<p>There are so many things that can happen to people who applied p/a so I just wanted to go over them. Please tell me if some of these dont make sense:
1. accepted p
2. reject p/accepted a
3. defer p/ accepted a
4. reject p/ defer a
5. defer p/defer a-----this confuses me the most.What happens after this one ?</p>
<p>*<em>p=primary
*</em>a= alternate</p>
<p>Are there any other possible combinations that i didnt think off ?</p>
<p>option no.3 is not valid. If you are accepted in one there is no defer. Option 5 is also not valid, you'll be deferred only in one of them.</p>
<p>so if my primary defers me, then my application is not forwarded to my alternate?
also,if my application is rejected in regular after being deferred ED,will my application go to my alternate for regular?</p>
<p>i would assume that they look at your application for both schools independently of each other. If they think you are qualified to be accepted to either, then you are accepted. If both, then just your primary choice. </p>
<p>Im not really sure about deferals work. Please no rejections in ED lol.</p>
<p>my understanding is the "alternate" college option will be used very rarely, and it's not like a "well if you can't get into college A, maybe you will for college B". It'll be more like "you could get into college A, but we think college B will be a better fit". </p>
<p>This is what admissions told me (I work there, but I'm not an adcom), but who knows what they'll eventually do in the end.</p>
<p>^^ thanx,that does make a lot more sense...</p>
<p>what if you get into both? do you have to go to your primary?</p>
<p>You'd only get into one.</p>