Hi Dan,
I apologize for resurrecting this thread so close to the decision date but as my anticipation grows stronger and more intense with the days, the questions that occupied my mind a mere month and a half ago are suddenly rising back to the surface (I was deferred EDII.) If you have some time I would greatly appreciate your insight. I now sit in a pool with 25/109 of my classmates vying for a spot in Tufts' incoming class of 2013 - so, I know my chances are slim. here are the most prominent questions floating around in this brain of mine.
1) in a pool of 25 or so from one high school, such as mine, does the committee take into account if a student has expressed overt enthusiasm for Tufts - for example applying for EDI/EDII? (from what I can tell, this question hasn't already been addressed in this thread....if that is an oversight, I apologize)
2) I am most curious, however, about the difference between being deferred in EDII as opposed to EDI. Since EDII is so close to the RD reading and the admissions committee has a fair sense of the overall pool, I was told by my college counselor to expect an "Accepted" or "Denied." Much of the wonderful insight you have shared thus far in this thread seems to clarify, to an extent, why one would be deferred EDI. But in the case of EDIIers, Mid-year grades have already been submitted and reviewed and files will be reread in less than a month. In summary, what tends to be a prominent factor as to why someone would be deferred EDII and what would sway the committee in a waitlist, deny, accept direction come RD?
And as a musical enthusiast myself (yes, Disney musicals as well....), I too will quote Beauty and the Beast lyrics appropriate for this occasion......(pronouns are to be loosely interpreted)
No matter what they say
You make me proud
I love the funny way
You stand out from the crowd
*and in the case of rejection:
There's been a change in me
A kind of moving on
Though what I used to be
I still depend on
For now I realize
That good can come from bad
That may not make me wise
But oh it makes me glad
(Dang, that was much lengthier than I had intended)
