<p>I applied SCEA for Yale Class of 2018 and was deferred. Of course, I was very disappointed with the result, especially since Yale was, and still is, my top choice. </p>
<p>By now, the news has more or less sunk in but I am curious--how many of you grads/current students have been deferred and then accepted during the regular decision round? I know the deferral letter says that deferred students have approximately the same acceptance rate as RD applicants but does that mean I should just give up hope on Yale and focus on other more attainable schools? If you were indeed deferred and then accepted, how did you reaffirm to Yale that you are passionate and enthusiastic about the school? From December to April, did you cure cancer or publish a book? Or did you actually pursue (slightly) more reasonable goals such as maintaining a 4.0 or win a writing competition?</p>
<p>For god's sake please don't flame me. I'm truly curious and really want to show Yale that I have what it takes to do well there and contribute to the freshman class. Thanks!</p>
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<li><p>The vast majority of students move on after they have started college and are no longer active here on CC. </p></li>
<li><p>What Y told you is true, you are now an RD applicant, just as if you only applied RD. Y will look at all RD applicants and determine who they want to fill their fr class. No tricks, not surprises, just that.</p></li>
<li><p>Here are two case studies that I am familiar with:</p></li>
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<p>A. D1 knew someone at Y who was deferred EA and continually sent updates of various things, apparently some were entertaining, every month or so. He was accepted RD.</p>
<p>B. D2 was deferred EA. I tried to have her submit an update of a supplemental LOR from an employer, she declined to do so. She was accepted RD.</p>
<p>I was deferred from Yale and Harvard in December! I’m in the same boat as you.
I’ve been told that if you are deferred, it helps to send extracurricular activity updates, a new letter of recommendation (ONLY if it showcases something new to the admissions committee), and/or another supplement essay (again, ONLY if it showcases something new to the admissions committee). Either way, however, this doesn’t necessarily guarantee your acceptance. If you are on the higher end of the deferred students, sending these updates/additional materials should help you a bit. Again, I’m in the same boat as you, so my information isn’t exactly the best; it’s just what I’ve been told. Good luck to you! And it’d be cool if we were both coincidentally accepted to Yale! </p>
<p>Oh gosh, sorry! I had an editing error when trying to add/delete something from my first sentence. That’s supposed to say I was deferred from Yale and applied to Harvard in December! I know the consequences of that, trust me haha</p>
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