Does Caltech REJECT or DEFER most EA applicants?

mazewanderer
Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:02:53 +0000

^^^^ That is very true. Number of candidates applying EA is limited, and most students who apply are competitive.

Is Deferring a gentle way of saying “NO”.

This is there official stance



If you are held over to Regular Decision, are you at a disadvantage compared to the applicants who only applied Regular Decision?

No. There is no disadvantage.



It has to be remembered the pool for the regular decision is larger and not all students may want to be considered for regular decision. So, there are still people who get in after being deferred, but it is not a big number. Hence, have a plan B and make sure you respond to all questions or inquiries from the institution.