Acceptance to UPenn M&T given likely letter from Yale?

[Anonymous]

Penn M&T acceptance is not a given in this case. I do think though that a kid competitive enough to get a Yale likely will most likely get into Penn SEAS or Wharton separately.

So if your DC gets rejected from M&T he will likely get into the individual Penn school he designated on his app as a second choice to Penn M&T (i.e. SEAS or Wharton).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Schools send out likely letters to a select number of students that they really want saying that they will be accepted. These letters come before the RD decisions are out and those schools focus on courting the likely students.

is this a new thing? never heard of it when i was applying

Not new. I got a likely letter from HYP over 30 years ago. I was a recruited athlete. The letter said I had a 98% chance of admittance and was sent 2 months before the RD letters came out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Schools send out likely letters to a select number of students that they really want saying that they will be accepted. These letters come before the RD decisions are out and those schools focus on courting the likely students.

is this a new thing? never heard of it when i was applying

Not new. I got a likely letter from HYP over 30 years ago. I was a recruited athlete. The letter said I had a 98% chance of admittance and was sent 2 months before the RD letters came out.

I think it is more prevalent now among schools competing for not just athletes but top academic students or students who are both. Once you get a likely letter the school goes overboard trying to convince you to attend.

[Anonymous]

M&T is a phenomenal opportunity! Good luck -I hope your DC gets in!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Schools send out likely letters to a select number of students that they really want saying that they will be accepted. These letters come before the RD decisions are out and those schools focus on courting the likely students.

is this a new thing? never heard of it when i was applying

Yes it is. My kid got one from Columbia this year (non-athlete, sciency kid). OP clearly your student has something that Yale likes and so it is not unreasonable to think your student has a good shot at UPenn as well. Although it sounds like the particular program you are going for is even more selective.

No. I've been interviewing for my (lower according to all you) Ivy for 15+ years and there has always been a column in the tracking system for "Likely Letter." And my husband received one to our college over 20 years ago.

[Anonymous]

M&T accepts about 30 or less students RD out of a pool of ~1500 RD applicants that are the top of the top and extremely self-selected. Yale likely doesn't guarantee much for M&T but I would bet you will get into general Penn undergrad if you get rejected from M&T.

[Anonymous]

M&T is pretty much guaranteed $20,000+ summer internship and $150,000 first-year comp at age 22.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:M&T is a phenomenal opportunity! Good luck -I hope your DC gets in!

Thanks! A few more days waiting. Hopefully M&T works out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:M&T is a phenomenal opportunity! Good luck -I hope your DC gets in!

Thanks! A few more days waiting. Hopefully M&T works out.

Fingers crossed for you. Please let us know how it works out!

[Anonymous]

On the other hand I think your kid would get into huntsman program

It’s larger and easier to get into compared to fisher