<p>I guess that’s a broken link to the Common Data Set (CDS) site. The correct link is: <a href=“http://www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/enrollment/instrch/cds.shtml[/url]”>http://www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/enrollment/instrch/cds.shtml</a>
And rigor, there is definately only one type of deferral letter. Every deferral letter asks you for more information. If it specifies midyear report or simply says additional grades does not matter (because it means the same). There are several reasons for a defferal, though: A polite rejection, missing information, or all those kids who they really want to re-evaluate in the context of the RD pool (maybe because the second semester junior grades dropped, and they want to see if the first semester senior grades are on track again, or the financial aid issue for international students). But all those students get the same type of letter (at least at every school I have heard of so far).</p>