Why wasn't I rejected? Deferred ED.

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Two girls in my grade were accepted yesterday. I go to the officially ranked #1 public school in my state
-I have 700+ community service hours at a soup kitchen and a nursing home
-I work 15hours a week at grocery store as cashier and front-end supervisor
-I am an extraordinarily gifted artist (painting and drawing)
-I am the founder of school newspaper and editor of school literary magazine
-I attended the renowned New England Young Writer's Conference at Middlebury College AND Cornell University Summer College
-27 ACT (LOW but a 31 in English)
-3.4 GPA
-Native American
-Applied to CALS for communication</p>

<p>My stats (GPA and ACT) stink. They should have flat-out rejected me. Now all of the top students in my school will apply RD. I don't stand a chance. WHY CORNELL WHY</p>

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<p>I am sorry but if your deferred then you still have a chance! Good luck!!!</p>

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<p>Did you phrase your question incorrectly? It kind of sounds like you’re saying “Why didn’t Cornell accept me this round?” I’m guessing that your ACT and GPA seriously hurt your chances, and your URM status helped somewhat, although in this admissions cycle both URM and legacy applicants seemed to have a smaller admissions boost than before. </p>

<p>I mean, if you no longer want to be considered for admission you could always withdraw your application. Good luck! </p>

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<p>@Coriander23‌ No, I phrased my question correctly. I was wondering why they didn’t flat-out reject me like they should have. What about me would make them hold on a little longer?</p>

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<p>I am going to re-take the SAT.</p>

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<p>Any other opinions?</p>

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<p>Could be your URM status. </p>

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<p>Obviously they saw something in you that they liked. Can you retake ACT?</p>

<p>I read this recently. Possibly good advice. </p>

<p><a href=“Advice for Deferred Students | Ivy Coach College Admissions Blog”>http://theivycoach.com/the-ivy-coach-blog/college-admissions/advice-for-deferred-students/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Two reasons:</p>

<p>1) Because Communications isn’t nearly as competitive for admissions as other majors.</p>

<p>2) Because being Native-American is incredibly helpful for one’s chances.</p>

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<p>Your ethnicity provides a significant boost and communications is significantly less competitive.</p>

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<p>let me get this straight…you wanted to be rejected instead of deferred? Why thats easy, just withdraw your application.</p>

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<p>@SweetIceTea‌ No, I just thought it would have been easier for me to accept it and move on, rather than obsess over it for four months.</p>

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<p>Do y’all think I still have a chance?</p>

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<p>Depends on how many other Native Americans apply and how competitive the pool is. Yes, you still have a chance. If you didn’t, they would’ve rejected you. </p>

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<p>Perhaps I’m just reading this the wrong way, but in light of the many very disappointed applicants who were flat-out rejected and no longer have a shot at freshman admission, this entire post seems a bit insensitive to me.</p>

<p>We have more than answered your question: yes, you still have a chance. Any more solicitations for advice at this point come off as fodder to soothe your bruised ego. You have decent extracurriculars and while I’m glad you have a very healthy sense of self-esteem, keep in mind that there were also many talented applicants to AAP and the like who were also not accepted. It’s not just you. There is no surefire way to get in at a school as competitive as this, as I’m sure you realize by now. </p>

<p>If you feel like you can’t handle the stress of having to wait another four months, then I once again suggest that you withdraw your application now to focus on other schools. Good luck! </p>

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<p>@Coriander23‌ op applied to CALS i think his/her chances would have been better applying to AAP (more portfolio dependentttt) </p>

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<p>@Coriander23‌ If you haven’t noticed, this site isn’t about being sensitive towards rejected applicants. However, thanks everyone!</p>

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<p>Anybody know how many deferred/rejected there were this year?</p>

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GUARANTEED TRANSFER!!!

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Congrats