<p>“What I have heard is that yes if you were deferred you are given very slight preference. In other words, if two applicants were the same and only one could get in, the one that was deferred SCEA would.”</p>
<p>I don’t know if that extrapolation would hold true. Sure, a deferred EA applicant was obviously deemed stronger than the rejected EA files. And this same file will be superior to the huge numbers of rejected RD files. However, the RD files that garner interest – that’s an entire different ball game. </p>
<p>My speculation would be that the file readers will try to recall the slots already given to the EA accepts and work to fill the remaining slots with this aggregate pool of EA deferrrals and top RD files. At this point, I don’t think the deferred EA label means anything other than it (like the good RD files) passed the first cut.</p>