Applicants rejected in the ED round can’t apply RD (at least for this application cycle). But they can reassess their applications, switch gears, and go for other schools that might be amazing fits. All is not lost, there is opportunity if they are willing to embrace other possibilities!
@latitude1126 , I’m sorry. Although it’s not what you wanted, you can now apply somewhere else ED2 without having to worry about whether you are jeopardizing your Middlebury chances. There are kids who are deferred then waitlisted, and that’s just a miserable long road to no. Was there another school you liked a lot?
Also, if you think you’d like to change your common app essay at this point, you can. Part of the reassessing and regrouping mentioned above.
Thank you for the encouragement everyone.
@gardenstategal Yeah, a few schools such as Amherst did interest me, but i eventually decided on Middlebury. I think my commonapp essay just wasn’t up to the mark because i was confident about the other components of my application.
Aid factor as an international student might have come in, but i guess if aid was the issue and not my application then they probably would have gotten a deferral.
In any case, i guess it’s time to move on and try and improve my application further and iron out any flaws before the RD round.
I was deferred last year and was accepted RD! Don’t give up yet but make sure there are other schools that excite you as much as Midd does so you have backups
Could people who got notified about their decision post their stats/scores?