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Deferred vs. Waitlisted: Understanding the Difference

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Many students will know the feeling of opening an admissions decision and seeing one of two words: deferred or waitlisted. Understanding the distinction in the deferred vs. waitlisted decision is essential to navigating this stage with confidence. What Does it Mean to Be Waitlisted? What Does it Mean to be Deferred?

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UT Austin: Early Trends

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The Chronicle of Higher Education recently highlighted the universitys automatic-admit policy, viewed as an affirmative action alternative but also a major factor in UT Austins increasing selectivity. There will also be a waitlist for the first time, only applicable to those who are not automatically admitted.

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What to Do if You've Been Waitlisted by Carnegie Mellon 2025

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Getting waitlisted from a school that awesome is hard, and were sure youre feeling bummed about it. CMU hasnt published waitlist data in a few years, but we know from previous cycles, trends, and their peer schools that they have some years where over a hundred kids get off the waitlist and other years where no students get off the waitlist.

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UPenn Acceptance Rate: Admissions Statistics

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UPenn Acceptance Rate Trends UPenn Regular Decision Acceptance Rate UPenn Early Decision Acceptance Rate How to Get Accepted into UPenn UPenn Transfer Acceptance Rate UPenn Waitlist Acceptance Rate Frequently Asked Questions Takeaways What Is UPenn’s Acceptance Rate? That puts the latest UPenn waitlist acceptance rate at a razor-thin 1.7%.

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How Did We Get Here? - Part 3

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What can we say about test-optional admissions policies today? In 2019-20, nearly three-quarters of applicants sent colleges assessment results.” • Also, according to this article , “These trends follow a significant number of colleges switching to test-optional policies, which is reflected in the Common App data. This is not new.

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What to Do if You've Been Waitlisted by The University of Texas at Austin 2025

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In this post, were going to break down what you need to do if you recently received a waitlist offer from UT Austin, and what else you need to do to close out your college admissions experience strong. What they didnt have that year, or for many years prior, though, was a waitlist. However, that year is a little confusing.

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UChicago Acceptance Rate: Admissions Statistics

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UChicago Acceptance Rate Trends UChicago Regular Decision Acceptance Rate UChicago Early Action Acceptance Rate UChicago Early Decision Acceptance Rate How to Get Accepted into UChicago UChicago Transfer Acceptance Rate UChicago Waitlist Acceptance Rate Frequently Asked Questions Takeaways What Is UChicagos Acceptance Rate? The tricky part?