<p>hey guys. so i hear from last year's person that some schools send out early REJECTION letters for regular decisions. like, my friend got a rejection letter from yale university when people were getting their likely letters. is that still going around this year? do you know anyone who has gotten a rejection letter yet from regular decision schools?</p>
<p>and also, if i didnt get a likely letter from ANY schools, are my chances of getting into colleges very low? :(</p>
<p>i dont think that happens...</p>
<p>like "hey you were SO bad we wanted to ruin the anticipation for u cuz u really never even had a chance to begin with. this un-likely letter is Yale's way of saying LULZ IN UR FACE KID!! with love, the dean of admissions."</p>
<p>lol so i guess this doesnt happen...?
then i wonder why my friend actually got the rejetion letter from yale so early.....</p>
<p>I'd be surprised if it was an actual rejection letter, since Yale doesn't release their decisions until the end of the month. Do you know what the letter actually said?</p>
<p>It does happen. My friend got rejected from CalTech the first weekend of March last year. That was the very first letter he got and it was his dream school. </p>
<p>So, QuakerOats wasn't that far off.</p>
<p>Maybe it was an early action rejection from Yale? Also, I think Case sends out decisions comparatively early, since I found out about a week ago.</p>
<p>My daughter received rejection letters when acceptance letters were sent with 3 schools.</p>
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<p>Yes, but that would have been back in December. Unless that's what the OP meant?</p>
<p>Maybe it was an UNlikely letter :D</p>
<p>Here's my observation:
I'm not sure about Caltech, but its admissions process is probably rolling. Lots of colleges send out acceptances and rejections at varying times in "waves." </p>
<p>However, Yale does NOT do this. They are bound by the Ivy League agreement to release official decisions at a mutual time (typically end of March/early April). The only things they send that bend this rule are "likely letters." They do NOT send so-called "unlikely" letters.</p>
<p>Your friend either misunderstood the letter they sent him/her, or he/she is lying to you.</p>
<p>maybe it was early action letter....</p>
<p>^ In March? EA applicants find out their decisions in December.</p>