% Accepted of the Deferred Candidates

BTMell
Sat, 12 Jan 2013 21:59:49 +0000

Hi - my son was deferred at Bates as well from the ED1 pool. According to our admissions officer, about 10% of the deferrals are offered a spot during regular decision. Not great odds unfortunately. I do know this year was extremely competitive and the ED1 pool was about 30% larger vs. previous years.

Bates is a wonderful, wonderful place and if my son were offered a spot via RD he’d go in a heartbeat. He’s also applied RD to several other schools - I think our guys are applying to similar places (UMass and UNH I think I’ve seen you on their boards?). As great a fit as I think Bates would be, it IS very selective and who knows why a school selects who it selects. I was joking with my son if he had all the credentials he has but was from South Dakota rather than NH, he probably would have been admitted. It’s hard to not take it personally and not be discouraged but I think it’s important. Someone on one of the threads said to not let your child fall in love with a school. Very wise words! Good luck to your son - I know both our guys will land on their feet.