<p>I didn't get a likely letter. Cornell was kind of a reach for me (2080 SATs, 700 Bio SAT II, 670 chem SAT II, 760 US History SAT II, top 10% of my class with only 3.551 GPA, white girl, etc.) but I do have a hook in that I had a few major leadership positions, started a Young Democrats chapter at my high school AND my application was sent in a green envelope to show that I had "athletic support" for rowing at Cornell if I get in (I was kind of recruited but not really...). So I guess my question is, since I didn't get a likely letter does that mean I am unlikely to be accepted? Also, does anyone know how much influence athletic support has on the admissions process? Everyone I talk to seems to think I will get in but now I'm REALLY not so sure....</p>
<p>uh, who did get a likely letter?</p>
<p>I don't think any of us got a likely letter, as far as I remember....</p>
<p>what do you mean by likely letter???
then i assume i don't have one</p>
<p>i don't think they send likely letters...they barely have time to look at all of the apps</p>
<p>Top candidates get likely letters as do URM's and athletes. So you know you are not in the top of the heap but most accepted students don't get likely letters anyway.</p>
<p>yeah....but isn't that really for RD? I've heard recruited athletes get likely letters ED...but I think that's it.</p>
<p>I think that is right - not used in ED (except maybe for recruited athletes).</p>
<p>I don't know much about likely letters (when they go out, etc.) and that's why I posted. All I know is that the rowing coach asked me after my application had been recieved in late october if i wanted to recieve a likely letter if i was deemed elligable. Of course I said I would but i asked what it was and obviously didn't get a clear response.</p>
<p>Oh yeah also my friend who applied to Yale ED told me that the likely letters for Yale were sent a week or two ago and he isn't an athlete so the fact that he knew about them led me to believe that everyone knew at least a little bit about them.</p>
<p>The purpose of likely letters is to let candidates know they'll be admitted before a college can "officially" let them know so the candidates don't commit to another college. This is used in RD & makes NO sense for ED candidates, because they already are committed to the college. As a courtesy, coaches sometimes call athletes right before ED</p>