#deferral

I'm going to redirect this question to @writingwithcolor

This was the 16th week of training for a 140.6. It was also the week where we confirmed our deferral of IMC to 2021, so the recap style will likely change going forward. It was a recovery week, so I mostly stuck to the plan while I contemplated how to structure my training for the next little while. 

Swim: nope; pools have been closed for 7 weeks and counting. Who knows when they’ll open again.

Bike: a big week! I spent about 10 hours on the bike. There were two structured rides on TrainerRoad, one very easy ride alongside Dan as he ran his Alphabeti Spaghetti route, one tougher ride on a new route through the Escarpment, and an urban tour of the next couple of cities along the lake. I loved getting to spend time riding outside this weekend! Cheesy photographs at the bottom.

Run: I went Strava segment hunting on Tuesday. I got the segment and also recorded my fastest every kilometer and half mile. I also did my p.a.r.k.r.u.n. run and a slightly longer run. For the longer run, I ran a route I normally run in one direction, in the other direction. I think my regular way of doing it is the easier way!

Core: I got in my two sessions; one was joining an internet buddy who was running an IG live workout and one was a solid pre-run activation session.

Gap year is officially happening. Wish me luck I guess? I’m still gonna be involved with stuff at my school so not to worry; this blog will still be college-based.

If anything, this is why I made this blog. To show that college experiences are diverse, and they often don’t look like what the media, studyblrs, and, like, society show them as.

How bitter sweet. I was suppose to be doing Ironman WI this Sunday. The weather is suppose to be 71 and cloudy although it’s been pretty chilly here this week.

Immigrants who are not in the United States legally can seek deferrals to “remain in the country and avoid deportation while they or their relatives receive life-saving medical treatments.” Medical deferrals “do not provide families a pathway to citizenship,” and they do not change anyone’s legal status. They simply give these deportations a lower priority. Like DACA.

Also like DACA, Trump hates the program and has unilaterally terminated it. His administration sees no distinction between deporting actual drug lords and murderers and deporting “families with children fighting cancer, HIV, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, epilepsy and other serious conditions.” Every single immigrant who has applied for a medical deferral, and every single immigrant who has applied for a renewal of an existing deferral, has instead been ordered “to leave the country within 33 days or face deportation.”

“Can anyone imagine the government ordering you to disconnect your child from life-saving care — to pull them from a hospital bed — knowing that it will cost them their lives?”

No need to imagine it.

tis the season for college acceptances, rejections, and ... deferrals?

if you’re like me, you might not understand what exactly the deferral from your dream school means, or what you can do to increase your chances of admission after you’ve been deferred. here’s the deal.

what does a deferral mean?

if you applied early decision or early action to a school and got deferred, your application has basically been converted to a regular decision app. while this can be discouraging, it also means that you are free to apply to other colleges, and have no obligation to attend that school if you do get accepted later on. this can be a blessing! take time to explore other options, and get excited about other schools!

what can i do?

if you got deferred and you’re still convinced that this school is your top choice, make sure that you follow up with the admissions committee and get them any additional information they ask for, such as additional test scores, senior year grades, etc. check on the school’s website to see if they will let you submit additional letters of recommendation in support of your application. get in touch with your interviewer and let them know that you were deferred. in some cases, you might even want to take the time to write a deferral letter. 

what is a deferral letter?

a deferral letter is a brief (no more than one page) letter to the admissions committee. in it, you’ll thank the admissions committee for reviewing your application, update them on any accomplishments or activities that weren’t reflected in your initial application, and (if and only if this is the case) reiterate that their college is your first choice and that if accepted, you will attend. send this letter in january or february as the committee starts to review regular decision applicants.

do not let your deferral define you.

i was deferred, and ultimately rejected from my ED school. i know it hurts. there is still a chance you will be accepted to the school, but remember that there are other schools out there! i ended up attending a school i got into during the regular decision round, and i love it!

do not let your deferral negatively impact the rest of your application process.