Likely Letters?

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<p>Does Princeton send these out? (To athletes who apply regular decision?)</p>

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<p>yes, in some cases</p>

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<p>Princeton doesn't send likely letters to non-athletes though, right?</p>

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<p>Not usually, but I'm sure there are exceptions.</p>

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<p>I was wondering.. How exactly do they impart that likely chance message via letters?</p>

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<p>Well, at Wellesley, I know their likely letters say something like, "We have reviewed your application and would like to inform you that it is very likely you will be admitted in April."</p>

<p>Something like that.
They make it very clear.</p>

<p>Princeton is probably different though because Wellesley sends likely, probable, and unlikely letters also.</p>

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<p>Princeton has likely, maybe, and unlikely letters for athletes. Dunno about others.</p>

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<p>Does Princeton send out likely, maybe, and unlikely letters for all students? Including those applying regular decision? I am ocnfused. Or is this just an athlete thing?</p>

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<p>I think it's just for athletes. Definitely under RD, it's ED that i'm not 100% sure on.</p>

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<p>What's the point? To lure them? If they wanted to do that wouldn't they just recruit them? Or is it to get them to complete financial aid stuff sooner?</p>

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<p>Wellesley only does that when you apply Early Evaluation, though, right?</p>

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<p>Yeah--that's basically what Early Evaluation is: you apply 1/1 instead of 1/15 and get a "likely" letter by the end of February (I think). Pretty sweet, no?</p>

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<p>It is sweet. Except I NEVER heard about it until like 2 weeks ago. Then I realized that I told my school to mail forms by the regular deadline only.
I finished my Wellesley app, and I wanted to apply Early Evaluation (just to get an acceptance letter in Feb, that would be a much needed mid-wait ego-boost) but it's too late now to go back and tell my school to send school report stuff earlier...school policy...oh well</p>

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<p>The ivy league schools use likely letters because they cannot make an athlete "sign" with them, since it is policy not to offer scholarships. If a really good athlete might like to go to Pton, but is scared that he won't get in, then he might sign with a non-ivy first to be safe. With the likely letters, Pton can prevent that.</p>

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<p>I still don't get WHY they send out likely letters. Am I missing something here?</p>

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<p>Clen just explained it very well!</p>

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<p>Oh! Got it. Thanks.</p>