<p>@ExceptMe - Maybe they applied to another competitive major (Architecture?)…or maybe their course load isn’t the most competitive/rigorous. The weighting of their GPA might make it so a 4.0+ is easily achievable; I’ve seen schools that add +1.0-1.5-2.0 to classes depending on what class they are. Their class rank could have also come into play. Or maybe they had a lower junior year GPA, so Tech wants to see what the first semester grades will be like. And of course, maybe they aren’t totally honest about their stats to you, there’s a chance for that too (unless these are your stats). I’d suggest calling admissions and seeing if they could tell exactly why they were deferred and so that they know what to improve on when the mid-year report gets sent in. I’d love to hear what admissions says, I’m rather curious.</p>