lalabooks Posted May 1, 2012 Posted May 1, 2012 Does anyone know anything about deferring acceptances? I have heard of it before and googled it but all the topics pertain to Ivy League schools fro PH.D's. I don't want to call my school because I don't want them to know because I am only interested in knowing more about it...not even sure I need to do it, if that makes sense. So if anyone knows anything about it or anyway of going about finding out if my school offers it, that would be great. Thanks!!
SLP31 Posted May 5, 2012 Posted May 5, 2012 I deferred last year and will begin this fall. I just simply emailed a few people who I have received emails from concerning admissions or registration/confirmation forms. I would probably go with the "chair of" or "director of" people, since they probably have the most information about deferrals. I contacted the Director of my SLP department and received a step-by-step list of what I should do and what the department will do. Then I wrote a letter to them about my reason for deferral. They met and gave me a decision within two weeks. I hope everything goes well with you!
lalabooks Posted May 7, 2012 Author Posted May 7, 2012 Thanks so much for your response! I'm sure it depends on the school, but do admissions have certian reasons that they deem suitable for deferral and reasons that they would say no to? And if they say no, does that look bad if I go ahead and start this fall?
lizmeyers2 Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 I mean you are already in so if they say no and you start this fall then what does it really matter right? I deferred acceptance for next year because my husband is going to be in a different state and I wanted to stay with him. I think the reasons for deferral are things like family obligations or health related. But I also think it depends on the school. My school didn't even meet the chair of the department just emailed me back and said no problem.
SLP31 Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 Hi lalabooks, My reason was for finishing another program that I was in at the moment. The person who helped me write my deferral letter said that if you let them know you have some responsibilities which involve numbers of people or greatly affect a group of some sort, then they will take that into consideration. I said that I had to manage a group of people in a certain task and that I owe it to them to carry out my duty as a so and so to complete what I began. Some schools I applied to did not accept deferrals under any circumstances. And with schools like these, such rules are pretty apparent and do not require much digging on your part to find out whether or not they accept deferrals. With other schools, if they accept deferrals, then you have a good chance of getting it. My school told me that the only thing they don't allow deferrals for is more time for completion of prerequisites that must be completed before enrollment. And I agree with Lizmeyers2; you're already accepted. So it won't hurt to ask. Hope all goes well!
lalabooks Posted May 10, 2012 Author Posted May 10, 2012 Thanks guys! I really appreciate it all the advice!
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