May is so soon! It'd be great if you could defer and give yourself the summer. I took quite a long mental break from school (something around 5 years :). I'm definitely attending in the fall, I still have a few prereqs to finish up. From what I gather from these boards it seems like NEU leaves you hanging for quite a bit and then fills you in on program specifics RIGHT before your set to begin. It would be nice to have someone to be lost and questioning with if you are able to defer :)