<p>Does any one know for sure if there is a chance of acceptance in Rd after being deffered in EA at Stanford? Thanks.</p>
<p>def. fred.</p>
<p>THE LETTER...</p>
<p>I write to tell you that we have decided to defer your application to Stanford for further consideration during our Regular Decision process. We will notify you of a final decision in early April. We appreciate the thought and effort you put into your application and into selecting Stanford as your first-choice school. Your application clearly communicated to us your strong interest in the University.</p>
<p>You are among a small group being deferred for consideration with our Regular Decision candidates. The reasons for postponing a final decision vary, but in most cases we want to see first semester, senior-year grades or want to have the opportunity to review the candidate in the context of the entire applicant pool. While it would be difficult to predict your chances of gaining admission, I can tell you that in each of the past three years we have OFFERED ADMISSION TO ABOUT TEN PERCENT of those early applicants whom we deferred to Regular Decision. We hope you will remain in our applicant pool, but we advise you to pursue other college alternatives as well.</p>
<p>You may wonder what you could do between now and April to enhance your chances for admission. Our recommendation is to continue to strive for the highest level of academic performance and keep us up to date on your progress. Please ask your school to submit the Mid-Year School Report (Form 3A of our application) and transcript as soon as grades are available. If you need another form, you can print it from your online application account or access a PDF of it via our website. We also invite you to use the enclosed Optional Update Form to let us know about your new activities and achievements, and please send us any new test scores you might have. Additional recommendation letters, however, are rarely helpful. In the meantime, please feel welcome to let us know if you have any questions or concerns.</p>
<p>Like any other college admissions situation, you have to weigh the % chance knowing that the connected skew the results. You can bet that every deferred legacy, athlete and otherwise connected candidate will have a higher chance than the average candidate. Plan accordingly.</p>