<p>My son applied to 7 schools last year and one was ED at Bucknell. He LOVED the school; visited several times, had correspondence with the engineering dept and went on an overnight. It was by far his top choice. Well, he was deferred at Bucknell. He took it very hard. He was accepted to every other college he applied to so we were able to compare financial packages. He was subsequently denied admission to Bucknell but by that time the love affair was over because of the initial deferral. He knew his chances of getting in at Bucknell after receiving the deferral were slim. In the end he is very happy where he is (University of Delaware) and it turned out fine.</p>