I applied early action to MIT and got deferred. Decisions are out and I got a rejection. What should I do differently to get accepted?
There are more than 37,000 high schools in the US. MIT accepts a little over 1,000 incoming freshmen students each year (slightly more, but some come from outside the US).If you are good at math then you should be able to figure out your chances. If you are the #1 top student in math and sciences at your high school, then your chances at MIT are not good. If you are not the #1 top student in math and science in your high school, then your chances at MIT are even worse.There are a lot of very good universities. You should attend somewhere else.If you do very well for your undergraduate education, and if you do not run up a debt for undergrad, then you might have another chance at MIT if you get to the point of applying to graduate schools.
Is getting deferred from MIT a polite rejection?
Not at all. This year (2018) MIT reviewed 9600 early action applications and admitted 707, which is a fairly typical percentage. They deferred 6182 to the regular decision pool and let 2483 know that they were not going to be offered admission. Each spring MIT gets another ~10,000 applications for regular decision to add to the deferred ones from early action. In a typical year, a few hundred of those deferred get offered admission in the regular pool. So while not a high percentage, there are still a lot of chances.The overall chance of admission for someone who has enough interest to apply early action is higher than those in the regular pool ( as you might expect). Keep in mind that the overall admission rate is still only around 8% so everyone who applies has pretty low odds on average.If MIT defers you, that is because they believe you are a viable candidate for admission to MIT, but each year they also want to build a class/cohort that has a variety of interests skills and personalities. They look for things beyond just the pure academics for what you will bring to campus. They want artists, musicians, performers, robot makers, code crackers, athletes, leaders, doers and the whole assortment of other activities that make a class a robust collection of students. So they also want to try and achieve when possible some balance over all those other activities. MIT really does not want an entire class of just robot makers, or just 1st violins, or track athletes. That is where your passions and outside of core class activities can make a difference when it comes down to deciding between a whole cadre of excellent choices.Good luck.
Why would a graduate school not have deferment options?
Graduate School Programs are frequently TINY.If you are admitting < 10 students a year, you need to have the number of funded positions equal your funding. This is especially a problem in the first year when you have teaching responsibilities and are funded by your program instead of an adviser.That said, ASK! The secretary/program administrator should be able to help you out, and is a great person to have as an ally.
UIUC deferred me my application?
I applied to the Division of General Studies with a 2.9 GPA (terrible I know) and 24 ACT. Also took AP classes, college classes at my local community college, and was involved in a lot of activities. I found I I was deferred today. I think the reason I was even considered was due to my essays.So I guess my question is, what is the acceptance rate for deferred students at UIUC? Is there anyone who got deferred and accepted, or denied? I just want to ease my confusion.
Deferred from Binghamton?
Maybe to my own fault, I was under the impression that I would be accepted to Binghamton early action. I have a 3.8 unweighted with 4 AP classes, and 11 honors classes total in high school. I scored 690 writing, 650 math, and 640 reading. I have played tennis all four years in high school and have played USTA tournaments as well. I have volunteered for 3 summers at a children's hospital (oh which my essay related to), volunteer for the midnight run, am an editor for the school newspaper, teach tennis lessons, and am the president of the usher's club. Was I really unrealistic to think that I would be accepted early action to Binghamton? Or do I have a legitimate beef with them?
University of Michigan Transfer?
I am currently a senior in high school with an overall GPA of 3.5 and an ACT of 32, I applied to U of M College of Engineering, but was denied after a deferral, apparently I received one of the "good" letters but was turned down anyhow. Never the less I want to major in Aerospace Engineering and the only two schools in Michigan with that are U of M and Western Michigan, so Western in my only option In-State. I really want to go to U of M, so my plan is to attend Western Michigan's Aerospace Engineering, try really hard, and after a semester at WMU transfer to U of M. I know WMU is known for it being a party school, but for this matter I don't even plan on partying cause I'm dealing with my life here. My questions are: 1) How hard would it be fore me to transfer into U of M from WMU Aerospace Engineering school after a (1) semester at WMU. Any thoughtful insights would be greatly appreciated and helpful, no one in my family has gone to a premier big 10 school so I would be the first. Thanks for all the answers and your time. Some of the schools I've been accepted or wait listed to are: Michigan State University (Accepted with Honors College) University of Virginia (Accepted) Western Michigan University (Accepted) UC - Berkley (Wait Listed)
Does this mean I got rejected or deferred from fsu?
To answer the question in the most positve way possible - you could look at the response you received from FSU as neither deferral or rejection; what they are saying is that you will be admitted after you complete a two year program at Tallahassee Community College. If you complete this program at the community college, and meet all of the "transfer requirements", that probably involve maintaining a minimum GPA set by FSU, and possibly complete certain required courses in order to obtain the associate in arts degree during the two year program. Think of it like this - you will save a lot of money at the community college and when you graduate and start submitting resumes to potential employers, you will list FSU as your undergraduate education. If FSU is the place you want to go, and you plan to take on any student loans, this is a smart choice for anyone - accepted for fall admission or not.
What does admission defer mean ?!?
When you defer your admission, it means that you tell a college that you will be attending later and will be taking the next couple months to do something, whether it's to work or to take a partial gap year. So you're not going to be attending their school immediately, but they do save your spot. What they mean by their reply is that they can only defer you until next fall semester (2013) at most because you do technically take up a spot on their rolls, but you aren't paying tuition or anything.