<p>So after I got my deferral letter and informed my friends of the disappointment they all asked me "Are you gonna send in anything else?" Since I really want to go to Williams I started thinking (obsessing) about it all day, but I came up with nothing. What else can we (the deferred) do? Do you guys have any ideas? I was thinking another recommendation but that's about it. Help me out here, I'm desperate.</p>
<p>Honestly, I wish that another reccomendation would help, but I don't think it will... I think all we can do now is wait a while and as we get closer to march, if anything major happens to you (you win a major award or competition or something significant happens), you send in a letter updating Williams about what's going on in your life... I think something like that could help, but other than that... we really can't do much... and I kno, it SUCKS... but I guess we just really have to take any angry/disappointed energy we have left and transform it into energy put into other applications... believe me, I unfortunately know exactly what you are going through... I wish you all the best!</p>
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<p>The best thing any ED deferred student can to is say, "To hell with that school; their loss" and focus 100% effort on selecting and applying to the other great schools on your list.</p>
<p>I wouldn't waste one moment of mental energy thinking about that school until you have sent the best, most enthusiastic applications you can write to all of the other schools on your well-thought out list.</p>
<p>Excellent advice from I-Dad! There's plenty you can do, but NOT NOW. Concentrate on the sending off insanely great applications to the other schools on your list and make sure you have a reasonable safety (or 2). </p>
<p>When the dust settles in January you can work on turning that deferral into an acceptance.</p>
<p>I agree with interesteddad and momrath about focusing your energy on your other applications. One other thing you need to do in hopes of turning the deferral into an acceptance and in hopes of securing other acceptances come April is to make sure your grades from this first semester of your senior year are the absolute best. A drop in grades will surely hurt you, and a stellar performance first semester can possibly made a big, positive difference.</p>
<p>Great advise guys. Thanks for the encouragement ;)
Good luck to you too apples25!</p>
<p>question- does anyone know the percent of ED applicants that are outright rejected? because the 15-20 accepted ed deferrals seems super low, but i'm hoping a lot of people are rejected so its a higher percentage of the deferrals? haha</p>
<p>I'd agree: put Williams aside for two weeks or a month, attend to your first semester grades, and write amazing RD applications. With one exception (because it has an upcoming deadline)...</p>
<p>Here's the one thing you can do (and it might help with all your applications): if you have any SAT I or SAT II scores that you may be able to improve significantly, consider taking a January test (registration deadline: Dec. 26th). It's not entirely clear that your January scores would get there in time for your RD decision, but it's worth a shot. And it is a "freebie" in some senses as no one has to see the score if you don't like it: you can wait until you see the score online and then have your counselor call it in or email it or fax it for you (and then get the official score there in the fastest way possible -- the admissions people will be able to tell you or your counselor on the phone what that is; it may not be a rush report from CB, contrary to what one would think).</p>
<p>How sweet it would be to have a jump in test scores (plus the great grades you will get first semester)!</p>
<p>Good luck. We are rooting for you.</p>
<p>aube88 -
I have not seen the stats on ED. I don't think they have posted them yet. Usually there is a press release or Record article a few weeks after the decisions go out. I'll post a link if I see anything. Nothing much has been going on at Williams lately in the press and Record offices as the students have been in finals.</p>