<p>Here’s a helpful article on what you can do as a deferred applicant to mostly not increase your chances of being dinged. You’ll notice the section in which Guttentag weighs in: </p>
<p>[You</a> Got Deferred. Now What? - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/defer/]You”>You Got Deferred. Now What? - The New York Times)</p>