<p>Ok this is going to sound pretty mean and before I get started, I think it’s cool that you’ve given a lot of thought about why it’s not bad to be deferred, however…
- Yes Uchicago’s 4th place spot in US news and whatever is a huge turn on for people seeking ranking, but it doesn’t mean that you should assume everyone who applied and got accepted also had an ED school. In fact if I remember correctly, UChicago recently had a lot of difficulty with an unexpectedly large freshman year because too many people matriculated to Uchicago than expected.
- There is a benefit to Uchicago taking you if they think you’re Uchicago material early. Who would willingly reread 5000 applications again to see if you’re suitable for the school when they already know you are. Honestly it’s a bit delusional to think that they deferred you just to see how much interest you would show for the show during RD.<br>
- Furthermore I’m not a URM, first gen, poor, or a genius. I’m your typical applicant and I don’t plan to get lazy and not apply to the rest of my schools for RD. </p>
<p>Yeah sorry 
I guess I’m still bitter over my MIT deferral lol. I think it’s great that you’re trying to be hopeful to everyone, but honestly ad coms aren’t thinking, hmmm shall I play a game with this applicant’s decision just to see how it goes? every time they read a new app. It’s not really as much of a strategic play as you make it sound.</p>