Wellesley is the only college I’ve heard of to offer this, so I wondered if anyone’s familiar with “how it turned out” in previous years. The early evaluations are scheduled to be available next week – they tell each applicant whether it is “likely,” “possible,” or “unlikely” that she will be accepted. The question is, of course, what do “likely” and “possible” mean? (Unfortunately, it’s clearer what “unlikely” means). Do they in fact accept all or almost all of those they evaluate as “likely,” or is it more a “you have a 70 percent chance instead of our overall 28 percent acceptance rate?” Thanks for any insight!
My daughter did EE a couple of years ago. She was told that a likely letter meant you were going to be accepted unless you committed a felony or failed your second semester classes. Every person she knew who got a likely letter got in, including herself. The “possible” category is harder to predict, because it is more dependent on the number of applications and their caliber, which must vary from year to year.
You may get more responses on the Wellesley board on this site.
Thank you! I posted this there and did get some additional info. Likely means basically accepted was also the feeling of people there. Possible – apparently about 20 percent are accepted in March, though it is perhaps more positive than that makes it sound because some others are waitlisted and then get in.