<p>Umm, just found out I got deferred from my safety school.</p>
<p>This was my only safety school.</p>
<p>Should I apply again? Or should I apply to some colleges that are... er... worse than the safety school?</p>
<p>Also, does this mean I have no hope of getting into my range or reach schools?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Uh, that would probably freak me out..but there may be a range of reasons why you weren't accepted right away.</p>
<p>When you're deferred, don't you just wait for regular decision to receive an official decision?</p>
<p>I would find and apply to a backup safety if I were you, just in case.</p>
<p>Doesn't necessarily mean you won't get into reach/match schools, but definitely apply to more safties</p>
<p>Sometimes a school that realizes it is being used as a safety will defer/reject someone it feels will get into a better school, especially when there's been no demonstrated interest to let them think you actually want to go there. Google "Tufts syndrome". Is your safety a private that can exercise this kind of discretion, or a public that largely admits by numbers? If the latter, I'd start to be worried. If the former, that means find another safety pronto.</p>
<p>It's a big state public school. It's got very mediocre academics but pretty good athletics. It lets in about 56% of its applicants, but in recent years it has become more selective because a crazy amount of people apply there.</p>
<p>I'm just kind of upset because I really truly thought I could get in. My gpa, SAT scores and ECs are way better than those of the students that were accepted.</p>
<p>I think maybe it is because I am an international student, but I don't know for sure. So you're saying that I definitely should find another safety?</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies.</p>
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I think maybe it is because I am an international student, but I don't know for sure.
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<p>Quite likely. It's not a safety school for you if you got deferred. Apply to another college as soon as possible. It doesn't have to be "worse," it just has to be a college that will admit you. </p>
<p>A safety college is one that </p>
<p>1) is pretty much certain to admit the applicant, based on its known behavior in acting on recent admission applications,</p>
<p>2) has a strong program in an area the applicant is interested in,</p>
<p>3) is affordable based on its known behavior in acting on financial aid applications,</p>
<p>and</p>
<p>4) is likeable to the applicant.</p>
<p>It's really hard to tell with college admissions now whether or not a school is really a safety... I suggest you apply to "lesser" schools, just in case.</p>
<p>state schools are going to be much harder to get into this year because they cost less and the economy is so ****ty right now. that might be what you are seeing.</p>
<p>"I think maybe it is because I am an international student..."</p>
<p>For international students, there is no such thing as a "safety" school. Everything is at best a "match" or a "reach". If you are an international students who needs financial aid, there aren't even any "matches", only "reaches".</p>
<p>You need to go look for some more options.</p>
<p>Quite correct, but I had assumed that since 1) I didn't apply for any kind of aid and 2) my green card is pending, it would be easy for me to get into a range or safety school.</p>
<p>Guess I was wrong. =(</p>
<p>I was just deferred by one of my safety schools, too. Funny stuff.</p>
<p>Im guessing OP's school is Uni. of Indiana because I'm defered too =[ I thought I would get in for sure.</p>
<p>Yeah, the school might have just gotten Tufts syndrome. Just for your safety of mind, though, I would apply to another safety school that you like.</p>
<p>"green card is pending" is not the same as having the green card. Depending on your individual situation, it can take a very, very, very long time to get that green card. And, you may actually have the application rejected. Until it is in your hot little fist, you are still an international student, and the admissions offices have to treat you as an international student. Stinks I know. </p>
<p>Since I take it you are in the US already, take a long hard look at your in-state community colleges as potential safeties. If you enroll in a guaranteed transfer program, you can move on to the cooperating 4 year university as soon as you fulfill the requirements of that transfer program. And, with any luck, you will have that green card by then and will have more options.</p>
<p>Wishing you much good fortune in this process.</p>
<p>Thanks. Right now the other schools are not looking so good either. I am going to have to lower my standards and apply to the crappy school an hour away from my house (where students have an average GPA of 2.7).</p>
<p>Yo, did you try GA southern or Tech?</p>
<p>I hear that last year, ppl who got into tech were denied from UGA</p>
<p>lemme guess, umn? I got postponed too but got in illinois</p>
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Im guessing OP's school is Uni. of Indiana because I'm defered too =[ I thought I would get in for sure.
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Let me guess. You were deferred because you 'misspelled' the school name?</p>
<p>don't stress- this is part of a plan and if you work hard you will find yourself on your own unique path. nobody needs college to do amazing things. you'll get in somewhere, or you'll apply again and transfer, or you'll keep on movin' along. no worries.</p>
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My gpa, SAT scores and ECs are way better than those of the students that were accepted.
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You have to compare yourself with the out-of-state applicants. The stats are usually higher for OOS as you are competing for a smaller number of spaces.</p>
<p>I'm guessing from your location that you are referring to the University of Georgia. UG has problems attracting internationals (only 0.74% of internationals in the student body) so your international standing shouldn't be a disadvantage. However, it may have a target of 90% in-state (11% OOS in student body) which makes it quite competitive for OOS.</p>
<p>Since you will be paying OOS tuition for UG anyway, why not apply to other big state universities with a more generous OOS target?</p>