What did accept/reject/defer letter look like?

SpeckTackYouLerr
Thu, 09 Dec 2004 19:43:51 +0000

Defer:
The Committee on Admissions has carefully considered your application as an Early Decision candidate to Columbia and has decided to defer a final action on your application. When the Committee convenes in the coming months, your case will be reconsidered in the context of the full application pool. However, since the final decision will not reach you until April, I urge you to submit other applications in order to keep your college options open.

I understand that this action may be a disappointment to you and your family, but the Committee on Admissions has deferred only those candidates whose credentials may prove competitive in the context of the regular decision pool. In past years, deferred Early Decision candidates have been admitted at a rate comparable to Columbia’s overall acceptance rate.

The Committee encourages you in the interim to let us know of any significant new achievements since your Early Decision application was submitted; please report these by mail, not by telephone. We will also rely on receiving your mid-year grades from your school. We appreciate the interest you have expressed in Columbia by your Early Decision application and assure you that your enthusiasm will be remembered when your application is reviewed again.

Sincerely,
Jessica Marinaccio
Director

P.S. Please note that a hardcopy of the above was mailed out this
afternoon.