Think about it. 6,173 applied, 918 accepted, 4,673 deferred. I think they know damn well that they won’t be looking at a few of those deferred applicants during RD, especially since they’ll be receiving 30,000 more applications for only 600 more spots. Especially with all the increasing competition from Stanford, MIT, etc., it is reasonable to think they’re trying to protect their prestige. So yes, I am for real.