<p>^ that happened to me… Kind of. Deferred and then rejected at Yale. Waitlisted and then admitted at Harvard.</p>
<p>PVmusicmom,
It is not really that surprising because a deferred applicant is actually a highly qualified one. A noncompetitive applicant would be rejected outright. A fresh look at a different school would lead to more favorable decision, since the original factors causing the deferment will probably not there anymore…</p>
<p>^ yes, that’s what I suspect too.</p>