<p>“An institution may send a “likely” probabilistic communication letter to a candidate (whether or not the applicant is a recruited student-athlete) only if the applicant has submitted all of the materials which the institution requires in order to make an admission decision.”</p>
<p>it says this in the brown viewbook under the ivy group admission procedure. any word? anyone know anything about this?</p>
<p>It's a likely letter. Not sure if Brown sends them or not, but I know other ivies do.</p>
<p>What exactly is a likely letter? Does it mean what I think it means, a higher chance of getting into the university and if so, anyone have an idea what these likely rates are? Thanks</p>
<p>It pretty much means that if your midyear grades are good/consistent, you're in. It's just a college's way of letting you know earlier because you're more likely to be excited about them if you find out from them first.</p>
<p>when do they usually send these out?</p>
<p>usually around february, march</p>
<p>A "likely letter" is tantamount to admission. The Ivies send them out to recruited athletes, and to other desirable candidates such as strong URMs, high SAT-scorers and others with special talents, in order to start romancing them before those candidates get formal admit letter elsewhere.</p>
<p>Admissions is a competitive business, and "likely letters" are increasingly seen as one way to get an edge.</p>
<p>Brown does send out "likely" letters. My daughter is currently a freshman at Brown. She received a "likely" letter in early November of her senior year in high school - approximately 10 days after receiving her application.</p>
<p>Browninfall:</p>
<p>What was your daughter's hook, do you think? Athlete?</p>
<p>There is always some reason for getting the letter.</p>
<p>If it was early November, she must have applied ED, so that I assume she could only have been a recruited athlete getting the "likely" to permit her to turn down other schools offering athletic scholarships and pressing for her to "commit" during the so-called "early signing period."</p>
<p>Byerly</p>
<p>Yes, she was a recruited athlete. Brown was amazingly accommodating as we received both a telephone call from an associate in the Admissions office indicating that she had been admitted and the actual letter itself. We did need to know her admissions status prior to the "early signing period" as the non-Ivy schools she made official visits to were requesting a response to their athletic scholarship offers. It was a very crazy time period!</p>
<p>By the way, she loves Brown.</p>