<p>Its regular decision so is that like in March/April or is there a chance you could hear in like February/earlier?</p>
<p>Folks have said likely letters come out in Feb/March. Other than that it seems it will be a long wait til April 1st.</p>
<p>What's a likely letter?</p>
<p>A likely letter is a complimentary letter that a student might receive from a university to which they have applied. It's called a likely letter because it basically says--that the candidate is "likely" to be accepted to that university. It's sort of like flirting. It is my impression that most come out from about now, until April 1st.
From what I have read, these letters started because the Ivy's (except for some colleges within Cornell) have an agreement not to release final decisions until April 1 of each year. In an effort to let the best students know that they are desired by a university, they send these flirting messages saying that they were very impressed by the candidate and they are likely to be accepted. Of course, with time, other schools have caught on.
Likely letters are not always snail mail. They can be e-mail too. Or, sometimes a student or rep. from local alum group/adcom might call you. I got several (mail, e-mail, phone call) of these sorts of communications from schools on my list and it really helped to get through the long winter months as everyone waits for April 1.<br>
Really positive communication is a very good sign and rarely goes awry, IMO. The communication usually says something like, "as long as you keep up the good work and stay out of trouble, we'd love to see you here on our campus in the fall" (I'm paraphrasing of course).<br>
Hope this helps!</p>
<p>Here's</a> an entry I wrote last year about "likely letters".</p>
<p>No school really knows when they'll be ready to mail decisions at this point. Everyone aims for as early as possible, but until we finish the various rounds of reading, decisions are keyed, and letters start getting printed, we can't know our specific mailing date. We say notification will be made by April 1st and we usually have everything ready to go a few days prior. You can look back at the entries I wrote last spring on the blog and see how things played out.</p>
<p>I noticed this in the "likely letter" entry you referenced:</p>
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We're still reading applications, as many waited until the very last minute to send us mid-year grades.
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<p>Dean J, in UVa's new era of RD only will you still wait to receive mid year grade reports before making final decsions?</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Happy New Year!</p>
<p>Vistany:
I expect mid-year grades definitely impact decisions for some RD applicants. I would also expect UVa to have a keen interest in mid-year grades for many students who apply RD and are likely to be offered admission, in the sense that the AO likes/wants to see concrete evidence that an applicant's prior high school performance is being maintained during their final year. Also, I would surmise that mid-year grades might be especially helpful in the case of students whose schools (for whatever reason) didn't offer any/many AP courses for students prior to their Senior year. I know this was true in my son's case last year. His small private school did not offer any AP classes prior to 12th grade, only Honors courses and a tough overall curriculum through his Junior year. So I suspect the AO would have a particular interest in seeing mid-year grades in a situation like his. BTW, if you would permit me a moment of parental pride, I think he validated his UVa admission offer this fall, posting a 3.86 GPA in his first semester at the University while taking two science courses with labs (Biology and Chemistry), Economics with Mr. Elzinga, and also participating in the Cavalier Marching Band, as well as being involved with several other organizations on Grounds. We're thankful that the UVa Admisssions Counselors saw fit to invite him to attend UVa; he's working hard to justify the confidence shown in him by the AO's offer of admission to the University.</p>
<p>Looks like last year it was march 30th.</p>
<p>Oh god i hope senior grades don't count.
i took an insane schedule and have been struggling.</p>
<p>a.p eng comp
a.p micro
a.p calc ab
linear alg/diff eqs
bio projects
macro at local college
a.p chem</p>
<p>Senior</a> grades count, but it's not uncommon to see a slight dip in grades when students bump their program strength up.</p>
<p>It was probably my fault to take 4 AP classes, a post AP class, a research class, a econ class at a local college, in addition to 2 classes at columbia med on saturday (ungraded). Will UVA see this and realize I will never make a mistake like this ever again? I have learned not to bit off more than I can chew.</p>
<p>my kid has taken the highest level in all classes all through school. could have graduated early if wanted. due to the school's scheduling, there is a limit to what can be taken at this point. many ap's conflict time wise and all that is left to take is pe (second semester of senior year only)! will that hurt my kid? straight a all through school except for an 87 in one ap class. second semester of senior year load looks light but there is not much left to take. is this ok? or does it look bad.</p>
<p>Course load is LIGHT? Only taking PE is more than light. If your kid goes to a private school, I'm sure something can be worked out. If he goes to a public school, he should get an awesome internship or something during the day and then just leave for an hour in the middle for PE!</p>
<p>so what happens to me now? Am i basically not going to UVA OOS. My overall avg is a 92 and will be an 88 this term. The avg accepted student from our school has a 90 avg.</p>
<p>What do you suppose the chances are for someone who is currently in the military? I am attending the United States Military Academy Preparatory School (West Point prep) and I have applied. I sent in my high school transcripts, LOR's, and did everything that I would need to do. The chances of even getting into the prep school that I am in is very slim to begin with. Does this help at all?</p>