Son just got one today! 
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What is a likely letter?
oh WOW! congrats!!
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basically given to TOP applicants to tell them they were admitted earlier than when they release offial decisions
Congrats! What does it look like? Email?
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Greetings from Duke University!
The Admissions Committee has reviewed your application and I am delighted to tell you that among our nearly 50,000 applicants, yours was among a small number that truly stood out for us. In recognition of all you’ve accomplished, we wanted to contact you a little earlier to let you know that the Admissions Committee enthusiastically expects to formally offer you admission as a member of the Class of 2025. We hope you’ll take this extra time to consider all that Duke has to offer its students.
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I just got it today.
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Hi, has some people still not receive the email for decision instructions?
received*
Thank you!
Was it an email?
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Yes, they sent out an email with instructions.
What time were emails sent out ?
Apparently, around Monday at 2 o’clock eastern time.
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I thought it was 5 est, at least that’s what I see on reddit.
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Wow, congrats! I didn’t know they sent likely letters this late. Your son must be getting acceptances to the Ivys too! What were his stats and ECs may I ask?
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Thank you very much! I’ve always heard of likely letters but thought they were for top athletes only. So exciting! Don’t know about the Ivies; they are not a guarantee for anyone. He only applied to two of them, never wanted to apply to HYP.
Small private school
4.0 UW/4.66 W
35 ACT (one sitting) 14 AP’s (3 4’s, rest 5’s)
SAT World History 800/ state awards/qualified for nat’l/int’l competitions
Varsity swimming/ French (silver) medals/cum laude/leadership roles
No idea about his rec. letters, but assume they were pretty good
It’s been a wild ride for us. Very, very grateful for all the offers he’s received so far.
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Did you find the decision instruction email?
did everyone’s admissions portal change? i have this picture that says “duke university” that popped up in my portal
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Mine is too