Denied instead of Deferred? Was I a Sub-par Applicant?

itsgettingreal17
Sat, 16 Dec 2017 08:00:02 +0000

OP, I suggest you choose another essay topic for the RD round. That was not a good essay choice, imo. That topic could have gone over very poorly with some ad coms, as they were your friends and could reflect on your judgment in selecting them as friends in the first instance.