<p>I've been deferred for EA... anyone know whether yale looks favorably upon letters of interest? Any tips on how to write one well? Thanks!</p>
<p>Before writing a letter of interest, you need to understand why you were deferred. Were your grades lacking? Were your test scores too low? Were your essays bland? Did your recommendation writers not sufficiently praise your abilities? I would talk to your GC about making an inquiry on your behalf: advice:<a href=“The Truth About Getting Deferred | HuffPost College”>HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost;
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<p>@gibby do you know if the folks in New Haven would entertain such an inquiry from my GC?</p>
<p>There’s only one way to find out. As the article said, having your GC ask why you were deferred will help the Admissions office articulate their “feelings” about your application and will let you know about any next steps that you need to make.</p>
<p>@gibby I have a question. My GC has agreed to call up my regional admissions officer, but I do not know how to get his phone number. On Yale’s website there is only an email address. Should my GC just call up the main Yale phone number? </p>
<p>There’s a phone number for Admissions on the contact us page: <a href=“http://admissions.yale.edu/contact-us”>http://admissions.yale.edu/contact-us</a></p>
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<p>Thanks, gibby! I’m gonna take that advice as well.</p>
<p>let us know if there is any response from the Yale adcoms…would be interesting if they actually give you input on your apps</p>
<p>FWIW: While admissions officers are often reluctant to tell an applicant why they were deferred, they are more willing to open up to guidance counselor’s about specifics. I’ve never known an applicant to get a forthright answer if they call Admissions directly, but have known GC’s who are able to nail down an answer. Much, I imagine, depends upon your GC’s relationship with the AO and your high school’s history with the college.</p>
<p>The path I’m taking as of now includes getting my headmaster to write a follow up recommendation that reaffirms yale is my #1 choice, writing a letter, emailed and written, with new accomplishments and more about why, with specifics, I want to go, and getting my counselor to call the admissions office. Anything I’m missing?</p>
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That should be your first step. All the rest is grasping at straws, unless you can address the reason(s) why you were deferred.</p>
<p>@gibby Thanks for the advice. You are a beacon of light in the obscurity that is deferral. </p>
<p>@gibby is being the voice of reason. Wise advice.</p>
<p>While I agree with gibby’s advice, it may happen that your GC won’t get much information from the admissions office, or it might be very general (like “the student was one of many students with excellent but similar qualifications”). If this is the result, I would still recommend sending in a letter of continued interest as well as any additional accomplishments. This can’t hurt. Of course, the most important thing to do if you are deferred is to look more broadly at your whole list for RD to make sure you have a good mix of reaches, matches, and safeties.</p>
<p>I thought I would give you all an update. My GC called and left two voicemails. He also emailed. No response. Have anyone else had a better experience?</p>
<p>They are probably busy with new applications and holidays.</p>
<p>They may be gone for break, or at least short staffed. Give it time. Your GC probably isn’t there over the holidays either if they did respond.</p>
Should letters of continued interest be emailed or sent by hard copy to admissions ?
IMHO, letters of continued interest should be faxed, as faxes spewing out of a fax machine demand immediate attention, whereas an email could take weeks to open. Ditto with snail mail.
My sons GC also called and emailed to get some feedback but has not been able to reach anyone. My son doesn’t want to be a nag, but he isn’t the one calling. Did anyone get feedback from admissions? He will write and send a letter of interest but had hoped for some feedback first.