Q: Why do schools defer applicants?
A: Awww....this is a tough one. Schools defer students who, when compared to other students, seem academically weaker and therefore, they want to evaluate them along with the regular decision applicant pool. Schools also defer students if the student is stronger academically than their typical applicant/student. This they do to protect their yield. If they think that the student will not accept the school and instead go to a higher ranking school, they may end up being deferr
