Being deferred from a first-choice early decision or early action college is tough… Theoretically, you are still in the running (and indeed, a number of deferred applicants DO get admitted in the regular decision round), but you know that you have to focus on other apps. Being deferred lacks the closure of either admission or rejection, and one has to decide how much to focus on the ED/EA school in the coming months. So, if you are a deferred applicant, what are you going to do?
<p>My daugher was deferred at her first choice. Really, what can you do except send in a letter how its still your first choice, midyear grades, and addit awards and maybe have the counselor call on your behalf. Any other suggestions? If there anywhere you can view in past years how many people where actually admitted at certain schools from the deferral pool?</p>
<p>Last year my son was deferred from his ED school. While is was a big disappointment for him, he just moved on rather quickly. By the time April rolled around and the other acceptances came in, he was more intent on deciding between several great opportunities than worrying about being rejected in the RD round from his ED school. </p>
<p>Perhaps this was because his #1 was only marginally so -- he had filled out part one of that schools RD and have to fax a change to ED the day before the deadline. Or, perhaps it was just that he had some great options regardless of #1's decision. </p>
<p>The most important lesson we learned as a family -- and one thst is ofetne repeated here on CC -- is don't fall in love with just one school. There are so many fine colleges, and the admission process is so imprecise, that nothing is a lock.</p>
<p>Moving on. Things changed for me immensely this year and nothing in the mid year report is going to be an improvement. Being deferred was just the cherry on the top of a very bad past 6 months. My school is too large and impersonal to care about college admissions.</p>
<p>I love the college I applied ED to and wouldn't change it for anything. I don't know if it will help but I am trying to do a research project in my mom's hospital to impress them... It is so dissappointing though because I know people that i think are less qualified than me that got accepted...But i will keep on trying and i already read all the articles about deferrals i could find online...</p>
<p>My deferred EA school is a long-shot, but that doesn't mean I'm giving up. I'm going to do the best I can in the RD round to have them accept me, but if they don't, I've got some lovely match and safety schools I will be happy to attend.</p>
<p>But if you ask if I'm "putting effort into other schools", I don't know how to answer because my applications for those are already sent for their RD rounds and the applications (I believe) were done well. What more is there to do but work hard on second semester courses and ECs and send everyone updates?</p>
<p>Well personally I don't see any alternative to continuing to try because I DON'T WANT TO GO TO ANY OTHER SCHOOL. I INTEND TO CONTINUE APPLYING TO MY FIRST CHOICE SCHOOL UNTIL THEY LET ME IN, EVEN IF THAT TAKES TEN YEARS.</p>
<p>So, uh, yeah, I am going to keep trying. :)</p>
<p>Well personally I don't see any alternative to continuing to try because I DON'T WANT TO GO TO ANY OTHER SCHOOL. I INTEND TO CONTINUE APPLYING TO MY FIRST CHOICE SCHOOL UNTIL THEY LET ME IN, EVEN IF THAT TAKES TEN YEARS.</p>
<p>Me too! I think three years is the limit though-- you'll be out of college by then.</p>
<p>No, I won't because I won't start until I get in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO YOU THINK THIS WILL LOOK BAD TO THEM?? WILL I SEEM CRAZY!?!??!?!</p>
<p>Yes, I certainly will keep, keep, keep on trying for Georgetown!</p>
<p>agreed, tlak! I'm also a deferred Gtown EA...what we can but keep trying, right? April is soooooo far away though.</p>
<p>I will flood my ea school with mail...more essays, more recs, midyear grades and a letter every week on how it is still my #1 school</p>
<p>I think it's a mistake--in more ways than one--to look at colleges taking students "less qualified to me." They build classes...and for whatever reasons, you weren't one of the bricks. That's a very different proposition.</p>
<p>"I will flood my ea school with mail...more essays, more recs, midyear grades and a letter every week"</p>
<p>Same here,but once I am finished with my other applications</p>
<p>what you guys think if ur #1 was far above the others but #2 is far above #3-10. i got defferred from duke and my second choice is emory. I'm not positive i can get in there wit RD but i think EDII will boost me in. should i risk the binding decision and if later accepted to duke rd which is unlikely ill still be committed to emory or apply rd to emory and risk not getting into either.</p>
<p>No, I won't because I won't start until I get in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO YOU THINK THIS WILL LOOK BAD TO THEM?? WILL I SEEM CRAZY!?!??!?!</p>
<p>I hope this is a joke, because it would show extremely bad judgement and short sightedness, and they surely would not take you.</p>
<p>I know that many of my friends who got deferred are certainly going to try again. One of my friends was deferred from University of Chicago, and it remains her top choice. I certainly hope that she keeps her spirits up and gets in, she deserves it.</p>
<p>guys, jokes apart.. whats everyone ACTUALLY doing... i dunno what more shud i b sendin harvard..ive put almost everythin on my app!!! :(</p>
<p>I got deferred from Gtown EA -- but I also applied to the Walsh School for Foreign Service. I didn't realize how difficult it was to get in there.. Would switching to the regular college increase my chances of getting into the university?</p>
<p>Just keep my first semester grades up. Even though I was a third generation legacy to Penn, I was also a straight B student all throughout high school. After they see my first semester grades (A, A, and probably an A-), I'll probably get in.</p>
<p>Oh, and maybe I'll try to pull a few strings in the admissions office too... it's good knowing lots of people in admissions :)</p>