Anonymous
11/03/2025 09:32
Subject: Re:Should students expect a lot of deferrals this year?
Anonymous wrote:Deferrals come when your kid applies to an oversubscribed major and/or does not quite meet what the stats threshold they are looking for
This isn’t true. Deferral means your kid is qualified for admission but they want to compare to RD applicants.
Anonymous
11/03/2025 09:31
Subject: Should students expect a lot of deferrals this year?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I have been surprised by some of the kids deferred by Wake this fall. Naviance scattergrams suggested admission.
Also this year is barely smaller than last year’s.
At my DC’s private, class of 2026 is 10% smaller than 2025 & 2024.
That says more about the desirablity of your private than the demographics of the class of 2026. Our school caps enrollment at a certain number and all classes currently in the upper school are that size.
Anonymous
11/03/2025 09:13
Subject: Re:Should students expect a lot of deferrals this year?
Deferrals come when your kid applies to an oversubscribed major and/or does not quite meet what the stats threshold they are looking for
Anonymous
11/03/2025 09:11
Subject: Should students expect a lot of deferrals this year?
There are a lot of deferrals every year.
Anonymous
11/03/2025 08:43
Subject: Should students expect a lot of deferrals this year?
Anonymous wrote:Funding collapse is affecting grad students, may effect undergrads too, at least if not full pay.
How is it affecting grad students?
Anonymous
11/03/2025 08:34
Subject: Should students expect a lot of deferrals this year?
Funding collapse is affecting grad students, may effect undergrads too, at least if not full pay.
Anonymous
11/03/2025 08:29
Subject: Should students expect a lot of deferrals this year?
Will depend how far the kid reaches, obviously. Some people way overplay their hand.
Anonymous
11/03/2025 08:28
Subject: Should students expect a lot of deferrals this year?
Anonymous wrote:I don’t know about ed - Isn’t a deferral essentially rejection anyway? - but I’m expecting my kid to getting deferred on all ea’s except their safeties.
Don't the deferrals get an advocacy call? Counselor will make you choose one deferral only. Often they got in after the advocacy call.
Anonymous
11/03/2025 08:06
Subject: Should students expect a lot of deferrals this year?
Anonymous wrote:I have been surprised by some of the kids deferred by Wake this fall. Naviance scattergrams suggested admission.
Also this year is barely smaller than last year’s.
At my DC’s private, class of 2026 is 10% smaller than 2025 & 2024.
Anonymous
11/03/2025 08:05
Subject: Should students expect a lot of deferrals this year?
Anonymous wrote:I don’t know about ed - Isn’t a deferral essentially rejection anyway? - but I’m expecting my kid to getting deferred on all ea’s except their safeties.
No, it isn’t a rejection.
Anonymous
11/03/2025 07:59
Subject: Should students expect a lot of deferrals this year?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yes, but there will be fewer applications this year unless kids increase the number of schools where they apply. The population begins to decrease with this class.
The population decrease this year has been oversold. It's just back to where it was in 2024.
+100
Anonymous
11/03/2025 07:44
Subject: Should students expect a lot of deferrals this year?
I don’t know about ed - Isn’t a deferral essentially rejection anyway? - but I’m expecting my kid to getting deferred on all ea’s except their safeties.
Anonymous
11/03/2025 01:25
Subject: Should students expect a lot of deferrals this year?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yes, but there will be fewer applications this year unless kids increase the number of schools where they apply. The population begins to decrease with this class.
The population decrease this year has been oversold. It's just back to where it was in 2024.
It will look and feel the same as last year.
Anonymous
11/02/2025 19:54
Subject: Should students expect a lot of deferrals this year?
Anonymous wrote:Yes, but there will be fewer applications this year unless kids increase the number of schools where they apply. The population begins to decrease with this class.
The population decrease this year has been oversold. It's just back to where it was in 2024.
Anonymous
11/02/2025 19:53
Subject: Should students expect a lot of deferrals this year?
Anonymous wrote:I imagine it's super school dependent but do many kids get outright rejected from EA or ED or is it more deferrals at this stage of the application process?
Depends entirely on school. Deferrals have been common since Covid.