College Deferral: A Cyclical Limbo of Hope and Cognitive Dissonance

by Dallas Simms, The University of Virginia , '17

Deferred. Often the grey area that rarely gets discussed, deferred isn’t a yes or a no. Rather, it’s a slap in the face that feels much more like a no than a yes. The admission counselor read my application and wasn’t impressed. They shrugged their shoulders and threw...