I don't know how common it is, but I know of a couple people
who did this in the past 2-3 years. Unless the plan is to work
a lot to boost up their chances of getting into school, I would
apply now and then defer if need be rather than wait (certainly
make sure the particular schools allow deferment though). Motivation,
test-taking skills, etc. are probably better now. After a year
away, it is easy to get lazy about applications. My $.02.
Patrick
At 11:51 AM 11/23/1999 -0600, Traci Giuliano wrote:
>Hi Tipsters - Quick question: Is it common for students to get
>accepted into graduate school and then be able to defer for a year? I
>seem to recall that it used to be not that uncommon, but I haven't
>heard much about it lately. What do you think? If a student wants to
>take a year off, should they try to get accepted now and defer, or
>should they just wait?
>Thanks for your advice!
>Traci
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