To the deferees, rejectees, etc.

icy_latte
Tue, 03 Jan 2006 19:44:50 +0000

After reading the thread about people whose daughters/sons/themselves got deffered/rejected EA, but then accepted to other ivies RD, I began wondering…

what if the reason for these turn arounds isn’t just because of the unpredictability of admissions, but also the evolution of one’s application itself.

I know Yale EA was my 2nd application (another international school was my first) and by my last (9th) i felt my essays, short answers, application as a whole had improved.

Is this the case with everyone else? Esp. essay wise, and if so, then if your last application will be the strongest, doesn’t applying to your first choice school early, almost defeat the purpose (that is if you don’t get in, but get in to other prestigious schools later)?

just a thought.