A letter of continued interest, which we have sometimes called a deferral package, is a letter that you send to the admissions office after you’ve been deferred or placed on the waitlist of a school. And while we think that it’s important to tell your dream school that you still want to attend, we are not suggesting that you send a letter of continued interest to every school that you’ve been deferred from. The process is similar to writing another (shorter) supplement, and if you don’t have valid reasons for still wanting to attend, and pertinent updates, you’ll be wasting your time and the time of the person reading the letter.
Here Is What You Do If You Get Waitlisted Everywhere
“I Was Waitlisted and Rejected from Every School I Applied to. What do I do now?”
College acceptances are out, and, as happens every year, we’ve been flooded with emails from upset parents and freaked out kids. These are NOT emails from our clients. Our kids did amazingly. They killed it, getting into the Ivy League and other highly-competitive schools, receiving impressive scholarship packages, and invites to honors programs. Our only kids who only got one acceptance are those who got in ED and so didn’t submit any other applications. Again, NOT our clients.
My Dream School Waitlisted Me...What Do I Do Now?
Acceptance letters are rolling out, along with dreaded rejections and often even more stressful waitlist notices. With Ivy Day (March 28th) creeping up, there will be more waitlisted students than ever before. Why? Well, it isn’t only because there are a ton of students applying to college, and that the average student is applying to more colleges than ever. Sure, that’s part of it, but there’s a lot more going on than just millions of kids competing for coveted spots. You see, college admissions is a game — and not just for the applicants.