<p>"Any suggestions on how to prepare for the next few days as we do not know what is in store. "
Ckohsa,
I think that the following is a really good idea right now, ESPECIALLY if all his other early applications were to reach schools.
“'What helped my son is we sat down yesterday and went through the Naviance data for every school he is applying to (he refused to look at it before - the deferral was a real wake-up call to him). I think he now has a better understanding that the odds are against him at his reach schools.”</p>
<p>If he hasn’t already, he needs to find some match colleges that really do have what he wants[ except the name]. He should probably assume that he won’t get into his other reach schools, IF they are as competitive as the college that deferred him. Tell him that it’s not a reflection of HIS worth, it’s a reflection of the sheer numbers of students all applying early to the same colleges. Most are not going to be accepted.</p>