<p>just curious, cause i feel sad because i got rejected.
i feel so worthless cause i didn't even get deferred.
it would be great comfort if there's not many people who get deferred anyway.</p>
<p>:( I'm in the same boat..
though I hear that Stanford does not like to defer applicants because they feel that early applicants deserve to have a definite decision early, therefore they're deferral pool is really small. However, looking at these CC stats, I feel as if I'm one of the few who really wasn't up to par, and was outright rejected... <em>sigh</em></p>
<p>i rather choose deferral followed by rejection than just rejection. because deferral is a much nicer way of saying you sux.</p>
<p>Looking at CC is a great way to make yourself feel inadequate. Firstly, the number of people who are dedicated enough to choosing universities to come and find a forum like this, and then frequent it, is tiny. It follows that this group is very forward-looking, and probably better, on average, than a normal sample of people.</p>
<p>Secondly, looking at admissions decisions here is even worse, since there's a definite positive response bias. Not as many deferred/rejected people bother posting in the thread as do accepted ones. I fall in this boat - I was deferred and haven't actually posted yet (silly me).</p>
<p>Thirdly, Stanford doesn't defer nearly as many people as most other top universities - they reject way more. So don't feel bad - their rejection rate EA mroe closely parallels that RD, unlike at many unis.</p>
<p>Do you know the percent that was deferred this year? Acceptances were way down this year vs. last. Past years have listed deferrals as being 30% - but I wonder if that is down too?</p>