I recently found a letter in the mail from Bucknell saying that based on their preliminary readings, “admission appears most likely for you.” I had applied to the school thinking that my chances of getting accepted were slim to none, yet here I am holding a letter a month before formal decisions are sent out saying that I probabaly will be accepted.
I’ve tried researching more over the internet, but does anyone have some definite info on these “likely letters”? How often are they sent out? What percentage of students who recieve them are accepted? Are they just part of some cruel ploy by bored admissions counselors to raise the hopes of us seniors, only to crush them a month later?
Thanks in advance.
<p>I'm interested to know if anyone here knows of ANYONE who has gotten a likely letter and been rejected..</p>
<p>Football coach at Princeton told me he's never ever seen it happen... i'm sure you'd have to flunk out or do something outrageous.</p>
<p>from what i understand, you can break out a champagne already...</p>
<p>Blitz,
Congratualtions on your likely letter from Bucknell. What it is that you have unofficially been admitted. Bucknell is sharing the information in hopes of taking some of the stress off of you and in the hope that you will start looking favoraly toward it as your first choice. </p>
<p>Likley letters are becoming more common especially with some selective schools; Yale & Dartmouth (D received a likely from Dartmouth last year) Amherst, Williams (letter is calle an early write). A small number of letter (about 100 are sent to students who are highly desirable and have some thing special for that school). At some schools they are sent out in waves and randomly during the month of feburary and March.</p>
<p>The attached link should help give youmore insight.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.collegejournal.com/aidadmissions/newstrends/20030127-chaker.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegejournal.com/aidadmissions/newstrends/20030127-chaker.html</a></p>
<p>Congrats again, relax atleast you know you have on acceptance under your belt. Now watch that senioritis :)</p>