How easy/hard is it to get a deferral? What kinds of reasons do colleges usually accept?

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Deferrals tend to be for big external life shocks. Family/health/national service seem to be the big ones. How easy or hard they are is a tough question, since each school's policies will vary, but generally speaking they're reluctant to grant them for discretionary reasons; the assumption is generally that you apply knowing you're ready to matriculate.

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