<p>QUESTION. none of this innuendo! This is a forum that parents read after all!</p>
<p>I got deferred REA, and was wondering if/when deferrals hear earlier than the general applicant pool. I know they have a policy of sending out REA stuff on Fridays - is it the same for RD?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance, internet!</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure that deferral just changes the type of applicant you are from REA –> RD, meaning that you simply become an RD. So I doubt you’ll get your notification any earlier than the rest of us.</p>
<p>That’s interesting. Stanford has an unusual policy of rejecting/accepting most of early applicants, and defer only a few. If they deferred you, perhaps there were other issues with your application?</p>
<p>@Captrick They deferred 500 this year! They mostly defer to put your application in the wider context of the applicant pool. About 10% of deferees ultimately get accepted (Which is way better than the sub 7% RD applicants ill face this year). This is what they said in the decision letter: The reasons for deferring a final decision vary, but in many cases we want to see your first semester, senior year grades, or wish to re-assess your candidacy in the broader context of our entire applicant pool. Although it is nearly impossible for us to predict the likelihood of gaining admission, in each of the past three years, approximately ten percent of deferred candidates have subsequently been admitted during Regular Decision. We remain very interested in your candidacy and while we certainly hope that your interest in Stanford continues, we advise you to pursue other college alternatives as well.</p>
<p>@lildot We’ll find out March 26th or whatever date all the RD applicants find out this year!! About 4 weeks now!!</p>
<p>■■■■. I wanna knowwwww kimmy!</p>
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… don’t you just hate those words?</p>
<p>yeah - I’m pretty sure the issue with my app was the junior year grades. BUT Senior year has been stellar so far so hopefully come april 1 I will have options.</p>
<p>I didn’t even read the deferral email all the way through.</p>
<p>@littledot i really wanna know too! The wait is so exhausting. And i’m constantly shifting from confidence to utter hopelessness! Yap the Stanford disorder is back! Well we’ve made it this far… But i’m trying to (key word trying) fall in love with my safety just in case! We should open our decision emails together again like we did in december! </p>
<p>@captrick the realist in me had already deduced as much before the letter came through so although there was a slight sting, i didnt mind em!</p>
<p>@kimathi YES. Although I was about 5 min behind because my dad wanted to be there and he was in the bathroom. </p>
<p>@captrick it still hurt - I wanted to get in. I had to apply to 11 more :(</p>