</p>
<p>First a deferral and a waitlist are two different things. A deferral means that the school has chosen to hold off on your decision until a later date. If you were waitlisted it would mean you would be admitted IF there was space. </p>
<p>I don't know that I've ever seen or read anything about a waitlist at IU, but I could be wrong. </p>
<p>I would say bettering your GPA would improve the odds. I do know one of my D's friends (in state) is pretty worried with an equivalent SAT score, but I don't know her grades. The rumor mill in D's high school is that IU is looking for at least an 1100 SAT this year. I know they want instate students to be in the top 50% of their class. </p>
<p>Good Luck</p>
<p>so does IU accept a lot of deferred students?</p>
<p>IUB has deferral?? nvr heard of that. i would say do a lot better for ur finals and retake the ACT of SAT, i got in with a 2010, which is around 30-31?? not sure</p>
<p>i dont think its possible for me to retake the ACT because according to the letter i will receive a decision in february and the next ACT date isnt until Feb 7</p>
<p>The key for you is your first semester grades. If they were good ones (hopefully), then send them in and ask for them to consider them when they consider your final decision. If not so good, then don't send them, but send other stuff instead (like teacher recommendations or counselor recommendations or employer recommendations--all of which you should send anyway).</p>
<p>The thing you should be trying to do here is to convince them of your seriousness in trying to get in, and in your ability to succeed once you do get in.</p>
<p>Best of luck to you.</p>
<p>P.S. IU-B only started a waitlist for the first time two years ago. There was a post on this last year on the CC IU-B area (if someone wishes to search for it), but I don't think the school ever released any information on how many went on the waitlist--or how many got in off of it.</p>
<p>One other thing I forgot to mention is that you can use this service if you want to indicate your interest:</p>
<p>CAPS</a> - Demonstrate Interest to the Colleges of Your Choice</p>
<p>I don't know their fees, but I understand it is one thing that schools look at to determine a student's interest. (I don't know if the IU-B admins look at it, but I'm sure they would if you mentioned in your letter you send them that you listed IU-B there as your #1 choice.)</p>
<p>Calcruzer: 1st time seeing this site....what's your take on it? scam? or valid indication?</p>
<p>I got deferred also, I had a 3.3 25 so Im right around where you're at. I emailed them and they said they would like to see a 26 ACT so I took it again. Find out next week what I get.</p>
<p>Retake the ACT. You can send your results in until February or March, and I think that is what is holding you back.</p>
<p>rodney,
I'm not familiar with CAPS, but since all the schools have the ability to access it (and apparently have accessed it), I'm presuming it is legitimate. </p>
<p>P.S. If I didn't think so, I wouldn't have mentioned it to the OP (original poster). However, as I mentioned above, the better way to show your interest is to send them more stuff directly that shows you are a serious candidate.</p>
<p>The Indiana University career placement office pointed out that of all people applying for internships at career fairs, only 5% ever follow up with the companies. Those 5% tend to be the ones that get the job openings--and the same applies to college applications.</p>