<p>Looking at the stats of those deferred/accepted, it seems as though that most EA acceptees were either a legacy case or recruited atheletes, or else they had incredible stats (e.g. davidrune). Those people lacking such hooks were deferred it seems.</p>
<p>So I think we still have a chance! Let's hang in there! (Like Shaw said, the deferral acceptance last year was something like 14.9% compared with 9.9% (something like that) for RD applicants). Good luck to all, and I'm sure we'll all end up where we deserve.</p>
<p>y17k, i'm a 5th-generation legacy with solid stats (all scores above 750 and 4.0 uw gpa) and good to very good essays and i was deferred... seems to me that just being a legacy isn't enough.</p>
<p>y17k:
not an athlete, no legacy. Math less than 700 twice, verbals 800 twice. SAT IIs low to high 700's. Great academics, rank, great e.c.'s, fabulous recs, but so do many have who have posted. Still can't figure out my "hook," unless it's economic (lack thereof!). Accepted.</p>
<p>yah, definitely no hook. and the two people at my school who seemed to have hooks (minority -- albeit a fake minority-- and a recruited athlete) were flat out rejected.(love the name, classicist, btw :))</p>
<p>thanks, jb13, and forgot to mention, definitely no minority. I think some of this is luck, folks -- "luck" in that who happens to be reading your app & sees something about you that they think is right for the college. I also really, really hit it off with my interviewer. Some other people did with theirs, too, but maybe mine happened to report something to the adcom that was taken in a certain light & was something they were looking for. Some people are more convincing or vivid with words than others. My interviewer seemed like a dynamic & expressive type.</p>
<p>If you ask me, I do not think that everyone's apps gets a fair enough read in the early round, because of the time pressures.</p>
<p>mine didn't get there until Oct. 29th. But I think whenever an app is received, 5 or 6 weeks for over 3900 apps is not a lot of time to refine differences between applicants. That's like 130 per week day -- about 3-4 minutes per app. Just because it worked for me does not mean that a lot of good people don't slip through the deferral cracks into the rejection category. I truly remain in shock that I was accepted. It hasn't come in the mail yet, so maybe I'm just dreaming.</p>