If your child was deferred from Babson College, they’re not alone. We know it can feel like torture to have to wait until Mid-March to hear back from a school when they whole point of applying Early somewhere is to not have to worry about it.

Luckily, in the face of deferral, students still have options in front of them to continue forward in the admissions process, and they may even find a better fitting school than the one that first kicked the can on admitting them.

What Percentage of Early Action, Early Decision I and Early Decision II Applicants Does Babson College Typically Defer?

Babson College does not release information about the number of students they defer from any of their three Early pools, despite offering both Early Decision I and Early Decision II as well as Early Action. Applying Early can be a great way to demonstrate high interest in a school, so we always have our students at Ivy Coach apply in the Early round. 

Babson College Acceptance Rate

Babson College’s Class of 2029 had an acceptance rate of just 16%. With schools that have single or low double digit admissions rates, applying Early can be an especially great option, as students usually have much stronger admissions odds in the Early rounds versus the Regular round.

Admissions Cycle	Babson College Class Year	Early Action Admission Rate	Early Decision I and II Admission Rate	Regular Decision Admission Rate
2025-2026	Class of 2030	Not Reported	Not Reported	Not Reported
2024-2025	Class of 2029	Not Reported	Not Reported	16.00%
2023-2024	Class of 2028	Not Reported	Not Reported	19.74%
2022-2023	Class of 2027	Not Reported	Not Reported	22.35%
2021-2022	Class of 2026	Not Reported	Not Reported	25.00%
2020-2021	Class of 2025	Not Reported	Not Reported	26.97%
2019-2020	Class of 2024	Not Reported	Not Reported	26.41%
2018-2019	Class of 2023	Not Reported	Not Reported	24.41%
2017-2018	Class of 2022	Not Reported	Not Reported	24.18%
2016-2017	Class of 2021	Not Reported	Not Reported	24.59%
2015-2016	Class of 2020	Not Reported	Not Reported	26.30%
2014-2015	Class of 2019	Not Reported	Not Reported	26.31%
2013-2014	Class of 2018	Not Reported	Not Reported	28.21%

What Percentage of Early Action Applicants Does Babson CollegeTypically Accept?

Babson College offers three Early application options, as we mentioned: Early Decision I, Early Decision II, and Early Action. While they keep the Early Action numbers close to the chest, Bason does release their Early Decision application statistics (though not broken down by EDI and EDII, just altogether).

The Class of 2028 saw 1,109 total applicants apply Early Decision, and 305 of them were admitted. That’s a 27.5% acceptance rate, over 10% higher than the Regular Decision acceptance rate for Babson that year.  

What Should Applicants Do After Being Deferred by Babson College?

PostMortem Application Review

After being deferred from Babson College, we advise setting up Ivy Coach’s PostMortem application review. 

During the PostMortem session, we will:

• Give comprehensive feedback on up to three college applications. Ivy Coach’s counselor, a former elite college admissions officer, will review both essay and non-essay portions of the applications.
• Brainstorm a strong extracurricular hook to create the best possible case for your child’s admission. That hook will be integral to setting your child apart from their peers, students in their region, students across the country, and those around the world. 
• Correct mistakes. No student who has been deferred has come to us with a perfect application. And we don’t want that imperfect application getting sent around to any other schools on their list in the Regular Decision round!
• Speaking of a school list, Ivy Coach’s counselor will craft a targeted list for your child to apply to in the Regular Decision round. We’re very good at spotting holes in a student’s college list, so we can adjust as necessary with your child before they move forward in their admissions journey. 

Common Mistakes Caught During Ivy Coach’s PostMortem

We see a lot of the same mistakes across students’ applications. Even something seemingly insignificant can be a huge red flag for an admissions officer in the college admissions process. Of course, this isn’t anywhere close to an exhaustive list, but these are among those we see quite frequently. 

• Personal Statements about sports, music, community service, grandparents, or travel. These are a huge no-go for admissions. Too overdone!
• Why College essays that are basically the same for each school. It’s never good to take a shortcut, especially when you’re trying to prove to a school that you actually want to go there. 
• Listing the dollar amount that was fundraised for a charitable cause. Admissions officers see dollar signs and it makes students come across as unlikable.
• Squishing every single activity, honor, and community service hour under the sun all into one or two essays. That comes across as bragging and also like a student is trying to impress admissions officers. Their application should be naturally impressive owing to their unique singular hook. 
• Coming across as well-rounded. When we say singular hook, we mean it. And a hook is not a fork! There shouldn’t be multiple prongs to a student’s application. There’s just one coherent theme that threads through the entire application. 
• Applying to a school that they weren’t competitive enough for. At Ivy Coach, we tell it like it is. If a student’s Early choice was a bad one, we’ll say as much. At Ivy Coach, we tell it like it is. Always have.

