I was deferred from a school that I still want to be considered for a few days ago. I have heard a lot about letters of continued interest (LOCI). When should I send a LOCI and what exactly should I say in it? Thanks for the help!
I was deferred from an EA school, but was accepted 2 weeks after I sent my LOCI. PM me if you still need help!
Any LOCI should be short and sweet. You should reaffirm your interest in the college and you can give a brief update if you have any meaningful awards/activities etc.since you filed the application.
@gobigred1 that’s fantastic news, congrats.
However it is not the usual option or path available at the vast majority of schools. If deferred you will almost always be placed in the rd round.
That hasn’t even started with application deadlines still outstanding.
And even if it has, many schools will not consider additional information that is not germane to what would be considered “new news”.
OP. If done correctly it can’t hurt but being overzealous can have negative ramifications. Worry not. Tell them in an email to the admissions counselor or their main portal. Include your admissions ID # and name. Politely tell them you love their school and would like to be considered strongly for admission. It is your first choice and would attend. More than that becomes less helpful.
That is not the case if something major has occurred worth adding. Then briefly describe that as well.
It’s a process that requires both persistence and patience.
Does anyone know if it’s rare to be accepted after being deferred? It’s not the kind of thing they mention on their websites or CDS.
No it’s not. But you have to think realistically. For example say a school has taken 40 percent of its class and 70 percent of total applications come during RD. It’s a much smaller number of spots relative to total applications. So it’s not rare but if the admit rate is a decent 30 percent. 7 out 10 getting bad news is the more likely outcome. The three spots aren’t rare but they are competitive.
On a good note they know you want to attend. You also have time to add some great senior grades and awards along the way. And you probably had a really strong baseline application.
My expereince is that if the school is EA then it is not unusual to be accepted after being deferred in the early round. For ED schools(where there is a benefit to the college of accepting a student early and locking him/her in) it is less likely that a student will be accepted after being deferred.
It depends on how qualified you truly are, as they see RD apps. Depending on the college, they may re-review you from scratch, not coding you as deferred.
I just got deferred from my dream school. I want to send my LOCI, but I don’t know what to include in it since much hasn’t occurred since I submitted the application.
Also, when was the deadline for ED for the college. The RD deadline for me is Jan. 10 I think. For you, two weeks after sending LOCI and getting accepted is amazing!
I just want more info on what you wrote and when was the deadline for RD?
The best LOCI includes new information about you. They know you want to come because you applied ED. If you have won any new awards, etc, this is helpful because it strengthens your application. Remember that deferred means you will be reconsidered RD.
LOCI are typically more effective to get off a WL when you can say that if they offer you a spot, you’ll take it.
It also depends on the school. Some schools do not deny in EA. They only accept and defer so defer shouldn’t necessarily get your hopes up. We know some pretty average students who are so excited about the Georgetown defer yesterday but I don’t have the heart to tell them that no one got denied. I wish schools were super straight forward about that so everyone knows.
Yes, the early round will probably sort applicants into three buckets:
- Clear admit => send admission letter.
- Maybe admit => defer to regular round.
- Clear reject => some colleges reject, but others defer to regular round.
If the college is one that does not reject in the early round, then a deferral means that the applicant could be either a “maybe admit” or a “clear reject”. At the most selective colleges, the “clear reject” group is much larger, so deferred applicants at the most selective colleges that do not reject in the early round should realize that their chances of admission are much lower now.