<p>So I didn't apply early, nor was I deferred, BUT I'm currently reading Macbeth in English, and we read the scene with this quote yesterday. Best of luck to anyone deferred, but don't go around killing accepted students to boost your chances... I guess it didn't work out so well for Macbeth.</p>
<p>Hahahaha...</p>
<p>Damn spot!</p>
<p>oops - sorry!</p>
<p>Dan, if an update was sent to a specific regional admissions officer, but there was no confirmation of receipt, should it be resent? My D is out of the country but sent an update via email. She is wondering about resending it to the general admissions address but does not want to be obnoxious if it was already made part of her file....or, is it too late to matter?</p>
<p>It should be in the file. I can't speak for everyone in the office, but with the volume of e-mails I receive, I usually don't respond with a confirmation unless it is requested.</p>
<p>Great, thanks.</p>
<p>Dan,
Are there any clues schools send out that one should look for when deferral is the "kiss of death?"</p>
<p>Basically, none that I can think of. </p>
<p>If you got lower grades in the first quarter of your senior year, it's possible that you were deferred with the hope that the grades will come up. If they haven't come up, that doesn't bode well. But that's more a function of what you do in the intervening time than what we were intending to do with a deferral. </p>
<p>We don't really give out 'courtesy' defers, or kiss-of-death defers, or whatever you want to call them. If you look around on the Tufts board, you can find other deferred students, but it isn't a huge number of people. If we deferred you, it's safe to assume you are a competitive applicant.</p>
<p>Thanks, you have given us all hope !</p>
<p>so how r u all deferred ppl doing?
do deferred students get a higher chance than regular? or is it just the same?</p>
<p>It's you and me all the way Coope! Did you send in anything extra? </p>
<p>I would like to believe that we have a better chance, but now that people are hearing back from other places, I am starting realize how truly competitive it is this year in terms of the number of applicants. Since it has sort of become the norm to apply to 10+ schools, it is hard to spot those qualified (and there is no difference between qualified and overly qualified in my book) students who genuinely want to go to a particular school. </p>
<p>I am not referring to Tufts Syndrome (which may or may not exist). No, this is something else: suppose kid A, who really has their heart set on University X, gets waitlisted or rejected, and kid B gets accepted even though he is either a) not sure he likes the school enough to attend, or b) actually has no intention of attending because he has already gotten into a school he likes better, and knew this for quite a while and did not bother to withdraw his application. Even though this is an extreme case, I have seen it occur one too many times this year. </p>
<p>With that being said, I just want Tufts to take into consideration how much it would mean to me if I had the chance to enroll. Keeping in mind the overabundance of qualified applicants, I would hope this aspect of my application sets me apart from other applicants.</p>
<p>yepp anna molly!!!</p>
<p>yeh you're rite. I just got rejected from a uni which i thought i would definitely be able to get in...which is sad.
so tufts please!</p>
<p>I sent in an essay that was arguably risky, but that was the only thing I could think of doing. What did you do, coope?</p>
<p>Sorry to bring up an old board, but....
Is it possible to be deferred from EDII and be reconsidered for RD?</p>
<p>As far as I know, EDII should work the same way as EDI, which would mean that if you are deferred, you are considered in the RD pool, but if you are rejected, you're done.</p>
<p>So whatever happened to those deferred students?</p>
<p>how likely is it to be outright rejected? would it be because you dont fit their profile or...? is it more probable to be rejected or deferred with average sats (1330/1930) ?</p>
<p>Hey!</p>
<p>Yes you can be deferred EDII, I was and I got in RD. As far as what to expect from Tufts, out of all the options (aceptance, rejection, deferral) deferral is the one used least. Good luck everyone. I know this is a really stressful time for most!</p>
<p>Great. Now I'm going to have the "Mob Song" from Beauty and the Beast stuck in my head all day.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot.</p>
<p>:P</p>
<p>Ok, Dan, what do you suggest that the student deferred in ED do for RD consideration?</p>