<p>So I was deferred. How common is it for people to be accepted after they are deferred? Not that there is much I can do about it other than get good grades but I was just wondering what you guys thought.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, acceptance rates after being deferred are relatively low. While you’re not completely out of the race yet, the college you got deferred at will only accept you under a few circumstances—A. the number of students enrolling this year is lower than expected (ie, students who were accepted decline enrollment and go to another school), B. you send them something like an updated transcript which shows significant improvement or some sort of “good news”…</p>
<p>That being said, still try your best in school and hope to get in, but don’t bank on it. Prepare to go to alternate school. Remember, while a LOT of people on this site seem to think that it’s the end of the world if you don’t get into a certain school, it’s not…</p>
<p>Hope this helps</p>
<p>Honestly, I would disagree with captainclueless.</p>
<p>I would say that your chances of being accepted after being labeled “deferred” are close the same as a regular decision candidate. I would actually say that your application should stand out (due to your commitment to Penn as shown by your applying early) from the other candidates.</p>
<p>I would say that it would be rather unlikely for anyone to be admitted due to “Scenario A” (as outlined by captainclueless) just because you will receive your final decision April 1st, long before enrollment numbers are counted. I would say that “Scenario B” would have been a good option to pursue possibly after you received your first semester’s transcript, but now it might be too late.</p>
<p>What are your stats, if you don’t mind sharing?</p>
<p>About the same - defer basically means they want to weigh your app against a larger pool.</p>
<p>While I don’t know about Penn specifically, of all the people I know of who have been deferred at similar schools (Brown, Yale, Columbia, Stanford), I probably can only count 1 or 2 people who have been accepted after being deferred. That doesn’t mean that it can’t happen, but it’s just not as common as would be expected. There is an article written about this in The New York Times Choice Blog featuring the deans of admissions at Duke and Occidental. The person I do know who got admitted in April was admitted to Stanford. Stanford seems to defer a much smaller group of people, most people get a definite decision in the early round (they mention that they like to do this on their webpage), so if you do get deferred from Stanford, it suggests that you were really close to getting in but there were still some questions. However, in the end it all depends on the school, and the person. So I would just continue to do your best, contact Penn in an appropriate to reiterate your interest and continue to look at your other options.</p>
<p>The latest relevant stats available on-line are for the Class of 2011:</p>
<p>[Penn</a> Admissions: Incoming Class Profile](<a href=“http://web.archive.org/web/20080608153711/http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/profile/]Penn”>Penn Admissions: Incoming Class Profile)</p>
<p>The acceptance rate for deferred ED applicants to that class was 14% (202/1476). A little math (total acceptances minus ED acceptances and deferred acceptances, divided by RD applicants) reveals that the acceptance rate for RD applicants was 12% (2,257/18,645). Of course, these acceptance rates should be lower for the Class of 2014, given the significantly higher number of RD applicants and the acceptance of a slightly higher portion of the class through ED.</p>
<p>If you sent a letter to your regional representative expressing your continued interest in Penn after getting deferred, that should help some.</p>
<p>What would count as good news?</p>