It's deadline day, so let's have a countdown

gapyearmom
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:33:58 +0000

rose303 - I just got some really great advice from a quite famous college consultant about what to do if you are deferred and I thought I’d share it. She says to:

First: send back the note or postcard letting the school know you are still interested.

Next: you ought to keep a running list of all your NEW accomplishments/awards/etc between when you did your app and the 1st of Feb.

Next: The first week of Feb type those all up in a one page max, easy to read, bullet point format. State very clearly (once, don’t go overboard) that you are still extremely interested in XXX school, and send it via US mail to the Adcom in charge of reading your app.

Next: if you can, get another strong letter of rec. from a teacher (if you think your app may have been weak on the academic side) or someone personally aware of your commitment to your most passionate EC (if you think that was what was weak in the app). Do not send more than one additional letter of rec.

Finally: keep those senior grades up as high as you possibly can and send your interim grades, esp if they are something to brag about.

Do not flood the school with lots of paperwork…keep it all in one packet, and send it the end of the first week of Feb.

Then, relax. You will have done what you can to get yourself off the def/wait list. If it doesn’t work out, then you know you will have done your very best and know in your heart, tho it may seem hard to believe at the moment, that somewhere else is a better fit for you and you will thrive no matter where you are.

Thinking about you, and all you other girls on the def/wait list! I’m sending happy acceptance wishes your way…