| Some of these comments are cross-posted on another thread, but to the Brown University acceptances I send kudos and congratulations. To the deferred I say the following....
I am known to all my friends as a glass-half-full kind of gal, but I want to interject some reality here. I have watched the admissions process over the past three years and tried to find statistics that shed light on the quandry of an ED deferral. My bottom line: schools don't report these numbers.
Yes, there are individuals who were deferred and then admitted, but certainly over the past few years I think these applicants represent the exception not the rule.
If you receive an ED deferral, my advice to you is think long and hard about the school. IT IS THE SCHOOL'S LOSS THAT THEY HAVE PLACED YOU IN THE DEFERRED CATEGORY. Check out other options. Talk to teachers and counselors who know you best. Find a school that wants you rather than chasing a school that based on the data/odds will probably reject you this spring. |