Much Better to be Waitlisted Than Deferred

jrpar
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:13:11 +0000

I think it really depends on the school. A few years ago I chatted with an admissions director at a very selective school, and he noted that a deferral at this school was essentially a polite rejection. On the other hand, a school such as Northwestern defers very few students, and I think a deferred student there, with good first semester grades, stands a very good chance in the RD pool.