Write a Letter of Continued Interest

The Letter of Continued Interest is more than just any old letter; it’s a love letter. This letter needs to make crystal clear why a student would be an asset to that college’s community, utilizing their singular hook throughout.

A successful Letter of Continued Interest will detail exactly how a student would use that hook to contribute to the school’s culture, community, classes, and everything else they offer on campus. This all needs to happen from the very first sentence, otherwise, admissions officers lose interest faster than a toddler loses interest in that incredibly fancy, insanely expensive new toy you just bought.

What a Letter of Continued Interest Should Not Do

We’ve talked about what that Letter of Continued Interest should do. How about what it shouldn’t do?

It shouldn’t contain a list of all the other schools a student has been accepted to. That will never fly in the elite college admissions process. It can’t be a bunch of academic updates. That’s a huge waste of precious space that could be spent delving deeper into a student’s specific hook. 

It also shouldn’t be boring. We never want a student to put an admissions officer to sleep! They need to catch that admissions officer’s attention from the very first sentence. The best way to do that, you ask? Why, it’s by painting a clear picture of that singular narrative and showcasing how they’ll contribute their hook to the specific aspects of the school, including programs, institutes, culture, traditions, and activities.

If you’ve heard bad advice about the Letter of Continued Interest, we’re sorry about that. It’s quite common. But it’s not too late to hit delete and redraft a much stronger letter to help significantly boost your child’s chances of success!

When Applicants Should Submit Their Letters of Continued Interest

We always tell students to submit their Letter of Continued Interest as soon as possible. This would ideally take place within a few days of a deferral. For example, if a student learns they are deferred on December 15th, we like students to send in their Letters of Continued Interest before December 20th.

This is universally true, except for the holiday season. Students may think it’s best to just send the letter whenever, but if it’s immediately before Christmas or between Christmas and New Year’s, we recommend they wait until a few days into the New Year. 

However, that doesn’t mean students should wait to write the letter, because that Letter of Continued Interest will be a key guiding document for how we encourage them to pivot the rest of their applications as they begin to submit to schools for Regular Decision.

Chances of Getting into Babson College After Being Deferred

Babson College is one of the schools that does not share the number of deferred students they ultimately end up accepting. 

However, we’ve been in this business long enough to know that a fairly universal statistic is that about 10% of deferred candidates ultimately earn admission to the school that kicked the can on their acceptance decision. This percentage can vary yearly and from school to school, but it serves as a fairly consistent general threshold. 

That rate jumps up to about 40% for students who come to Ivy Coach after being deferred. We work with a student to craft a powerful Letter of Interest and greatly boost their chances of admission after a deferral. 

A Deferred Student’s Chances Improve Dramatically with Ivy Coach

For students who come to Ivy Coach right after being deferred, they still have a chance. It might be a slim chance, especially depending on the school, but it’s there. We’ll seize that chance and make the most of it.

However, we’re also very realistic at Ivy Coach. That’s why we will only take on students after a deferral if they fully understand that their chances just aren’t as strong as when they first applied. All we can do is give them the best chance possible. If that’s not enough, they’re not a good fit to work with us. 

What To Do After Being Rejected By Babson College

If your child was rejected from Babson, they’re not the only one. With a 16% acceptance rate for the Class of 2029, that means 84% of applicants got that same rejection decision. Good math, right?

It’s important not to let that decision cast a shadow over the rest of the admissions process. A rejection from one school doesn’t mean a rejection from every school, as long as a student is willing to fix their initial mistakes and reframe their application narrative the way that we suggest.

If you’re ready to take that next step in their admissions journey, sign up for Ivy Coach’s PostMortem. One of Ivy Coach’s former elite university admissions officers will work with you to develop a competitive strategy for Regular Decision admission.

The reason students come to Ivy Coach after rejection is not only because of our track record for often quadrupling a student’s chance of admission after being deferred, but because we’ll also guide them throughout the rest of the Regular Decision process. We optimize their case for Regular Decision admission, developing a concrete plan to move forward and achieve success in the long run.

Getting Started with Ivy Coach After a Babson College Deferral or Rejection

If you’re interested in Ivy Coach’s plan to optimize your child’s Regular Decision case for admission to Babson College’s Class of 2030 after receiving a deferral, or with planning for Regular Decision applications, fill out our complimentary consultation form. We’ll then reach out to tell you more about our game plan.