The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 6, 2023

If you received a notice of deferral from Princeton, you’re probably pretty bummed out — and rightly so! You’re either in or you’re not, but a deferral offers a nebulous possibility of a potential future yes without any of the confidence of a yes nor the finality of a no. A yes or no is simple.

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StandOut College Prep

DECEMBER 27, 2022

As shared in the post about early admissions, if you apply to college during Early Action and Early Decision cycles , you will face a lot of competition. When more students apply early, you’re also likely to be deferred from at least one college. Have you been deferred or waitlisted from college? What is Deferral?

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Admissions Mom

JANUARY 5, 2024

Every year lots and lots of applicants are deferred from some of their favorite colleges. Now, what do you do with that deferral? However, if you are, indeed, still interested in a college that has deferred you — and the school doesn’t specifically ask you not to, start thinking about your letter of continued interest (LOCI).

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Great College Advice

OCTOBER 17, 2023

You proofread the application a million times. But then you learn your application was deferred to regular decision. What do you do when you are deferred from your first choice college? Being deferred in the early round of college admissions really stinks. Nevertheless, a deferral feels lousy.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Stanford deferred your early application to the regular decision pool, and now you have to wait to see what happens and submit a bunch of applications you probably weren’t planning to send. Deferral happens. Stanford tries not to drag out the admissions process, so they only defer a “ small percentage ” of applicants.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 1, 2022

You submitted your Early Decision and Early Action applications, and you are now resisting the urge to refresh your email as you await good news. But there is another response you might receive from colleges: deferral. TTA TOP TIP : We know this is easier said than done, but try not to take the deferral personally.

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the college spy

JANUARY 13, 2022

Deferring admission (sometimes referred to as deferring enrollment) is the process of choosing a college to attend and postponing the start date for a semester or a year. The college agrees to hold the student’s place in the following year’s freshmen class and the student agrees (by paying a deposit) to attend the college the following year.

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Seniors, are you waiting for college admissions decisions? A few CTK tips to consider: Tip # 1: Don’t commit until you are ready (and before the enrollment deadline) For the schools where you have been accepted, don’t let all those emails, glossy pamphlets, and stickers from colleges pressure you into making a commitment before you are ready.

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Admissions.Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

Purdue University will release its Early Action (EA) decisions to first-year applicants through each EA applicant’s Purdue Application Portal at 5:00 p.m. After several years of record-breaking enrollment, Purdue saw another uptick in applications received by November 1, 2023. Eastern Time on Friday, January 12.

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Humbach Education Consulting

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In the Spirit of - More College Admissions Fun - Let’s talk about Deferrals First of all, and not to be flippant, join the club. A deferral usually happens for one of three reasons: When the admissions committee wants to review the student's application again in the context of the regular decision applicant pool.

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Berkeley² Academy

MARCH 2, 2024

Applying to colleges with early decision, early action, or rolling decision deadlines may have gotten you responses from some schools as early as December or January! You can also keep an eye out for updates in your email, on colleges’ websites, and on social media. Be sure to check your application portal during anticipated releases!

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Top Tier Admissions

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Many students have reached a major milestone in the college admissions process: submitting their applications to early round schools – now, we wait ! In the case of a deferral or denial, students need to be prepared for the regular round. Essay Guidance Get our expert guidance on your college essays.

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Solomon Admissions

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Imagine this: You’ve spent months perfectly crafting your college applications and are anxiously waiting for your first set of admissions decisions to arrive. What should you do in response to a deferral or a waitlist decision? When you receive an update from one of your top schools, you rush to check it.

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CTK College Coach

MARCH 20, 2023

This school deferred an unprecedented number of applicants this fall, and we don’t yet know how many of those students will ultimately be accepted this spring.” Clemson deferred 17,000 of those early applicants and rejected 500. for in-state applicants and 25.8% for out-of-state and international applicants combined).

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Princeton College Consulting

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

A student can be deferred after applying Early Decision or Early Action and a deferral simply means that your application will be moved from the early pool and reconsidered with the regular applicant pool. A statement reaffirming your interest in the college and why you think it's a good fit for you.

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 9, 2023

But what you do next will determine whether you have a successful college admissions experience. First, let’s dig into the details regarding a deferral decision from Cornell. Cornell does not publish admissions statistics quickly, if at all, as of the 2019-2020 college admissions season.

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Solomon Admissions

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The landscape of college applications and the multiple ways in which a student can apply to college can be confusing. Should a student use The Common Application, The Coalition Application, or a school’s unique application? What is a Deferral? The application is incomplete.

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Berkeley² Academy

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Our Seniors worked hard all summer and fall to finally get to this moment – hearing back from their rolling and early colleges! Below we have compiled a list of B2A students’ favorite, most applied to colleges and their release dates for Rolling, Priority, and Early applications. Accepted – The colleges want you to enroll!

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 1, 2023

But once you've had a moment to regroup, we’ve gotta get to work on your regular decision strategy, and that deferral letter too. COLLEGE LIST The news you probably didn’t want but knew was coming: you have to apply to more schools. A college town? DEFERRAL LETTER Post skippers, this is where you stop! Let’s discuss.

