HS class of 2020. Recruiting experience

politeperson
Fri, 03 Jan 2020 20:10:12 +0000

^ helpful distinctions, thanks for the summary. My only quibble would be that the Ivy LLs I’ve seen are pretty unequivocal, with no “in all likelihood” qualifiers. More along the lines of: when we send formal letters of admission, you will receive one; or, you can expect to receive a formal letter of admission when we send them. Not something one could mistake for the school leaving wiggle room. And regardless of the language used, it’s widely understood by all parties that an Ivy LL is as solid as an offer of admission. I don’t think it necessarily means the same outside of Ivies even though the terminology might be similar. Obviously, athletes should confirm the meaning with coaches and the admissions office if there’s doubt.