<p>Good question. Does such an increase in the EA pool mean that we can see such a dramatic increase in RD too? Or is it possible that a lot of people who would have normally applied RD applied EA for the heck of it?</p>
<p>I think usually I would be happy with a deferral: I would interpret it as a sign that I still had a definite chance. But there are a couple of reasons that make me wary of this Chicago deferral, and what it really means. Lets remember, Chicago got an immense increase in EA applications this year, something that admissions was not expecting to that degree. Judging from this board, and from people I have spoken too, it seems like A LOT of EA’ers were either accepted, or deferred; very few rejected. And the ones that were accepted seem to be very competitive/qualified. This is just speculation, but it seems like maybe Chicago admissions officers were inundated with so many applications, and thus resorted to simply accepting the very, very best applicants (or at least most of the very very best) and deferring the rest with maybe a cursory glance. (obviously, cursory is an exaggeration, but still)
From their standpoint, it would seem like the best thing to do right? They were not expecting the vast increase in applications, and when they all arrived, adcoms simply accepted the best of the best and deferred the rest… Did very many get rejected at all?</p>
<p>All this is just me fretting about my deferral. What does it really mean? Judging from this board and how many were deferred, it seems like getting a deferral means absolutely nothing. Someone tell me what this deferral really means!</p>
<p>I just talked to my regional rep. She said that they deferred many of their applicants because of an ‘incredibly strong applicant pool (her words)’ so I guess a deferral really is meaningless (they rejected students, but I’m pretty sure that most were deferred). I already gave up hope as my regional rep said ‘Oh I remember this one’ in a really negative tone when she pulled up my application.</p>
<p>For those applying RD does it make sense to contact our admission counselor and send the type of letter referred to in the above posts? I applied RD and with this new cc sense of pressure am concerned that my Why Chicago essay was not “personal” enough. I focused more on the city and the banking opportunities available (I tied this into my love for econ, but it still wasn’t really personal at all or really about the school). </p>
<p>So, I now feel like I should maybe send in a letter like most deferees will do about my intense love for the school. Is this a good idea, or will this seem redundant with my Why Chicago essay?</p>
<p>Hey All,
I too was deferred at my first choice college many years ago. I contacted the Admissions Dept, had another interview in Feb, submitted more scores and got in during Regular Decision…It can happen! My only advice is to make sure you get enthusiastic about some of your other choices…It helps to remove some of the “sting.” Mope over the holidays, crash a little, then right back up…It aint over til its over…</p>
<p>Okay so I got deferred from University of Michigan and was wondering how I send in extra stuff like artwork or essays or anything really. I want to help my application, but how do I send it to the admissions office? Is it done through mail, email or what? I really want to know so that I can help my application stand out when they review it again.</p>
<p>My condolences to all of you. Look towards the future, but do send some additional material to Chicago. I did it at the last minute and I was sure it was too late. In the end, I didn’t get in. </p>
<p>I was sure UChicago would be the perfect fit, and maybe it was. When I arrived at Carleton. I felt more than a little cheated because I didn’t take the time to warm to any other school. The two schools had similar atmospheres and a reputation for being “nerdy”, but I was disappointed to find that students here aren’t as intellectual as I had expected. They were engaged students and extremely quirky, but most of them are engaged only pertaining to coursework and geeky jokes. One of my friends is going to Chicago, and being extremely disappointed (don’t get me wrong, I have friends who love the life of the mind- they’re just much more rare than I had believed), I asked him how his Chicago experience was.</p>
<p>Maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised- it was not as peachy as he had expected as well. After all, we both had high hopes for Chicago. “Frat boys” was the first thing out of his mouth. People of his intellectual caliber are there, for sure, but people are more “ordinary” than he had expected.</p>
<p>I also spoke to another girl, a close friend of mine who didn’t get to go to a first choice school (small, extremely rigorous LAC) and ended up going to Cornell. We have quite similar personalities and you’d expect the two of us to thrive in the same environment. However, that was not the case. She told me of her similar reservations for the school. All of us were frank, and held a balance view of our respective alma maters. We had good and bad things to say about it. But in the end, coming from three very different schools, I think we are agreed that “it’s as good as it’s going to get, and I’m as happy here as anywhere else”. In the end, it’s going to be okay.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>