<p>Is this what is called a “likely letter”? My son received one from Harvard and Yale, but not Princeton. He was accepted to Yale and Princeton and waitlisted at Harvard (where he is a legacy). Princeton did contact him by email and send him an application, but this was late in the game. A friend and Ivy League graduate believes that if you receive such a letter you have a better than 50/50 chance of being accepted and should be encouraged. However, if you have not received a letter, you can definitely still be accepted, so you shouldn’t give it too much weight.</p>