🚨 A deferral is NOT a denial. A deferral means your application will receive a decision later (admit, deny, or waitlist)- most often in the Regular Decision pool. Some colleges defer only a small group of students, while others defer a large percentage (or all!)of Early Action applicants (think UT Austin, USC). That is why it is important to stay realistic about your odds. My biggest advice: focus on the colleges that have already said yes. If a deferral turns into an admit later, that is a bon