<p>I just got deferred applying to Pratt. I thought that might happen from the start. My grades were pretty high and I also had a high rank, which is why Duke was even on my radar in the first place. My SAT scores were pretty high respectively but pretty average for Duke students. My weakness was that I hardly had any extracurricular or work/volunteering compared to most applicants. I also did not really have anything related to engineering on my resume. (If you want to see my full stats, I posted on the ED results thread). Anyway, what do you think the chances are for an applicant like this the second time around? I’m not too optimistic that I was on the higher end of the deferrals but I have no idea what they based their decision on so I won’t really know. I might as well add that I’m also only 16 (I don’t know what type of effect that would have). I also liked your advice to keep in contact with the regional counselor because I have done a few things in my senior year, which might be little but helps fill in the work/volunteering/EC areas.</p>