<p>wes, would the Ivy issue the likely letter now? And in the meantime can she still apply EA or RD to the LAC, or do they require her to do an ED? Does she need the athletic bump at the LAC, or can she get in without coach help? Ethically, I’m sure she doesn’t want to ask for the bump from the LAC, then walk away if the Ivy comes through.</p>
<p>If it’s truly a likely letter, even if it comes in the RD round, it should still mean the same. We do know of athletes who received likely letters in the RD round, though it was because the athlete wasn’t ready to commit before then vs. the coach being unable to provide the letter earlier.</p>
<p>When will one recieve a likely letter? August of Senior year? September? Oct?</p>
<p>riverrunner, daughter would be required to go ED at the ivy. I’m not sure when the likely would arrive, although this is a question we should ask. She would most likely need some athletic boost at the LAC since it is very competitive.</p>
<p>So the Ivy wants her to commit to the school by doing an ED, but is unwilling to send her a likely letter now? Or they’re sending the likely now, will send her a deferral notice in December, with the promise they’re going to admit her in March/April? </p>
<p>Any others heard of this? It sounds like too much power in the hands of the coach/school.</p>
<p>The recruit referred to in the article will be playing basketball. Most of the recruits from my son’s school who commit over the summer are basketball recruits. Their overall gpa’s while good, are not as high as most non-athletic Ivy candidates, but then again, this is a rigorous prep school, so a 3.5 is pretty much equitable to a 4.0 I guess.</p>
<p>Wes, doesn’t make much sense to me either. Not sure how a likely letter received during the RD period is useful if your athlete has to apply ED? The only time I’ve heard of a later likely letter is when the athlete wasn’t ready to commit to ED, but later decided to commit to a school during the RD cycle.</p>
<p>Jumper101, see Post #3, supra.</p>