I was told to make this thread for all of us who were deferred. Here’s an opportunity for us to bond more until April! Let’s get ready for Round 2.
To all of you guys, good luck with your other applications! 
It is now 11:47 PM and I’ve finally regained some semblance of normalcy.
I fully expected to be deferred, but I never imagined how painful it would be, especially after learning that a fellow classmate of mine was accepted. Watching the black letters load on my screen and not seeing the orange tiger was like watching my dreams, my aspirations, and the culmination of many years of incredible stress and hard work crumble in a matter of seconds.
Anyway, time to start my engineering homework… yay
Same, @alzh77771. It was a little painful to see I was deferred, and seeing my friends get in — though I am so, so proud and happy for them — made the feeling even worse. I read some article about someone being mad they were deferred — not even rejection to end it once and for all — so they just channeled their anger into their activities. It was some pretty funny stuff. I think I’m just going to channel my energy into the many RD apps I still have to complete and my and my friend’s presentation on the song Hotline Bling in January.
@memelover Exactly! I’m unbelievably proud of my friend because she’s incredibly intelligent and talented and most certainly deserved to get into Princeton, but thinking about how wonderful of a day this is for her makes my bleak day seem that much darker in contrast.
I’m definitely channeling my energy into the gym.
By the way, loving the username and profile picture. Perhaps the heaviest things we lift are not our weights, but our feels 
Glad there’s a deferral emotional support group starting :’)
I decided to apply to Princeton as a last-minute thing, so WHY AM I SO UPSET ? I guess I’m just sad that I wasn’t “worthy” enough in their eyes. It just sucks that we all worked so hard for everything and the adcoms can just squash everything out.
But it’s okay! At least we weren’t rejected right? Big hugs and good luck everyone during the RD round!
What is the best way to proceed with this?
Is anyone submitting letters of continued interest? I’ve heard about them in the past, but I’m not entirely sure if I should send one, or how I would even go about it?
i called their office of admission to ask if i need to do anything more. they just said submit a mid-year report, and she couldn’t tell me about anything i personally need to do. i think i will probably also send in a letter. my english teacher suggested i make a video, so i was having some legally blonde thoughts lol (not that i would do anything like that!)
also thanks @azwu331 for making this thread! im glad to see im not the only one
@alzh77771 LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Concerning what to do next, I asked my guidance counselor to call the office and ask about what they thought of my application because I saw that someone else did that (w/ another college… I forgot which) and learned what they needed to improve on, and one of those Ivy coach websites also advised the guidance counselor to call the admissions office. However, I’m not too sure about the soundness of this advice lol. Also, my guidance counselor hasn’t e-mailed me yet about the call or even if she’s called the office.
Going through the Princeton RD results, a good thing to do for a deferred student is to send a letter of continued interest. The deferred students who were eventually accepted sent letters to the office that Princeton was their #1 choice, and they also updated Princeton on some accomplishments. I’m not sure on how additional letters of rec or essays are viewed, though.
bt dubs, I got my deferred letter in the mail today, and I was like… Tell me something I don’t know lmao
@Ballerina11 was wondering the same thing!
@memelover Where exactly do we send these letters of continued interest to?
Deferral wasn’t painful at all bc Princeton is my 3rd choice. If they don’t want to accept me, I view it as a loss on them.
Guys…does anyone know where we should send our letter of continued interest to? Anyone? Thanks 
@memelover Thanks! I saw that advice as well. Let us know if it works out well for you to get your GC to call the office. I was thinking of doing the same thing. @pnguon wondering the same thing. Can’t seem to find an answer anywhere. If anyone knows where to send the letter of continued interest to, please tell us!
@memelover I just got mine today as well… thanks for rubbing salt into an open wound, Princeton : /
I think I’ll frame it.
@alzh77771 I think I’ll burn mine…gotta keep the fireplace runnin
I dont know exactly where to send an update, but my best guess is to send one directly to the UA office (listed on Princetons website).
@alzh77771 @SippinCoffee hahaha my mom told me to frame it to motivate myself, but I opted to literally burn it (even the envelope… lmao). I think it released a lot of my sadness/saltiness/bitterness, i think.
Haha… Still interested, not going to burn anything… yet.
I figure if I have a thing for pyromania I’d burn them all in Spring once I know for sure where I’m going as a final sense of closure. It certainly won’t be the only deferral/rejection I get, so I won’t go scorched earth until I know where I’m ending up.
Should a letter of continued interest be sent as an e-mail or in print? I imagine an email would suffice and definitely not wind up lost, especially during the Christmas mail craze.
Are deferral letters mailed out… LOL just randomly wondering