<p>My friend just got deferred from Harvard. She said she was not surprised as most people who are not accepted EA are deferred, and not rejected.</p>
<p>Is that true for all Early Action programs (Stanford, too)?
--Tara</p>
<p>For Stanford, there are more rejects than for Harvard (50% at Stanford vs. ~5% at Harvard), but the acceptance rates are approximately the same (for EA).</p>
<p>Whoa. </p>
<p>How did you get the 50% vs. 5% data?</p>
<p>Its around. Stanford rejects 50% of EA. Harvard rejects 5% EA. That's it.</p>
<p>bah humbug...Stanford is so coool!</p>
<p>I kind of like this idea of accepting/deferring 50% of the applicants though. you might be quite depressed if you get rejected, but even if you get deferred you can at least be assured that you're looked at more favorably by the admission officers than the other 50% of the applicants and that your deferral means that there's a better chance of your being accepted RD than at, say, Harvard.</p>