Likely letters
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Anonymous
| Hi! Are likely letters for RD candidates only? And is getting one the exception rather than the norm? Thank you! |
Anonymous
| What is a likely letter? Is this only for athletes? |
Anonymous
| Why would early need a likely letter? You get the results faster. |
Anonymous
| For William and Mary, it's for the RD round. About 25% of acceptances get them, but not getting one doesn't mean you won't get accepted. |
Anonymous
| RD only. They are sent to woo very top students. ED students do not need to be wooed. |
Anonymous
For athletes, they're very much an ED thing. Provides peace of mind given the pressure (i.e., requirement) to ED in order to get coach support. Getting this assurance (via the likely letter) means the applicant has to apply earlier than the ED deadline though. |
Anonymous
| We're expecting one from Yale, but applied through REA |
Anonymous
This is my understanding also. Likely letters come before/at ED. It's an informal commitment from the Ivies and the applicant must apply during ED period. They want to confirm their anticipated yield (incl athletes) before moving onto RD applicants. |
Anonymous
For my athlete, the academic and financial pre-read came before she submitted her ED application. |
Anonymous
Aren't these letters usually provided before the ED deadlines? I heard that schools provide them in September. |
Anonymous
| DS received one from Carleton in early October. One of the conditions is that he has to apply ED. |
Anonymous
Yes, I agree. I would think most students at Ivies who were going to receive the recruit nod would have already been told by now. |
Anonymous
| DS received one from W&M, after applying last minute RD from Maryland. We thought it was going to be the one, but he didn't like the vibe during Admitted Student Day, and went to GWU instead. |
Anonymous
| Knew several kids who got them from Columbia last year, before the RD date. |
Anonymous
Odd that you don’t have it yet then. Two years ago my DC had hers at least a couple weeks before the ED deadline. |