<p>For non-athletes -- Likely letters, as described in Post #8 - - similar to Yale and Harvard -- were sent to regular admissions candidates, before the regular admission notification date ("regular review admissions date.") They were not sent to candidates before they applied to Standford --- they were sent after they had applied and the applications had been reviewed. HYS are doing this to try to do more marketing with top applicants and increase their yield...as noted in the quote.</p>