<p>“a few things to add…my D just wandered in and said, “mom, he wasn’t rejected, he was deferred.” so not as dire as I thought.”</p>
<p>Think of 5600 applicants turned down vs 750 admitted and 500 deferred. </p>
<p>It means he is very much under consideration and also validates your views about him being exceptional compared to others. I have seen many highly qualified students rejected but also deferred (know one 2400/36 who moved onto med school after getting admitted RD and another with a 36 couple of years ago) and admitted later. I think about 400 students meet athletic and legacy designation in REA which does not leave many spots for the others.</p>
<p>Since there are so few deferrals, anyone with incomplete app would probably either not make the statistic or rejected automatically.</p>