College Blog
So we’ve discussed what to do if you are deferred or waitlisted already, and now we’re at the Letter of Continued Interest. There are two possible uses for a LOCI: expressing interest in the event of a deferral, or expressing interest in the event of a waitlist. We’ll talk about how to approach both, but the approach will be fairly similar.
So your child has been deferred. It’s definitely disappointing, but again: if your child’s college list was designed properly, it will happen. Deferrals and denials are a natural part of this process. But what do you do now? Do you email your school counselor, the admissions office, the admissions rep for your region? What do you say? What else do the colleges need in order to move your application over to the regular admission round? Let’s go over the steps that you should take.
You did it! Your family got to the other side of the application deadlines, and you survived! But now, if you applied early action or early decision anywhere, then decisions have begun rolling in. And while a deferral may be disappointing, it’s worth remembering that a deferral is not a no! Here, we’ll unpack the difference between a deferral and a waitlist, how deferrals and waitlists work, and where you should go from here.
