It may be hard to be deferred but they are missing out so don’t let it get to you. Just apply to other colleges
You do the same thing you do with any setback in life, you keep moving forward. You can either let difficulties tear you down or you can adjust and keep moving forward.
I followed this advice when I was deferred at MIT, and it worked!
https://www.ivywise.com/ivywise-knowledgebase/resources/article/what-to-do-if-youve-been-deferred/
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