The only other time I've heard of deferment pertains to the draft during the Vietnam War. Then I can imagine it was great news to some to hear that they had been deferred.
It's not such great news to hear from your first choice college.
It's like asking a guy to prom only to hear him say, "hmmm, I'm not sure. I'll get back to you if I'm not asked by somebody a little better looking." Any girl worth her salt would kick him in the tenders.
Em's first choice school deferred her last night. It seems that some more selective colleges don't say yes or no to all early applicants. They say YES to the ones they are certain they want. And NO to the ones they know won't be able to cut it. To the ones that have the qualifications (3.9 GPA and 28 ACT) but they are just not sure about for one reason or other (but they don't tell you why)....they say WAIT AND WE'LL SEE. We'll consider your application with the larger pool of applicants in the spring and see how you stack up to them.
Needless to say, for now, she's made her own mind up.
Deferment sucks.
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