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Admissions Mom

JANUARY 6, 2023

Every year lots and lots of applicants are deferred from some of their favorite colleges. Now, what do you do with that deferral? However if you are, indeed, still interested in a college that has deferred you — and the school doesn’t specifically ask you not to, start thinking about your letter of continued interest (LOCI).

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DC College Counseling

DECEMBER 21, 2022

There's been a HUGE increase in applications over the past two years, and it looks like that trend will continue. As of November 1, college applications for Fall 2023 were up 41% from the 2019-2020 cycle. This is NOT the end of your college admissions journey. Do you need help navigating a deferral or denial?

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

As the academic year marches on, with most college application deadlines behind us, some high school seniors still find themselves in “college admissions purgatory.” Are you faced with deferrals from your early schools? These colleges offer another chance for motivated students; don’t miss out!

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 24, 2023

There was once a time when Yale did defer applicants needlessly. They would defer more early applicants than they rejected, which meant tons of student who were no longer real candidates for admission were left hanging. Last year, the early application deferral rate was 21% and the rejection rate was 67% (10% were accepted).

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Harvard is notorious at this point for deferring an enormous percentage of early admission applicants. In 2022, Harvard accepted 7.56% of Early Action applicants. Seventy-eight percent of early applicants were deferred. What Harvard Wants After a deferral, Harvard doesn’t want much. were denied. Email us to learn more.

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Anna Ivey Consulting

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Deferrals Last week, we covered what to do if your applications were accepted or denied. There’s a third category that is a bit of a limbo state: deferrals. This week, we’ll cover your next steps if your application shave been deferred. TIPS & TRICKS Treat your deferral as a second chance.

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Berkeley² Academy

APRIL 6, 2024

As we move through the Spring semester, more and more college admissions decisions will be available to prospective students. In this blog, we’ll go through what being waitlisted means, what to do about it, and how to strategically move forward with other college decisions. A waitlist decision puts prospective students in limbo.

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 19, 2024

Next up in our series highlighting early round acceptance rates at top colleges is Williams College — a small, prestigious, private liberal arts school in Massachusetts. Williams was ranked the #1 Best Liberal Arts College in the nation for 2024 by the U.S. of its 1,068 binding early decision applicants to the Class of 2028.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 22, 2024

The elite college admissions landscape has never been more competitive (or more confusing for applicants to navigate). Meanwhile, 8,052 applicants were deferred — 64.1% of applicants. “I I know [8,052 deferrals] looks like a large number, and it is. TTA Takeaway: MIT has some very specific application requirements.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 8, 2024

Next up in our series highlighting early round acceptance rates at top colleges is the University of Southern California — the oldest private research university in the western United States with an undergraduate population of around 21,000. Please note that applicants to the World Bachelor in Business program must apply Early Action.

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UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

OCTOBER 3, 2022

We will review files in the same way during our EA and RD application process, we just have different decision dates. A deferral decision is not a denial or a wait-list, this is just a pause in any decision until we can look at a deferred student in light of our entire applicant pool. What should I do? How do I fix this?

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 26, 2024

This winter, we’re highlighting early round acceptance rates at top colleges. News & World Report Best College rankings guide and is known for its open curriculum. In recent years, data shows that women have accounted for nearly twice as many applications as men, despite being admitted at a similar rate.

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 18, 2024

You’ve submitted your applications, checked your portals, and now you are waiting for your results to roll in. Those of you who have heard good news from your Early Decision and Early Action schools can start looking forward to your freshman year of college. Stay out of trouble: When it comes to college admissions, character counts.

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CTK College Coach

DECEMBER 11, 2023

I Got Accepted to My Early Decision College! I Got Accepted to My Early Action Restrictive College! You may keep your applications in at other schools and even apply to additional schools. I Got Accepted to My Early Action and Rolling Colleges! I am so excited for you. Go right ahead!

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CTK College Coach

DECEMBER 10, 2023

I Got Accepted to My Early Decision College! I Got Accepted to My Early Action Restrictive College! You may keep your applications in at other schools and even apply to additional schools. I Got Accepted to My Early Action and Rolling Colleges! I am so excited for you. Go right ahead!

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CTK College Coach

DECEMBER 9, 2023

I Got Accepted to My Early Decision College! I Got Accepted to My Early Action Restrictive College! You may keep your applications in at other schools and even apply to additional schools. I Got Accepted to My Early Action and Rolling Colleges! I am so excited for you. Go right ahead!

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Next up in our series highlighting early round acceptance rates at top colleges is Vanderbilt University , located just outside of Nashville, Tennessee. of early decision I and II applicants were admitted. Vanderbilt only began handing out deferrals with the Class of 2026. and 5.6%, respectively.

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Brown doesn’t defer applicants on a whim. Brown assesses each application on its own individual merits, but they also have to build a class that is diverse in every sense of the word. If you’ve been deferred, it’s because they like you as an applicant, but they aren’t sure they have a spot for you — yet.

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