<p>I got a likely letter in the mail and I am totally in disbelief. Thank you UPenn! Has anyone else gotten one? Good luck to all ED'ers and RD'ers!</p>
<p>are you RD? when did you apply?</p>
<p>I am in RD. I applied a few months ago.</p>
<p>yay congratulations!!! how exciting! i am applying RD as well but havent sent my application in yet.</p>
<p>what are your stats? athlete? why so early?</p>
<p>congratulations! what sport?</p>
<p>I wasn’t recruited for a sport, but I do swim competitively.</p>
<p>WHat did the letter say!?? :)</p>
<p>My daughter got her likely letter from UPENN 12/7. No athletics here for sure. Just academics.</p>
<p>what kind of academics? scores? rank? </p>
<p>do they just send likely letters out after they review your application and decide that their gonna admit you?</p>
<p>My letter says that Likely Letters are reserved for a select few. In the past nearly 100% of the likely candidates were admitted.</p>
<p>What exactly is a Likely Letter?</p>
<p>A “Likely Letter” is a promotional tool, allowing the school that sends it to: 1. communicate their intent to accept you; 2. try to remind you of them as you probably get answers, i.e. acceptances, from other schools you applied to EA/SCEA. When you get accepted to a school in December, that school is counting on you thinking about them in a very favorable light for a few months, compared with uncertainty about RD schools. Remember, once you are accepted, the school wants as many acceptees as possible to attend, so as to maximize “yield”. The letter is a marketing move - one that is in the applicant’s favor. I’d say it’s unusual for these letters to go out before February, though; it seems the competition for top students is getting more intense.</p>
<p>Thanks for explaining what it is!</p>
<p>totally, i got my UPenn likely letter in December. Along with a phone call.</p>
<p>excited!
yes, they even asked me if i wanted to switch my decision from RD to ED.</p>
<p>Yeah… no point in saying “Good luck to ED’ers” lol. Those of us that got in have to go anyway. haha
They don’t send likely letters to ED because ED is binding. They do send it to RD because RD is non-binding.</p>
<p>wow what were your stats if they were willing to switch you to ED? if you don’t mind sharing…</p>
<p>I got a likely letter today (Arts and Sciences, not Wharton)! Super confused because I thought they were only for athletes/people that the school really needs.</p>
<p>Any insight into the likely letters for non-athletes?</p>
<p>Is it online or by paper?</p>
<p>So I just got home and sat down in front of my computer like I would on any other average homework-laden night. Weary and sleep-deprived, I refreshed my email, searching desperately for some inspiration to re-enter into the delightful world of AP statistics. The internet went down. When it reloaded, I saw an odd message load on the bottom of a screen, seemingly squished by a sizable amount of Facebook notification spam. Curiously, I scrolled down and clicked on the message.</p>
<p>I am still shaking :)</p>