the title says it all. does anyone know the percent of those who are deferred that get accepted?
5-10% which translates to approximately 90 students maximum…i did the calculations
Are you talking about the deferred from ED ? If you are 598 were deferred from ED and that’s total Trinity and Pratt
Last year 691 were deferred, and 57 of those were ultimately accepted, around 8.25%, roughly the same as the regular decision admission rate of 9%.
How many deferred applicants do you think send additional emails to their representative as well as another letter of recommendation?
@LetMeInCollege88 (re #4):
The probability of either altering an admissions decision is virtually infinitesimal:
- Duke specifically indicates that it does not consider “interest” in its deliberations; therefore, those e-mails are meaningless, unless their contents are truly substantive.
- Further letters of recommendation are also highly unlikely to add anything of significance to one’s file.
The simple fact is, things of this sort are so marginal that their realistic decision-influence is normally zero.
@TopTier Do you think an internship with a major NYC law firm, being the lead in the school musical, being named 1st place Varsity Debate Speaker, qualifying for Debate State Finals, and leading a school supply collection would be enough to reverse a decision? Also I got a letter of recommendation from my Youth and Law advisor?
@LetMeInCollege88 (re post #6):
I am sorry to state this, but I do not believe those things will be significant enough to alter an admissions decision (I premise that your were deferred during this cycle’s ED round). My straightforward rationale follows: there is nothing you’ve listed that, in my opinion, is at all noteworthy in comparison to Duke’s “distinguished pack” of applicants. Your competitions’ applications are also replete with such indicators of excellence. Now please understand, this absolutely does NOT mean you’re destined to be denied; rather, I only suggest that the “additional elements” you’ve provided will not be decisive. The result you receive tomorrow will almost entirely be based on your application’s FUNDAMENTALS/u.
I sincerely wish you good luck.
@TopTier Do you know what sort of factors cause the 10% of the Deferred students to be admitted during RD round?
@LetMeInCollege88 (re post #8):
Before sepecifcally answering your specific question, please understand that ED deferrals essentially become RD applicants; they will be evaluated in identical ways, at identical times, by identical individuals, employing identical criteria, and with identical results (about an 8.5 percent RD acceptance rate) as their RD-only competitors.
Your asking for the “sort of factors,” suggests (at least to me) that you may believe there is some sort of almost quantatively-based, near-mechanical approach to Duke undergraduate admission. The critical fact is, that’s absolutely untrue! Every file in at least the top half of the applicant pool is HOLISTICALLY reviewed in detail by two (or more) admissions readers and one (or more) admissions officers. Those who receive this in-depth evaluation essentially are FULLY qualified for admission. The critical issues for Duke Undergraduate Admissions then become: (1) attaining an in-depth understanding of the applicant (not just the application’s paperwork and the documenting numbers alone) and (2) optimizing the class’ composition (Duke seeks the best Class of '19, which is NOT synonymous with the class composed of the best approximately 1740 individuals).
Accordingly, tomorrow a few candidates with marginally lower “numbers” will probably be admitted, because Duke believes – for very solid reasons – that they are likely to add more to their classmates, to the faculty, and to the university than other aspirants. Their perceived advantages could – and will – be in countless arenas. That’s why it is truly impossible specifically to delineate the “sort of factors,” as you requested.
Again, good luck tomorrow.