Chances of getting into a college after being deferred
Every school varies on how they approach the process of re-examining the deferred applications from the early pool. The acceptance rate for this group varies tremendously from college to college and can also vary from year to year within the same school.
The best thing to do is, first, ask your guidance counselor if you’re curious about the chances of acceptance later on to see if he or she has already obtained the statistics you’re seeking. Second, if your guidance counselor doesn’t know, call the college admissions office to find out. Remember, though, that regardless of overall statistics, your application was placed on that deferred list for individual reasons. If you decide to call the admissions office, best to ask about your application specifically as well as past statistics for general information.
If you’re going to ask about general statistics, here are the ones I think would be most useful....
1. How many students applied early?
2. How does this compare with past years?
3. For this year, what percentage were accepted, deffered, rejected?
4. From last year, about what percentage of deferred students were admitted in regular decision?
5. Do you have any predictions about how the [increase/decrease] in [applications/acceptance rates] this year will affect the percentage of students admitted from the deferred pool?
Be prepared that the admissions officer may not have an answer for the last question. It requires speculation that should not necessarily have any bearing on your chances. Additionally, all of these statistics are meant to give you an overall picture of the pool not of your particular, individual chances for acceptance.
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Posted on December 20, 2007 under |
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Comments (2)
What if they don't know any of the answers?
Posted on December 21, 2007 1:27 PM
If by "they" you're including both your guidance counselor and the college admissions officers, then I'd say there's not much more you can do. If these questions don't get you any answers, you're best off redirecting your energy toward other schools. I will write soon about other deferral related issues.
I'd be surprised if a college admissions officer is unable to answer questions such as 'how many students applied early?' how that compares to past years and what percentage of students were admitted. This is typically public information.
Posted on January 2, 2008 9:28 AM