<p>I just got a likely letter from Sewanee: U of the South (it's one of my safety schools). Does this mean that I'm also in the running/competitive for the top scholarships at Sewanee (full ride, $32k per year, etc)? It was actually a pretty fast turnaround for them, I'm impressed (applied 11/25, received 12/5).</p>
<p>I'm a bit of an atypical applicant for them because of the rigor of my high school, so I was wondering if this meant that they considered me in the running. </p>
<p>I was also a little surprised that I got one from Sewanee and not Rhodes (it appears as though Rhodes is slightly less selective than Sewanee)</p>
<p>If they turned you app around that quickly it would seem to indicate you are in the running for scholarships, though I don’t understand why your HS rigor would make you atypical. I believe Sewanee gets its share of high achieving applicants.</p>
<p>I doubt Rhodes sends “likely letters”, the majority of schools don’t. Usually just the Ivies+Peers. I am surprised Sewanee sends them. I would think it is a good indication that you are in the running for top scholarships.</p>
<p>I don’t know if it’s technically a likely letter, but my councilor said it was a “good indication of admission.” I got a handwritten note from my admissions councilor at Sewanee regarding the overall quality of my application and how my essay was “beautifully and artfully rendered.” (I laughed for a good ten minutes over that line). He then talked about my essay topic in relation to the Arts offerings at Sewanee because I wrote about Ceramics. Then it just urged me to consider Sewanee during my college process, etc. etc. etc. Plus, they want me to call/email about something? Or contact them? {My application is complete, so it’s not about a missing item} I don’t know, it’s on my desk somewhere. </p>
<p>They’ve had my test scores for ages, though, if that makes a difference and they’re above-average for the school (although not outrageously so). Anyway, it’s probably not a traditional likely letter, but it made my day when I got it. So… maybe they’re just being nice? Is that totally typical of a liberal arts college, because I got the impression that you really don’t hear from them directly until after you get accepted and then they start recruiting. I just don’t see why they’d bother if they weren’t going to admit me, but I might just be naive to the inner workings of the admissions office.</p>