<p>@BroomOfThought I am not from New York.</p>
<p>Got deferred to from CALS. Very curious to know what the stats are. How many deferred students (on average) eventually are accepted come RD?</p>
<p>@hihodiddlyo There are no stats for that, because deferred students are put into the regular pile and considered in the same manner as every other regular applicant. So basically, your chances of getting in are ~15%, or whatever the regular decision acceptance rate is. There is no quota for how many deferred applicants can get accepted RD.</p>
<p>Is there a reason that Cornell is like the only school to not have released ED statistics…?</p>
<p>Do you think that deferred students will get even a slight “advantage?” I mean applying ED shows how committed we are to Cornell. </p>
<p>Both Cornell and Columbia haven’t released yet. I think they are the only two ivies who haven’t released. Correct me if I’m wrong.</p>
<p>Are you guys writing letters of interest to Cornell?</p>
<p>@jamesjunkers Of course 
But I am applying ED2 to another school =)) </p>
<p>Who are you writing it to? You’re regional rep, or the rep for your specific school? Should I send it to the long Island rep, or the cals rep? </p>
<p>@jamesjunkers I was going to ask my GC. Sorry, I don’t know the right answer. I have heard the regional rep though</p>
<p>@artisticnative, when you ask, can you let me know? My GC is unavailable to meet with for a while :|</p>
<p>@jamesjunkers When are you planning to send the letter? My GC recommends now, but I feel like it’s too early. Plus, they’re probably getting hoarded with RD apps around this time.</p>
<p>@bigred19, I was thinking later too, but I keep reading online that you should send it within a couple weeks. Are you sending it to your regional rep? </p>
<p>A letter of enthusiasm (as it’s typically called) should be written very soon after the deferral.
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<p>I think you should send it around Feb or early Mar, not now. Adcoms are getting a lot of calls from many distressed parents and students. They are also getting ready for the holidays. If could, get your GC to give your regional rep a call.</p>
<p>I asked my GC, she said February </p>
<p>Ivy Coach has a sense of urgency because they want students to sign up to pay them as soon as possible.</p>
<p>@jamesjunkers Yeah, I’m gonna send it to my regional rep later. I’m just focused on sending off my other apps right now. If the regional rep doesn’t reply back (confirming that they’ve received it and will add my updates to my file), then I’ll email the general admissions office as well.</p>
<p>As entertaining as the IvyCoach blog is, I don’t think it should be written ASAP. The purpose of a letter of continued interest is to reiterate your enthusiasm for your ED/EA school as well as provide possible updates to your application–additional reasons for the adcoms to accept you, basically. </p>
<p>If you have a lot to add now from when you first sent in your application, then that’s fine too. But I feel like more people would benefit from waiting until at least February to send their letters. Other than the fact that you’ll have more to write about, the admissions office will be busy processing RD applications during this time, so it’s in your best interest to wait. </p>
<p>For what it’s worth, I sent mine in mid-February by mail to the undergraduate admissions office itself. Best of luck!</p>
<p>So…
Are those ED statistics not coming then…?</p>