Which areas got likely letters so far?? Ik south east and bay area got a few and NY but anyone from NOVA??

Anonymous wrote:My nephew received a Yale likely. Also accepted to Harvard Princeton Stanford MIT Caltech Duke and more

What was his compelling EC?

Anonymous wrote:if no interview yet is that a denial?

No, Yale offers interviews when they need more info. If they have enough to decide in either direction, they don't need an interview.

My nephew received a Yale likely. Also accepted to Harvard Princeton Stanford MIT Caltech Duke and more

Anonymous wrote:Has there been anyone who received a Yale likely letter and was ultimately rejected/waitlisted? If so, what a disappointment! If not, why even call it "likely"?

Nope. They are definitely going to be accepted. Able to register for bulldog days. Receives accepted student T-shirt early etc.

Very cool!! Congrats to those who receive them!

Do any other schools send likely letters in February???

Anonymous wrote:Has there been anyone who received a Yale likely letter and was ultimately rejected/waitlisted? If so, what a disappointment! If not, why even call it "likely"?

Of course not

Anonymous wrote:Has there been anyone who received a Yale likely letter and was ultimately rejected/waitlisted? If so, what a disappointment! If not, why even call it "likely"?

I don't think that's a thing

Has there been anyone who received a Yale likely letter and was ultimately rejected/waitlisted? If so, what a disappointment! If not, why even call it "likely"?

if no interview yet is that a denial?

I know someone who received likely letter last year. No hook or legacy that I am aware of

One of dd’s friends got a Yale likely a cycle or two ago. Friend was URM/FG. She was a spectacular kid with great grades, leadership, and ecs. Not STEM. Got into every Ivy and did wind up chosing Yale.

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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.

The vast majority of YES scholars (STEM likelies) have acceptances to at least one of Yale’s peer schools (HPSM). But for one of DC’s classmate, Yale was the sole T20 acceptance. It is a recruitment strategy.

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).

Yale only sends likely letters to RD applicants. I think recruited athletes also get likely letters (as SCEA applicants)

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

The Ivy League schools have an agreement for RD that they all release decisions on the same day. So they utilize likely letters instead of “early writes” (Amherst and SLACS send early notification of admission in the RD round)