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[quote=Anonymous]DD did not apply Early Decision to any schools, but did apply Early Action to a number of them. The first Early Action school she has heard back from is Furman (as second or 3rd choice school), which, somewhat to my surprise, deferred her- albeit with the requisite invitation to consider "Early Decision II". I am a bit surprised by the deferral considering DD has a 32 ACT (which puts her in the top 25% of the 50% of Furman applicants who submit test scores), is not applying for financial aid (i.e. full pay), has 3 5s on AP Tests, and solid though not spectacular grades from one of the most academically rigorous private schools in the Southeast. Given that Furman, according to its common data set, accepts roughly 60% of its domestic OOS applicants, it seems that DD should be right in their wheelhouse. What's their game here...just trying to stampede "Early Action" applicants into ED2? Given that Furman is not her top choice, that's not going to happen. Still, given that we are not talking about a super selective school here, the deferral rankles given the comparative strength of my daughter's academic and extracurricular profile. If, as I expect, they end up admitting her anyway in the RD round, it makes me much less likely to consider enrolling DD as a second or third choice should DD's plans change. [/quote]

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