<p>Does RD applicatns get likely letteres from Dartmouth?</p>
<p>If so, when?</p>
<p>yes, but i dont know when.</p>
<p>They don't start sending those out usually until February.</p>
<p>Are Dartmouth's likely letters solely for athletes? Also, does anyone know what percentage of Dartmouth's RD admits get likely letters?</p>
<p>what are likely letters?</p>
<p>no they are not only for athletes. likely letters are dartmouths (although other schools also participate in the practice) way of letting an applicant know they are in before the ivy designated decision notification. it is not a formal acceptance letter, although recipients can usually be fairly sure one is soon to follow.</p>
<p>Well, the reason I ask is that a Princeton rep I talked to said that Princeton only gives likely letters to athletes.</p>
<p>There are 2 sets of likely letters:</p>
<p>the first set does go out to recruited atlethes letting them know that their admissions to a specific school is likley (this is usually done so the athlete can lock into applying ED)</p>
<p>the likely letters that the OP mentions happens during RD and one does not have to be an athlete to get a likely letter.</p>
<p>Dartmouth Likely letters run in approximately 3 cylcles for RD candidates starting in mid february and are sent out by the Dean of Admissions and Financial aid. A sample likely letters is as follows:</p>
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My purpose in writing is very simple- we have reviewed your application and think you are an outstanding prospect for Dartmouth. I recently read your folder and was exceedingly impressed with your academic accomplishments and intellectual potential. There is no question that when we mail our final decisions at the end of March, you will be offered admission to the College.</p>
<p>I see no reason to delay letting you know about the status of your application, and I hope this early indication will "ease your mind" a bit. The college admissions process is unnecessarily long and anxious for many students. So, relax, get back to that book you meant to read, and use this time to reflect on your plans and goals for the next phase of your education.</p>
<p>If you have any questions about Dartmouth, please let me know. In the meantime, best wishes for the remainder of your high school career.
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<p>If you search likely letters in the dartmouth forum, you will see postings of students who have received likely letters over the past few cycles.</p>
<p>I hope this helps</p>
<p>the first set of likely letters goes out in early February. As others said not necessarily to athletes. D, not an athlete, got one before end of second week in February. I believe I read somewhere that a total of about 500 go out. If you do a search on the Dartmouth homepage you will find some articles in The Dartmouth about it.</p>
<p>Yes, likely letters go out; yes, as has been mentioned, they go to non-athletes. But--don't panic if you don't get one. I watched two friends get likely letters and decided I wasn't going to get in, and lo and behold, I am a '10.</p>
<p>a random question from the princeton board, because someone mentioned it, and im curious about dartmouth letters as well....does pton send likely letters out to nonathletes (to the person that asked), and, if we were to recieve a likely letter, we would receive it in the beginning of Feb...is this right??</p>
<p>why the hell are you worrying about likely letters???? come on! be glad if you get accepted! acceptance into dartmouth is a great honor in itself. who cares about a likely letter? it's just a piece of paper...</p>
<p>it would just be nice to know earlier since personally, i stres out way to much over this stuff</p>
<p>From the Princeton ALumni Weekly:</p>
<p>October 11, 2006:
Princeton's action to end early-decision: What it will mean
A Q&A with Admission Dean Janet Rapelye</p>
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<p>Are likely letters also sent to students who are not athletes?</p>
<p>Likely letters can be used for other students, and in fact that is very much a part of the language of the Ivy agreement. Because we have been using early decision, we had not been using likely letters in that form in the past. But it’s very likely we’ll consider that seriously moving forward. </p>
<p>In what types of areas?</p>
<p>I think we have institutional priorities – [such as] a terrific student or a scholar. I think what we want to avoid, if we go down that path, is, in two or three years, sending as many likely letters as early-decision letters, and then we’ve defeated the whole purpose. … Likely letters could be used for many reasons you want a student to think seriously about Princeton University – a great violinist, [or] a particular talent in the creative arts.
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<p>As for the Princeton question, an admissions rep came to my school and I asked her the same question. She said that they're typically reserved for athletes only.</p>
<p>I know someone who got a likely letter last year and then didn't get accepted.</p>
<p>at Dartmouth?</p>
<p>do you guys know which other schools use "likely letters"?</p>
<p>I read in a Dartmouth article that only 2 people offered likely letters have been rejected from 1990-2000, so your friend was definitely a rare case...was his mid-year report horrible? It seems as though some of the admissions officers just send these likely letters out prior to receiving the mid-year reports though. I know my mid-year report definitely won't reach them by early February since my second semester ends in early February...</p>
<p>Here's the link to the article aforementioned:
<a href="http://www.thedartmouth.com/article.php?aid=2000030201020%5B/url%5D">http://www.thedartmouth.com/article.php?aid=2000030201020</a></p>
<p>thanks for the princeton info....haha now i wont stress come feb when i have no letter, it seems like that might only happen for non athletes next year</p>
<p>i searched for "likely letters" and I couldnt find any links to a thread that showed some ... eh, w/e</p>