<p>Yes all the Ivy’s do. </p>
<p>See:
[What</a> are ?Likely Letters? Like? - Ask The Dean](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/archives/what-are-likely-letters-like.htm]What”>http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/archives/what-are-likely-letters-like.htm)</p>
<p>Thanks for the link. Wouldn’t it make sense to send it out after early action deadline? The article says that it sometimes comes out in October. Maybe just for athletes? Thoughts?</p>
<p>My personal experience with my kids’ high school is that the Yale “likely” letters are always seen for Spring admission. Our HS produces only one or two “recruited athlete” kids each year. The Fall “likely” letters may very well almost all be used for athletic recruiting. About 13% of Yale freshmen are recruited athletes and almost all come in through early decision is my understanding.</p>
<p>I’m an unhooked/untalented applicant from France, and I have no international background whatsoever. Both my parents are primary school teachers, and I am 100% of French descent. I am quite a strong writer (probably my only strength), as well as a self-taught English speaker. I was wondering; could my nationality actually make any difference? Is there any way I could get in? Or has Yale had enough of French applicants?</p>
<p>Yale probably limits the number of foreign students to some unknown percentage and may favor certain countries over others - developing countries over first world perhaps. I have never heard that there are specific quotas for specific countries. Similarly, there aren’t hard quotas for specific US States, or, specific US high schools for that matter. Yale probably does try to find suitable students from all over the world and from throughout the US. Your will be competing within the foreign student pool which is probably statistically harder than in the US student pool. If you are seriously considering Yale you need to be in the top 1-3% of overall academic achievement using the measures that are used in France.</p>
<p>Does Yale have a fly-in program in the fall for seniors?</p>
<p>Not that I know of, but they do pay to fly in some accepted students for BDD in the spring.</p>
<p>Can’t comment on whether they are just for athletes, but my recruited athlete DC was just informed that his/her likely letter was approved by the Admissions Office and is now in the mail. Application was submitted in late September.</p>
<p>The only schools that I’m applying to that have early action are my safeties. So I thought, “Hey, might as well apply to Yale. It’ll boost my chances of getting in.” Now I’m starting to think my logic is flawed.</p>
<p>For the application questions that ask about like what you would do on a weekend, are you guys writing in full sentences or just the answer. I think writing in full sentences sounds to rigid and nerdy, especially when all they want is an answer…</p>
<p>I didn’t write full sentences except for the question about the best advice, and something I’ve changed my mind about. As you said, they don’t really look for full sentences, just short takes.</p>
<p>Two of my answers are less than five words. Will this look like I haven’t put in effort into my answers?</p>
<p>I don’t think it will have any effect. I think all they’re looking for is the answer.</p>
<p>I think shorter answers are actualy better. Does anyone from previous years know whether complete sentences are required?</p>
<p>Btw I know someone already asked this. I was just wondering if anyone who is a current Yale student knows anything about this.</p>
<p>Yale likes kids who can write. My freshmen son is amazed at how many kids are involved with writing related activities including the STEM kids. There is no Remedial English Writing class which so many colleges place kids into nowadays.</p>
<p>Having said that, use properly constructed, grammatically correct sentences. They can be short but proper structure and usage will be noticed and appreciated.</p>
<p>My kid answered those brief questions with phrases, not full sentences, without issues.</p>
<p>I answered them in phrases for the most part, but I’m not so sure anymore. Can these short answers make or break your application, or am I giving them way more significance than they deserve?</p>
<p>I think that the content is significant. Full sentences or short phrases, not so much. Do what makes the most sense for you. I really think this one isn’t worth sweating over.</p>
<p>One question, is it easier to get in as a smart person from an underrepresented state or a well represented one? Assuming same racial and academic background.</p>