<p>did everyone get these yeseterday, or did some get them after december 3rd?</p>
<p>I could be mistaken, but I believe that by extending the invitation to attend the Tar Heel Shadow program AFTER the decision deadline, the university is sending you a message that you will “very likely” be accepted. It may also be possible that some travel expenses will be reimbursed, although I have no direct knowledge of this.</p>
<p>I am OOS 31 ACT and didn’t get a letter. They probably just send it to everyone that is above a certain SAT or ACT score without looking at anything else.</p>
<p>Wow, I didn’t receive any letter. I am OOS SAT 2320 4.0uw. I wonder if the mail will take a few days longer if OOS, or if I’m not in.</p>
<p>If you didn’t receive it, it certainly doesn’t mean you’re not in.</p>
<p>I have not received a letter with a 33 ACT/4.0 OOS.</p>
<p>Since almost no one OOS seems to have them, they’re probably still in the mail. Thanks for the info, everyone!</p>
<p>I’m OOS and I got one.</p>
<p>Don’t want to get my hopes up or anything but it seems to be a good sign from what everyone on here is saying! Is this what a likely letter is usually like? </p>
<p>The Tar Heel Shadow thing is really tricky…I mean, they wouldn’t send you an invitation now if you were gonna be rejected later right?</p>
<p>For those of you worried by the absence of a likely letter, a post on the admissions blog ([UNC</a> Admissions Blog: Follow-Up to Early Notification Deadline Applicants](<a href=“http://unc-admissions.blogspot.com/2009/11/follow-up-to-early-notification.html]UNC”>UNC Admissions Blog: Follow-Up to Early Notification Deadline Applicants)) has had a few questions about the letters, and Julie from admissions answered some of them. you will be happy to know that they claim to be sending them out periodically throughout December and January.</p>
<p>“We send likely letters periodically throughout December and January to both in-state and out-of-state students. We send likely letters to students whose applications really impressed the Admissions Committee. Only a small percentage of students receive one, and if you don’t get one, there is no reason to worry.”</p>
<p>do you guys think there’s any correlation between when you get the letter and how much they were “impressed”?</p>
<p>There’s no correlation, it just depends on when they read your application. They couldn’t have possibly gone through all 13,000 applications by now, that’s why the decision date is in January and they’re sending out likely letters throughout December and January.</p>
<p>Just for curiosity’s sake, to the people with likely letters: when did you send in your application? Thanks!</p>
<p>two of my friends who received the likely letter sent their applications 11/01</p>
<p>I sent mine around second week of October</p>
<p>My application was submitted in late September. :)</p>
<p>I sent my app. in on November 1st and got my likely letter on December 3rd. I’m in-state also.</p>
<p>I sent me in like a week before the deadline</p>
<p>Sent mine in in Mid october</p>
<p>This is a likely letter- see the original thread on the same topic from last year. This is a strong indication that you will be admitted, and some students who get this likely letter will also receive an invitation sometime in December to Scholarship Day. Best of luck</p>
<p>I got an email last night from unc admissions about the Rhodes scholars. It mentioned that I’m an in-state applicant. </p>
<p>It said such things as: “As a top student planning ahead for college, you are certain to have many choices both within our state and beyond” and “If you do join the Carolina community, no matter which discipline you ultimately choose, you may look forward to the same opportunities enjoyed by Libby and Henry.”</p>
<p>Would you guys consider this a likely letter? I know the rest have been my snail mail, and I haven’t received one yet (and I’m in-state, 2250, 4.23). I just think it sounds so positive…</p>