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Early Action and Early Decision Deferral Tips: Guidance for Moving Forward

ByAimee Heller

If your application was DEFERRED: Don’t panic. We’ve got you! We understand that it is disappointing, but don’t despair. We have Early Action and Early Decision deferral tips. Receiving an Early Action (EA) or Early Decision (ED) deferral can feel like an unexpected twist in the college application journey. It’s natural to experience disappointment and uncertainty,…

How to Handle a College Early Decision or Early Action Deferral

ByCheree Liebowitz

This month, many students who applied to college Early Decision or Early Action will receive notification that they’ve been deferred. This means they’ve neither been accepted nor rejected – a sort of college purgatory. Unlike a rejection, a deferral offers hope…you have not been rejected!  The college is asking you to wait. Now you have two…