You applied Early Action to UT Austin because you've spent the last four years picturing yourself on the Forty Acres, or because UT was one of your top choices and you wanted an answer as soon as possible. But instead of hookin’ them horns, you’re in limbo. We know it sucks.

If you were recently on the receiving end of a deferral decision from MIT, you are definitely permitted a sense of disappointment. MIT is an outstanding school, and your application was likely up to their academic standards. Being a strong academic fit for MIT, though, isn’t everything you need to get in. In this post, we’ll break down where the weak points may have been in your application, how you can address them, and what else you need to do to get into a dream school. First, though, let’s dig into the MIT deferral data to get a sense of what happened and where you stand as a result.