Yale likely letter

[Anonymous]

Yale sends out around 200 likely letters to non-recruited athletes. With Yale's new interview process (only interviewing applicants who they want additional information), do all likely letter admits receive interviews? Anyone's DC received one of these likelies or knows a kid who did?

[Anonymous]

search on here. a few posts last 2 cycles.

[Anonymous]

The last two years it has been almost unheard of to be admitted to Yale without an interview regardless of what they say. There’s a Yale Daily News article about it for the class of 2028 and anecdotally the same proved true for 2029.

[Anonymous]

Does this also hold true for transfer applicants?

[Anonymous]

The likely letters don’t come out until around Feb

My child applied RD last year, had an interview, and was accepted but no likely letter

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yale sends out around 200 likely letters to non-recruited athletes. With Yale's new interview process (only interviewing applicants who they want additional information), do all likely letter admits receive interviews? Anyone's DC received one of these likelies or knows a kid who did?

is this new? feels several years old at least

[Anonymous]

My child got a likely letter but that came in Feb and did an interview just one week prior to getting that letter. The actual letter itself is a few weeks later but got a telephone call first from the director of admissions who communicated the news. Not all the kids who got likely letter got interviews per my kid.

[Anonymous]

My kid got a STEM likely (named YES scholar) at the very beginning of February (email then phone call from AO delivering the good news followed by physical letter a week or two later) Kid had an interview in mid-January.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yale sends out around 200 likely letters to non-recruited athletes. With Yale's new interview process (only interviewing applicants who they want additional information), do all likely letter admits receive interviews? Anyone's DC received one of these likelies or knows a kid who did?

is this new? feels several years old at least

Yes - started a few years ago

[Anonymous]

DC would love to just be accepted. What does it take to get a likely letter?

[Anonymous]

DD was admitted to Yale this past cycle (and is currently attending) without an interview or likely letter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC would love to just be accepted. What does it take to get a likely letter?

Not be good enough for Harvard/MIT. I watched an interview where a former Yale AO said they care about yield so question whether a kid will accept if they are admitted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC would love to just be accepted. What does it take to get a likely letter?

Not be good enough for Harvard/MIT. I watched an interview where a former Yale AO said they care about yield so question whether a kid will accept if they are admitted.

My kid got a Yale likely (not attending) Also accepted to Harvard, MIT and Stanford.

[Anonymous]

Can a kid get a yale likely without an interview?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC would love to just be accepted. What does it take to get a likely letter?

Not be good enough for Harvard/MIT. I watched an interview where a former Yale AO said they care about yield so question whether a kid will accept if they are admitted.

My kid got a Yale likely (not attending) Also accepted to Harvard, MIT and Stanford.

Sounds like an amazing kid! What would you say was his / her exceptional factor?