<p>Wow, I have just been looking at my “deferred” for the past 40 minutes and thinking wow i’m completely f ucked.</p>
<p>Outright rejected</p>
<p>Deferred. Pretty sad.</p>
<p>What should I do to stand out in the regular round? I am goint to cry~</p>
<p>Deffered:</p>
<p>Dear fiestafriends</p>
<p>I am writing to let you know that the Admissions Committee has decided to defer its decision on your application for admission to Duke University until April 2011. I understand that this is disappointing news, but I want to assure you that your application remains under consideration and we will fully and carefully review your file again this spring.</p>
<p>This year we received more than 2,250 Early Decision applications - more than a 10 percent increase over last year, and by far the highest number in our history. We admitted fewer than a third of our Early Decision applicants, and deferred decisions on about a third as well. The fact that you applied under our Early Decision program and that Duke is your first choice will certainly be taken into consideration as we review your candidacy again. At the same time, given our experience of the past several years, we anticipate that in April we will be able to admit only about 10 percent of the Early Decision applicants whose decisions were deferred.</p>
<p>Since we limit the number of places we offer students in the Early Decision process, we defer many students who have very real potential. The competition to become a Duke student is keener than ever, and your application remains active in a process that has already excluded a good number of very talented students from further consideration. You may ask why we defer so many students when we will be able to accept relatively few in April. Sometimes we want some more information about an applicant - fall term grades, for example. Sometimes we want to consider an applicant within the context of the larger Regular Decision pool. And sometimes we just want to give a student with a strong interest in Duke one more chance in the admission process.</p>
<p>Please refer to the link above that addresses the most common questions asked by students who have been deferred. If you have any questions after having read that information, please feel free to contact us and ask for the admissions officer responsible for applications from your state or country.</p>
<p>I know this is not the decision you were hoping for, and I’m sorry I do not have better news for you. I truly appreciate your interest in Duke, and wish you a productive and successful senior year.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Christoph Guttentag</p>
<p>Accepted. Soo happy right now</p>
<p>ACCEPTED INTO PRATT!!!
anyone else doing navy rotc?</p>
<p>Am attending Pratt next year…YES</p>
<p>ACCEPTED!!</p>
<p>It still isn’t showing up on my computer, but it worked on my iPod touch.</p>
<p>If you still can’t see it, try a different computer.</p>
<p>p.s. I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!</p>
<p>Accepted. Oh my god.</p>
<p>Accepted to pratt!!!</p>
<p>So many got accepted. I am really, really sad to learn that I got defered~~~</p>
<p>Don’t worry, i got deferred too</p>
<p>Dear TheMountebank:</p>
<p>Congratulations - Duke University is now your university. I would like to invite you to join a most impressive group of students who will comprise our Class of 2015.</p>
<p>The Admissions Committee is especially pleased to offer admission to so many extraordinary students who care enough about Duke to apply under our Early Decision program. You and the other students admitted this month will be the core of our incoming class next fall.</p>
<p>Your classmates will come from around the world and will bring to Duke a wealth of perspectives and interests. The student body you are joining, among the world’s most talented and most engaged, is a thriving community enriched by the breadth of interests and experiences of its members. You should be proud to be one of the contributors to that community, for you have earned your place within it. You and your classmates will distinguish yourselves academically and personally over the next four years, and you will leave Duke exceptionally well prepared to make a difference in the world.</p>
<p>We do ask you to complete some steps to conclude the Early Decision process. First, to secure your place in the Class of 2015, please click on the “Respond to Offer” tab and follow the listed instructions as soon as possible, and no later than January 5, 2011. If you do not have Internet access, please call us at (919) 684-3214. Second, if you have already applied to other colleges, please remember that you need to withdraw your application from each individual school.</p>
<p>Finally, I realize that with the admissions process behind you it will be easier for you to enjoy the rest of your senior year. Please remember that we expect you to maintain high standards of academic performance and personal behavior in and out of school, including abiding by our Community Standard. If there is any change in the information in your application - including academic, personal, disciplinary, or legal matters - you must contact me directly within 72 hours. We reserve the right to withdraw our offer of admission should your standing in any of these areas change, or if you do not meet the terms of the Community Standard between now and the beginning of our fall term.</p>
<p>You have my warmest congratulations and my best wishes for continued success for the remainder of your senior year. The faculty and I look forward to having you among us. </p>
<pre><code>Sincerely,
Christoph Guttentag
</code></pre>
<p>Dean of Undergraduate Admissions</p>
<p>i cant even believe this.
i saw congratulations and screamed and hugged my parents.
we all started crying</p>
<p>What should I do in order to get into Duke in the regular round? Or are there any chances to get in ?</p>
<p>I wonder if the tab speculation is going to resurface…</p>
<p>accepted to trinity, didn’t even get halfway through the letter before I started screaming!!</p>
<p>rejected…</p>
<p>@sunflowersummer Same all I saw was the congratulations and I screamed sooooooo loud my mom nearly had a heart attack!</p>