Anonymous wrote:Two of my DD's classmates got in REA with likely letters in advance. Both Asian and female and from an overrepresented area (SF).

The ones I know of were also Asian and from NYC/Boston. Strangely these kids did not get into MIT or Harvard or any other elite school, so not sure that it is recruitment, although I used to think it was.

Two of my DD's classmates got in REA with likely letters in advance. Both Asian and female and from an overrepresented area (SF).

I don’t understand the purpose of school. Why don’t they send offer directly if they are sure they will admit this student?

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Anonymous wrote:Yale likely letters have started going out. At least for STEM kids.

What is a likely letter for STEM? Sorry, I am not familiar and feeling unprepared with this entire college application process. Thanks in advance for answering.

The kids are named YES Scholars (Yale engineering and science) and get guaranteed funding to conduct research after freshman or sophomore year and special events for just YES Scholars. Yale sends likely letters to non-STEM kids too

https://yaledailynews.com/articles/admissions-office-rolls-out-likely-letters-to-prospective-students

https://yaledailynews.com/articles/new-stem-recruitment-program-seeks-to-increase-yield-of-stem-matriculates

Anonymous wrote:I have never understood the point of these. The decisions come out at the same time(ish) for everyone. Why would the school indicate acceptance before acceptances? The kids can't commit yet anyway.

Recruitment. Some kids are already dreaming and planning about their EA schools. A likely letter helps keep the kid focused on the RD school.

I have never understood the point of these. The decisions come out at the same time(ish) for everyone. Why would the school indicate acceptance before acceptances? The kids can't commit yet anyway.

Anonymous wrote:Yale likely letters have started going out. At least for STEM kids.

What is a likely letter for STEM? Sorry, I am not familiar and feeling unprepared with this entire college application process. Thanks in advance for answering.

Email first. From AO asking the kid to schedule a short phone call about their application. They get the good news and emails and snail mail letter follows.

is this email or snail mail?

My DS got a UChicago likely letter recently, and he is elated. There's not much about them online so I assume they're rare. No word from Yale yet but the absence of a likely letter is not a bad sign.

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Anonymous wrote:My friend’s kid (who is a Yale legacy) got a STEM likely last year.

Aside from legacy, is there any other hook for your friend's kid?

Kid is Asian and from an overrepresented geographic area.

Anonymous wrote:My friend’s kid (who is a Yale legacy) got a STEM likely last year.

Aside from legacy, is there any other hook for your friend's kid?

My friend’s kid (who is a Yale legacy) got a STEM likely last year.

Most of these are send to first gen/ low income STEM kids. Not all but the vast majority. Just in case this news makes anyone nervous when their kid doesn't get one.

Yale likely letters have started going out. At least for STEM kids.