<p>No, I know for a fact that Yale does Clear Admits. I can get a copy of the letter and post in on here; it may take me a few days though.</p>
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I think that Likely Letters, on the other hand, are given before application deadlines to attract certain people (like atletes, intel finalists, etc) into applying to the respected schools.
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<p>I always believed that likely letters were sent to students after the application. If a college looks at the overall student including essays and recommendations, "you are likely to be admitted" simply does not make sense for a student who hasn't even sent in those materials yet. </p>
<p>My take was that likely letters are for students who will most likely be accepted if from that point on the student does not fail a class, get suspended, etc, and these are the students who sent in outstanding applications that stood out from the others.</p>
<p>Thanks, barberconcerto, any and all info is very appreciated.</p>
<p>yeah, tysm barber, and question: whats your fav barber concerto????</p>
<p>the likely letters, for yale at least, definitely come out after you have applied. they just went through the process a week ago because they send those out after the "first read" of your application. (along with an impressive resume, though, you also have to have good grades and SATs and impressive extracurriculars commitment if you're taking the 'likely' academic route. for athletes, you just have to be an awesome athlete with decent grades/SAT)</p>
<p>but maybe other schools can do Clear Admits, but it does specifically say 'likely admissions' in the Ivy Pact.</p>
<p>I'd assume getting deferred from another respective school would actually motivate them more to admit you under whatever "likely program" they have.</p>
<p>Thanks, keep the info coming.</p>
<p>actually, being an intel finalist or anything is a clear admit to a school like Yale. A friend of my was an intel finalist and overall great, and was deferred from yale (although they were accepted to hpsm).</p>
<p>you dont make sense. If they are a clear admit to Yale, then they would not be deferred</p>
<p>This is misinformation. There is no such thing as a likely program and there is not such thing as a clear admit at the ivy league. Yale sends likely letters to two three categories of students. Recruited atheltes who are decided upon by the coach and the dean of admissions, extraordinary academic superstars who not only have the scores and grades but also have individual international and national achievement in their field, and are the top academic superstars in the country, and some applicants with extraordinary artistic talent. These are not clear admit letters. The ivy league if you do your resserach are not allowed to admit anyone before the December 15th date or the spring date (at the end of March or the beginning of April when everyone else is notified). What they can and do do is send out letters to about 100 of the 20,000+ who apply telling them that they are LIKELY to be admitted in the spring assuming they keep up their grades ect. The likely letters for the regular decision round typically go out sometime in February. The purpose of those letters is to let those candidates know that Yale really wants them. Yale usually sends these letters to those applicants they know will also be accepted by Harvard and others and they are hoping the letter will help the student pick Yale by letting them know how much Yale wants them. The recruited athletes are sent the letters early so they will not sign with another college team. THe ivy league cannot offer scholarships to these athletes and hope to sign athletes who might go to a school who can offer it. The likely letters that go to non athletes go out in the regular decision round. About 100 applicants get these.</p>
<p>yale doesn't send out likely letters just because you recently got an intel finalist standing. they've already gone through the 'likely admissions' round -- in fact, yale sent out the likely letters before the Intel Finalists were even announced this year.</p>
<p>no, i never said that he/she recieved a likely. i was responding to a claim earlier that said intel finalists recieved likely letters, because they don't always. my post was just pointing out that, in general, nothing guarantees you a spot at yale, much less a likely from yale.</p>
<p>red_leaf, are you positive that the likely letters already went out? I am assuming that you are a high school student (sorry if I'm wrong), so I am just wondering if you are basing your info on info you received from Yale, that a friend rec'ed a letter, etc. Thanks</p>
<p>i doubt that yale already sent out the likelies, because last year they didn't send them out until the 14th of feb. How do you know that they were send out red_leaf?</p>
<p>my best friend got one a week ago -- so yale def started sending them out. but dont worry, maybe they haven't sent em all out.</p>
<p>The letters start going out in mid-January.</p>
<p>AnotherMom2009, I think you mentioned some time ago in different thread, that you have never heard of likely letters going to non-science majors. Have you heard anything different than that?</p>
<p>Actually, I just recently heard that non-science students are/were targeted and do/did receive "likelys".</p>
<p>Thanks for the info! You have a child at Yale, right? How often does he/she get back to visit home or is Yale so amazing that the students hate to leave?</p>
<p>I'm another Yale parent. We live 3 hours away by Amtrak train, and D has come home for Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks, and will do so again in March. Christmas break was 3 weeks, and while she enjoyed the first two, by the time the third week rolled around she was really missing Yale and her friends. Which, to me, is just right. She's having the time of her life. :)</p>