<p>I don’t think internationals can because technically international people are NOT considered URM’s.</p>
<p>I have a question though… as ironic as this sounds, do you think H/EOP applicants can get likely letters?</p>
<p>^ I don’t think HEOP candidates get likely letters. They are still conducting interviews for potential candidates (my friend had hers last Thursday). They told her she would know by April 1st.</p>
<p>Forgot to mention, she had an HEOP interview for NYU not Cornell. But I’m sure it works the same way.</p>
<p>I think AA was referring to African Americans not Affirmative Action people just to clarify a little bit. By the way, if i got a letter saying i was going to be accepted and i didn’t get invited yet to diversity weekend, is there a mistake? Maybe they mixed me up with some other kid? i’m anxious now because i had my heart set on cornell.</p>
<p>You guys are all WAY TOO STRESSED abouat this process. Try to take some deep breaths…</p>
<p>Chaotic, what URM are you?</p>
<p>My friend got into CAS yesterday and he wasn’t a URM. I don’t know if it was an actual acceptance or just a likely letter but they also told him he was accepted, or would be accepted, into an honors program of some sort.</p>
<p>That would be a LL since they don’t have official decisions (for CAS anyway) but still, congrats to him.</p>
<p>Yes, they also send likely letters to students who have been accepted into any sort of an honorary program.</p>
<p>Dean’s Scholars
Cornell Tradition
Rawlings Presidential Research Scholar
Meinig Family Cornell National Scholars</p>
<p>I recently got a letter saying I got into CALS (i’m not an URM), but my question is was it a likely letter, or did I get in (it said I was “admitted”), and if it was the actual letter, what is the difference between a likely letter and being admitted like that?</p>
<p>If you got an acceptance from CALS…it is an official acceptance. Congratulations!</p>
<p>CALS, ILR and Hotel practice rolling admissions. COE, CAS, HumEc are sending out likely letters. Not sure about AAP. However…I believe CayugaRed mentioned that there is a blackout on decisions as of today and no decisions will be mailed or posted until the 31st.</p>
<p>I am hispanic ZFanatic. I too would like to know what the difference is between a likely and an acceptance in regards to CAS as they said “you will be admitted”. Reason seems to say that this is an unofficial acceptance, others say that this means you have a good chance lol. It only says in the letter " I hope this advance notice of your ADMISSION to Cornell will encourage you to learn more about this great institution."</p>
<p>I was wondering that too Chaotic. I’ve heard in previous years they say things like “You will likely be admitted” or similar things, but mine says “You will be offered admission to Cornell University”</p>
<p>If they reject me can I sue them?</p>
<p>Does anyone know when SWE (women engineers) will send out likely letters? Coz I am a girl who applied for College of Engineering, I am so anxious and nervous… Haven’t heard anything yet…</p>
<p>Well, it does say (quoted from mine) “…you will be offered admission to Cornell. Although the Ivy League schools won’t officially notify students of their admission decisions until later this month, we wanted to share this good news with you now…I hope this advance notice of your admission to Cornell…” so on and so forth. It pretty much says you’re in and we wanted to tell you before we can officially tell you.</p>
<p>So I’m sorta ignorant, so bare with me. </p>
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<li><p>So CALS has released official decisions, thus my letter of acceptance was really a letter of acceptance and not just a likely letter (it did come by itself, no fancy envelope or anything), but CAS and other Cornell colleges have not released decisions?</p></li>
<li><p>Why do they do that this way?</p></li>
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<p>If yours just came by itself, then it was a likely letter. Some of the colleges release rolling decisions, but most just abide by the March 31 decision date. As for why they do likely letters, it’s a way for Cornell to tell some students that they’re in. Don’t exactly know the real goal of them however. Somebody else on the forum should though.</p>
<p>Do most people who got letters apply for CALS? Are you guys from new york state?</p>
<p>From the results I have seen, CALS seems to have gotten many of the early acceptances on here, but I haven’t seen a majority coming from New York.</p>
<p>Don’t exactly know the real goal of them however. Somebody else on the forum should though. </p>
<p>I read that it was so they could inform those they were sure to admit that they were, well, admitted (or are going to be) so that they can get in their mind early. For most people, if on May 31 you got into every single Ivy, what is the chance that Cornell will be at the top of your list? Not uber likely. With likely letters, even if you get into HYP, you will have been thinking about Cornell for at least a couple weeks.</p>
<p>It’s just to make an applicant feel wanted and hopefully encourage them to enroll.</p>