<p>well, i would just keep it in. you will have already paid the money, and there is always a chance that one would get in RD after getting deferred. so i would just keep it going to RD and try and forget about it and move on.</p>
<p>Has anyone ever thought about this factor: there has been a decrease in the applications for SCEA for the prospect class of 2014. So I’m guessing, if any are minorities (like me), there would be proportionately less minorities applying. And since the admissions director is still planning on admitting between 700-750 students, the higher acceptance rate could also mean that more of the fewer minorities will get in. Idk if that even makes sense lol. Just my thoughts :)</p>
<p>Anyone care to agree or refute my conjecture?</p>
<p>I wouldnt pull my application if I get deferred. I mean ya it is really annoying to be deferred but there still is a slim chance you’ll get accepted RD. How would you like to find out that by pulling your application, you prevented yourself from getting into Yale.</p>
<p>No sure about that…if less minorities apply, Yale could get antsy and admit more URMs than usual too. However, and I am just guess from your name that you are a middle-easterner, middle-easterners are not URMs.</p>
<p>^Khadim Allah (btw, is your CC name Arabic?)
I don’t really understand how higher acceptance rate will lead to fewer minorities. Even though the size of the overall applicant pool may fluctuate, the amount of people who are competitive for admission doesn’t really change. It’ll be the same level of difficulty (?) to get in, regardless of the size of the application pool.</p>
<p>and also, the admission rate for SCEA might be lower because yale said they want to decrease the number of SCEA acceptances so that more RD people can get in, and so SCEAers don’t have an advantage. something like that…</p>
<p>Rtgrove123, that’s exactly what I’m saying. Less minority applicants could equal more minorities accepted. </p>
<p>And you guessed wrong lol. I am African.</p>
<p>Melody224, what I’m saying is, sorry if it was confusing, that less minorities would mean more are admitted SCEA. Also, the director of admissions said in an article I read from Yale Daily News, that they are still planning on admitting the same number SCEA as last year (roughly 700-750 people). This translates to a higher acceptance rate.</p>
<p>the acceptance rate is about 0.5% higher because of the “decline” in applications</p>