<p>sbjdorlo: Thank you! I hope they are. I have assumed that an early write is analogous with a likely letter, except for a Liberal Arts school. They both essentially say the same thing; Thanks to your outstanding academic and extracurricular achievements we’d like to ease your stress and make you think of ________ more closely before your official acceptance. </p>
<p>Soomoo: Thank you too! I am waiting for Yale, if I get in (crosses fingers), it’s Dartmouth or that. </p>
<p>Entomom: I definetly agree! Any Hispanic student (who isnt super high income) with a 2150+ sat (32+ act) and 700+ on their subject tests, with a high GPA, decent essays, and decent EC’s, can expect at least one ivy acceptance. These students are not as rare (especially in California) as say 10 years ago, but they’re still pretty rare. I’ve only met three other low income Hispanics with 2250+ sats and they are at Harvard, MIT, and Princeton as freshmen. </p>
<p>Likely letter numbers are rising. This, I think, is because colleges know that more kids are applying to 10 or more schools every year. Thus the most desirable applicants will have a lot of options come April. </p>
<p>Good luck to all you students and to the sons and daughters of all you thoughtful parents posters!</p>