<p>Ok so I got deffered from Wharton… .now what.</p>
<p>I heard I should write another essay, get another GOOD rec, and have my guidance counselor call. When should I do all of these things? Now or in a month or so?</p>
<p>HELP!</p>
<p>what else can i do? I really want to go to Wharton still.</p>
<p>my grades have been strait As (one B+) so I can’t bring those up
I got 2280 SATs, those are high enough
800 Chem SAT II, 760 Biology, 720 Math IIC, 750 Math IC</p>
<p>maybe Math IIC bring that up? I don’t think the deffered me because of a 720 Math IIC when I do AIME/USA MTS</p>
<p>I second the cry, I already made an awesome essay to send, i channeled my disappointment into it, its UBERAWESOME, i'd say another rec won't help unless it presents something new, and i don't see how a guidance counselor can help. Send in acheivements, maybe SATs..mid year report...</p>
<p>Will mid-year reports only be a "confirmation" of good grades or something that can actually push you in? For example, if an applicant was deferred primarily because of a slight (very slight) dip in GPA in junior year, but was able to pull a 4.0 in the 1st semester of senior year, do you think that could play a major part in getting him/her accepted during the RD round? I mean, what else do they really expect from us? We cannot necessarily win loads and loads of awards or become the president of 10 clubs if we hadn't already.</p>
<p>I feel that straight A's and the commitment to a new essay will be a major advantage for an applicant in the RD round. I don't think any of my teachers this year could really write a recommendation that would make a difference, and I don't really want to bother any of them with it anyway.</p>
<p>I will, however, be talking with my guidance counselor tomorrow morning hopefully. I know I didn't explicitly state it yet (rather hinting), but I was deferred from CAS and am willing to do go (another) extra mile to really up my chances on the second run. Good luck to us!</p>
<p>My interviewer told me that if I were defered then I should go down to the admissions office that weekend and ask them straight out, "What do I have to do to get into this school?" I'm not compeltely sure whether he was serious or not, since I don't actually know him. But if you live close enough, you could always try it. I'm sure it wouldn't hurt your chances. They might tell you what they'd like to see which would be great. Or maybe they'd just love the fact that you went there and asked. Either way, I don't think it'd hurt. And for everyone who doesn't live close enough to get to the campus, you could always try calling admissions and getting in contact with your regional officer and asking that way. </p>
<p>You might also want to try talking to your interviewer for tips. Anything and everything (I think) would help you get in during the RD. If you had great scores then they were probably just looking for something just a little different about you that'd bring diversity to the campus. If you write another essay, try focusing on something small but very meaningful that you might not have mentioned before. Try submitting a resume, if you didn't before. Get another recommendation from a different teacher or maybe someone professional who isn't your teacher and knows you outside of school. I'm sure all of thiose things would help a lot.</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone! And if, for some insane reason, things don't work out, I'm sure you'll find another great school. Admissions at the Ivies seem to be very randomly chosen this year and I know that in other years people denied from 3-4 Ivies have been accepted at others such as Harvard and Yale. And just because Penn didn't see the numerous reasons why you should have been offered admission the ED round doesn't mean other schools won't see it during the RD round.</p>