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<p>bump bump bump</p>
<p>Yes, three of my close friends were recruited for football (not just last year but over several years) they got their letters in december and all three were RD.</p>
<p>wow thats great..soo there is a plus side to send in apps early..crappers..</p>
<p>December?!!!! Gosh. I want one so bad. At least I won't have to wait two more months. That's why Yale is better. I got my likely letter yesterday and I turned my app in around December 20th. Go BULLDOGS!!! No, I'm kidding. Harvard is my first choice. I called Harvard, and a lady in the office said they didn't give them. I told her that I read online that they do. She got belligerent and wanted me to direct her to the page on their website. Harvard is starting to turn me off. It may soon begin to decline on my college list. Until then, I continue to love the Crimson</p>
<p>Harvard does indeed send them...my couselor told me by e-mail that yale and harvard only offer likely for recruited athletes...this has been confirmed by the yale and harvard admissions office.</p>
<p>well yale definitely offers them to non-athletes, so I don't know where your counselor is getting this information. The question is, does Harvard offer them to non-recruits?</p>
<p>Most Ivies (except, arguably, Dartmouth) appear to be somewhat elusive and close-mouthed about the non-athlete "likely letters." Such letters are still a "stealth" tool at this point, the purpose of which is to sneak ahead of the "competition" in vying for the affections of desirable candidates. You won't get a straight answer anywhere, I'd wager. This is WAR!</p>
<p>There is a "critical mass" issue here, as I see it. Once the Ivies start sending "likelies" to a large enough fraction of potential admits - or publically admit that they do - it might mark the beginning of the end for the technical April 1 admit date.</p>
<p>I think the April 1 date WILL be obsolete in the not too distant future, and that we will have, in effect, rolling admissions.</p>
<p>Darn it, Byerly. You are so insightful. Your writing exhibits a mastery of prose. lol DIGRESSION! Thanks for the help. I think you're right with the rolling admissions idea. Wow. I never thought of it. Who are you Byerly? Are you an admissions officer as people think? Your name is Byerly, the location of Harvard. Hmmm.....(squenches eyes and scratches head)</p>
<p>drdomuch, weren't you accepted early action somewhere? I'm sure that has a lot to do with it, schools love ripping canidates from other schools.</p>