Deferred Question

hoedown
Tue, 21 Mar 2006 09:52:07 +0000

I agree you should cool it.

Perhaps they will take your circumstances into admission, but keep in mind that along with you there are dozens, probably more like hundreds, of students who are doing everything they can to get additional consideration. That means that counselors are having to deal with a lot of inquiries and requests. Realistically, it also means that there are other deferred students who may be stronger than you.

I am curious about the guidance department at your school. If you were a college-bound student, your guidance counselor should have called the foreign language problem to your attention! That’s why you HAVE a guidance department–to be a well-informed source and a safety net when things like this escape your own notice.

This is kind of a sore spot with me, because I have heard people in admissions want to weep with frustration when poor counseling has torpedoed a good student’s chances through lack of attention.