<p>For applicants deferred in the EA/ED round, is it important for them to send the college in January/February a letter expressing your interest in the school and that it is still your top choice? Or is that gesture not significant?</p>
<p>If you were waitlisted, then I'd suggest keeping them updated and writing a letter about how the college would benefit by your acceptance, but being deferred is a little bit different. They just want to compare you to the regular pool, so just update them with awards, EC contributions, elected positions, special talent recognitions, etc...once or twice. No need to do a longer letter, unless you are wait-listed later.</p>
<p>My school has such effective methods for people being accepted ater defference that I have said that for my reach school, all I want at first is a defferal. ;)</p>
<p>The main thing is, keep your name in front of them! Ask for suggestions on improving your application. Keep in steady contact. If they allow it, get more recommendations. If you haven't interviewed in person, go do so.</p>
<p>Ah, okay.</p>
<p>Cause I didn't send a letter saying how blah-blah is still my favorite school (I would think they know since I applied ED), but I did send them something with an update of a couple awards I got.</p>
<p>And yup, I've been interviewed in person. =)</p>