<p>Are Internationals inclusive?? And how do we receive them??Email or mail or??</p>
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<p>nope, I think not</p>
<p>From first-hand experience, I can say unhooked internationals can receive likely letters. I got mine by snail mail sometime in early- or mid-March. It was in a pretty thin, wimpy white envelope--but it's the content that counts, I guess!</p>
<p>Question: do these letters work? The colleges send them to kids they know will also be accepted by the competition. Do the letters really make a candidate respond any differently when all the acceptances are in?</p>
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<p>I think I can explain this... likely letter can reduce the stress of the applicant and let them put more time in study... instead of worrying about their acceptance...</p>
<p>For those from my HS who have gotten them, they said that it made a big difference. For a month or two, you get to know that you are in somewhere great. It gives you more time to research and consider it.</p>
<p>I know in our house, Chicky's top 2 choices were Dartmouth and Williams. The Dartmouth likely letter coming in early February definitely took the stress out of the situation because she knew that no matter how the rest of her cycle went, she was accepted to one of her top two choices. </p>
<p>I don't think getting the Early Write letter from Williams the next day helped her in chosing between the 2 schools as she then spent months trying to decide between the two schools. She called home during Dimensions to say that she was going to attend Dartmouth but she was sad to leave Williams behind.</p>
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Question: do these letters work? The colleges send them to kids they know will also be accepted by the competition. Do the letters really make a candidate respond any differently when all the acceptances are in?
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<p>Like everything in college admissions: It depends. As in sybbie's case, a likely from a top choice can be golden. But, if a kid has his/her eyes set on HYP, then it's probably not so important.</p>
<p>And in previously posted cases we have seen, likely letters can even tick off those who didn't get them, prompting some to accept comparable institutions (e.g. Duke, Brown, Penn, Columbia) over Dartmouth when given the cross choices. Sure it's irrational, but we've all seen it happen.</p>
<p>I'm personally not a big fan of the likely letters. It's basically Dartmouth specifying favorites in its group of accepted students, and it's questionable to me whether or not the strategic benefits outweigh the costs in terms of yield statistics.</p>
<p>I don't know. I think likely letters are a great thing.</p>
<p>For instance, if one of my top four or five choices sent me a likely letter tomorrow, I'd have a sweatshirt ordered by the end of the day, and my chances of going to that particular college would increase tremendously.</p>
<p>^Yeah, but that's if YOU get a letter. Likely letters aren't just a pull for those students who get them - it can also be a push factor for those who didn't. Think about it.</p>
<p>OK, but another question, is it the marginal applicant who is most likely to be thankful and repay the school with loyalty? I'm thinking the realistic HYPS candidates are thinking, OK, now I have a back up if all else fails. Data tells us that for whatever their reasons, the vast majority choose one of those schools over D. Yet D is sending the letters to the kids who have a good chance at HYPS which is why the letters don't make much sense to me.</p>
<p>Can someone explain me the Williams/Amherst Early Write system?
I don't quite get it... I applied to both.</p>
<p>i'm a recruit. i'm guessing there's a numbers game with athletes who apply early decision. i had the impression when i visited i would get in ED</p>
<p>"I am writing to let you know that you are a "likely" candidate for admission to Dartmouth. We expect to offer you admission to Dartmouth later in the spring when all the admissions letters are mailed....Let me take this opportunity to say how pleased we are at the prospect of you becoming a Dartmouth student..." yadda yadda</p>
<p>not exactly an admissions letter, but i am thrilled!</p>
<p>p.s. i'm not a troll?</p>
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<p>recruit?</p>
<p>yep. track.</p>
<p>The Williams/Amherst Early Writes are not likely letters. They just straight out tell you that you have been admitted before releasing admissions to the rest of the pool.</p>
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In Februrary and March, a small number of Regular Admission candidates with superior qualifications receive early notification of acceptance. No special application is required and no response is expected of Early Write candidates until May 1.</p>
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<p>Don't sweat, just let the process play it self out.</p>
<p>smalllab, "Dartmouth send out like 500 likely each year... 1 out of 4 accepted students receive a likely letter"</p>
<p>where did you find that out?</p>