Letters of Continued Interest for deferred applicants?

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<p>Before writing a letter of interest, you need to understand why you were deferred. Were your grades lacking? Were your test scores too low? Were your essays bland? Did your recommendation writers not sufficiently praise your abilities? I would talk to your GC about making an inquiry on your behalf: advice:<a href=“The Truth About Getting Deferred | HuffPost College”>HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost;

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have your college counselor give the admissions office a call to find out how close you came to admission. This will provide more context for admissions officers when reassessing your application in the spring. Often admissions officers are very open about what may have placed you in the regular round. This is where you can find out what they want from you. Many times they want to see more of your senior year grades (higher grades).</p>

<p>Listen to your school counselor’s feedback and take it to heart: if they say they want to see a consistent rise in your first and second semester grades, make sure you’re focusing on your studies. Their feedback is meant to help you!

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