Do colleges send out likely letters for ED applicants or just RD applicants?

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I’ve never seen an ED/EA likely letter.

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Normally just for RD applicants.

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Recruited athletes get likely letters for EA/ED at many colleges. For everyone else (I’m sure there might be a “one off” exception, but it’s unlikely), everyone else applying EA/ED needs to wait the extra few weeks for the decision.

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What would be the point of sending a likely letter for ED? They already know you would be attending if admitted. During the RD round there is chance you maybe going to another school, so a likely letter is to get an applicant to be more interested in the school.