<p>secondly, IF Harvard sends out likely letters, when will they be sending them out? I know that you have tons of knowledge regarding this whole "likely letter" phenomenon, so I was just wondering if I could pick your brain about it a little bit.
Another question - if you recieve offers from different ivy-league schools, is it possible to "play them off each other" to get more financial aid? (I'm desperate for money here, I just found out I didn't make the cut for the 40k ron brown scholarship). Thanks so much.</p>
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<li><p>Likely letters come randomly.</p></li>
<li><p>If you get multiple offers, you certainly can play them off against each other to get more aid. How far they are willing to stretch may depend on both the resources of the school in question, and how much they want you.</p></li>
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<p>Bear in mind that every college reserves the right to recind even an April 1 admissions letter for sound and sufficient reasons, ie: you are convicted of a crime, your last semester grades fall through the floor, it turns out you plagiarized your essay, etc.</p>
<p>OK, don't feel badly if you don't get a likely letter. Ivies, especially the top, usually only give likely letters to recruited atheletes or REALLY amazing candidates that would never even have to question getting in (that's saying something for Harvard).</p>
<p>That said, Dartmouth is different, and sends out many to top applicants (1500+ and top grades) who have extra activities, good letters, and are obviously accepted, to woo them early.</p>
<p>Hahaha---I don't think that's what anyone wants to hear! (errrr . . . read.)</p>
<p>[We've already discussed this, "just<em>forget</em>me," so you know how I feel. Choose Duke over Harvard and I will run down there and drag you by the ears to Cambridge. :-P</p>
<p>And if I wind up in New Haven, you're free to do the same to me. :-D]</p>