Thank you!
I do alum interviews. They’re not required and not getting one doesn’t mean anything. I’m sure it can be helpful, but I’d wager they can be more harmful than anything else (e.g. saying “I love this candidate!” is fine, but saying “This candidate really isn’t prepared to be at Columbia and doesn’t have any interest in the Core.” is damning.). They’re not assigned so it’s not like your daughter was skipped over.
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many top tier schools have more steps in the FA process…probably just needing extra info…nothing more
Does anyone know if Columbia sent out or is planning on sending out ‘likely letters’ this year?
Honestly if no one has received one by now, its a little late in the game to receive one 
Likely letters were out yesterday. On reddit many received it.
Many have received them in another thread.
They were sent out on 3/24/21 in the afternoon.
I feel so amazing to have not received one 
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Does anyone else find it weird so so so many people on reddit thread got a likely letter? Did they just send a bunch this year? Or are some people lying? Maybe I’m just salty I didn’t get one hahaha but just a thought…
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This.
Likely letters are rare and they almost always go to people who fill a big need that isn’t academic like athletes, tuba player, poet, activist, etc. Almost all the people on reddit that claim a LL don’t have or don’t admit to that type of spike.
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I know I felt so bad (and still do) that so many people got likelies. Either I didn’t get in, or if I did, I’m at the bottom 1% of the admit pool. Sucks
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If you are a not an athletic recruit, there is a 0.5% chance of receiving a LL. People are unduly focused on LLs, particularly when they decision is only 2 weeks away.
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do you think there is going to be another wave with the likely letters? I heard previous years had a second wave of likely letter.
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I doubt so considering they released them so close to ivy day
They are some cases where applicants received their LL 10 days before the decision date. The answer is only the admission committee knows!
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My daughter received a Likely Letter two days ago from Columbia SEAS as well as notification as a likely Named Scholar. Very excited but still leaning towards Caltech. Looks like we have two campus visits to cram into April now that we are all vaccinated.
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Sorry kind of late to this but what is a likely letter?
A “likely letter” is an admission tool used by highly selective colleges and universities. It notifies the school’s top choice prospects in the regular applicant pool that an acceptance letter is likely to be coming in the future.
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It’s an Ivy League thing where before decisions are released they send a letter saying you are likely to be admitted which really means you will be admitted. Very common for athletes and very rare for regular applicants. Generally means the applicant has something very unique the school wants/needs.
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