<p>Is it legitimate to conclude that this year’s selection has been brutal?</p>
<p>I think it’s been especially brutal for the deferrals. The admit rate was similar to last year’s. But for the deferred people, the wait is so much more cruel. While normally, deferred people are most likely going to get rejected in the end. A 50% deferral rate just makes that likelihood of getting in from the deferral pool even smaller.</p>
<p>yeah, its annoying that we have to wait, but I agree that it will be easier to accept a denial in April when we will have other acceptances to fall back on. Although we have to wait, we still have a chance, so lets not lose hope! 4 Months is not a very long time when you thin about it…</p>
<p>I got deferred last year. I was so sad, I lay in my bed and brooded for hours. Cried too…</p>
<p>Now I’m at Yale 
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<p>Also, when your other college acceptances start rolling in, you guys will feel a heck of a lot better. Chin up.</p>
<p>oh christiansoldier. you and i think so similarly.</p>
<p>idk what i think about yale anymore. i mean, great place, awesome energy. i have to decide if im going to write them a first choice letter come january, which will be tough. UGH. this is such a hassle i have 7 essays to write.</p>
<p>Personally, I feel lucky to be deferred. The EA pool is always strong in the Ivy League, especially at Yale. The fact that we got deferred shows that Yale, one of the top universities in the world, thinks that we are competitive. They wouldn’t defer us if the didn’t think that we have a chance in April. And hopefully the fact that we applied EA helps in the application process. Although I would have desperately liked to get in, Yale has given us a second chance. Think of deferral as callbacks, because only the super-geniuses and mega-athletes get in early.</p>