<p>Does anybody know of any statistics on this? I'd be interested to see if people who receive likely letters come to Dartmouth at particularly higher proportions than others.</p>
<p>I am not aware of any official numbers out there. However, just consider that the college probably wouldn't keep them up if they didn't think they were helping out.</p>
<p>I'm sure that is a closely-guarded trade secret.</p>
<p>I'm sure they are embarassed because they are so much worse than Harvard.</p>
<p>Ouch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1</p>
<p>That's one of those hidden things you'll probably never find out. It's like finding out how many minorities who applied were accepted. Top secret information</p>
<p>The likely from Dartmouth definitely made me much more interested. I always loved Dartmouth but I didn't think that I would most probably go there (the way I'm leaning right now ... still have to visit) until I got the likely, and researched into how great it was.</p>
<p>Joey</p>
<p>I feel forever indebted to them for taking the stress of late Feb/early MArch off my shoulders.</p>
<p>I wouldn't be surprised if the yield were lower. More qualified applicants probably received those letters, and more qualified applicants were accepted to more good schools, leaving them with a bunch to choose between.</p>
<p>That's my thinking. I could be way off base.</p>
<p>Hey Xantos, back off the sarcarsm. Those who don't know you might interpret what you say for the real thing.</p>
<p>The question, of course, is not whether the yield on "likely letter" recipients is lower, but whether it is higher that it would have been if the letter had not been sent.</p>
<p>I had occasion, last evening, to discuss the matter of "likelies" with a highly-placed admissions personnage, and, without knowing the relevant stats at Dartmouth, he agreed that the letters would not be sent if there wasn't some sense that they "worked" to a degree.</p>
<p>They worked on me...they put Dartmouth in my mind, and then when a few of my first-choice schools didn't work out, Dartmouth was still there in the back of my mind.</p>
<p>I applied to 2 more selective schools and was rejected, but that was a moot point, as Dartmouth was always my first choice. I don't know how many other likely recipients I can speak for here though...</p>
<p>i'm with kelly87. dartmouth was #6 pre-likely. right after receiving the likely it jumped to #3 and after some research it was pretty much tied with #1 with another school. now that i've been rejected from the other #1, i can't imagine going any place other than dartmouth.</p>
<p>so i guess they really do work.</p>
<p>Dartmouth was D's first choice and getting a likely letter just helped to put her mind at eas with the knowledge that she would be attending her first choice.</p>
<p>I recieved a likey from dartmouth.</p>
<p>I was also accepted to yale ea and harvard rd, amongst other schools, but dartmouth was always my #1. The likey made my life a lot easier. It's just one more thing I liked about dartmouth. </p>
<p>Dartmouth=Destiny!</p>
<p>Kali-</p>
<p>You'll love it and in the end it will all be the same, except you will have a lot more fun!</p>
<p>Thanks Slipper! I know you are right (just change 'the same' to 'much better')!</p>
<p>but of course, Kalidescope, you won't have NEARLY as good a time as you would at Harvard, which is clearly superior...</p>
<p>i'm sorry, i just HAD to lol!</p>
<p>Yeah, Harvard is know for all its fun cheerful people...and prozac!</p>