likely letters?

[longstreet]

<p>Hey guess, I'm actually a UPenn kid, but a kid I know is applying early to MIT; he said that he is close to acceptance and when asked what that meant he said MIT has a multi-tiered acceptance program and he was told he has made it to the final round. . .I've never heard of anything like this happening at other schools but thought you guys would know MIT better than I would. So, does MIT alert you if you are likely to get in (please note he isn't a recruited athlete or musician but is essentially claiming to have a likely letter)?</p>

[Secret_Asian_Man]

<p>No - he is mistaken. Everybody finds out on Wednesday.</p>

[lidusha]

<p>In five years of stalking the admissions blogs, I have never heard of likely letters at MIT.</p>

[longstreet]

<p>thanks guess; I figured he was bs-ing it but I didn’t know for sure. . .I’d still like some more input though. Has anybody else heard anything about MIT’s decision program that would indicate likely letters for regular applicants?</p>

[PiperXP]

<p>He’s wrong :)</p>

[Djokovic]

<p>I remember MIT’s website to explicitly say they do not do any sort of ‘likely letter’</p>

[Millancad]

<p>yeah, likely letters or anything like them sound very un-MIT</p>

[longstreet]

<p>Thanks guys; i guess it really doesn’t make much difference one way or another, but I was just curious to see if MIT had some crazy new program or if the kid I know is just cocky and bragging about getting into MIT before the decision date.</p>

[molliebatmit]

<p>MIT does not send likely letters or any other sort of early notification.</p>

<p>From Matt’s blog, [here](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/the_selection_process_application_reading_committee_and_decisions/likelihood.shtml]here[/url]:”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/the_selection_process_application_reading_committee_and_decisions/likelihood.shtml):</a>

The short answer, mit_hopefulgirl, is MIT doesn’t send these “likely letters.”</p>

<p>One reason why likely letters aren’t a part of our process is that our process differs from many of the schools who employ them. At MIT, we read and summarize the applications over the course of a number of weeks, and we don’t admit anyone until all of the reading is done and we come together as a committee. At some other schools, some admitting is done on the spot – when the admissions officer sees a “clear admit” come across his or her desk, they can admit the student right then and there.

One exception might be a Questbridge applicant who made it to the QB finalist status but was not matched with MIT for the College Match scholarship. That wouldn’t indicate admission to MIT in the way a likely letter would, but would be a confirmation that the applicant was a strong candidate.</p>

[Djokovic]

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MIT does not send likely letters or any other sort of early notification.</p>

<p>From Matt’s blog, here:
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The short answer, mit_hopefulgirl, is MIT doesn’t send these “likely letters.”</p>

<p>One reason why likely letters aren’t a part of our process is that our process differs from many of the schools who employ them. At MIT, we read and summarize the applications over the course of a number of weeks, and we don’t admit anyone until all of the reading is done and we come together as a committee. At some other schools, some admitting is done on the spot – when the admissions officer sees a “clear admit” come across his or her desk, they can admit the student right then and there.
One exception might be a Questbridge applicant who made it to the QB finalist status but was not matched with MIT for the College Match scholarship. That wouldn’t indicate admission to MIT in the way a likely letter would, but would be a confirmation that the applicant was a strong candidate.

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<p>Toldja so…</p>