<p>Whyivy, my S received a similar letter around the same time last year. Soon after he received a letter about the Echols program. A couple days before April 1 he received his regular decision acceptance letter.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for responding , I e-mailed the person I was asked to contact and was told its a likely letter!!! and I should expect more letter in the coming week! I am so excited at the same time I dont believe anything till I see it on paper. Any new information I will post it. Thank you again! I have sent my mid year report about a week ago My gpa stands as of now 3.9/4.62</p>
<p>Anyone else get a similar letter. I read about jaw, and that certainly looked good. Who signed your letter, whyivy?</p>
<p>powderpuff</p>
<p>Admission officer</p>
<p>I got the same letter the original poster from last year posted. Dated feb 15th, signed by dean of admission (woohoo!)…so does this mean i’m being considered for echols??</p>
<p>Congrats lights</p>
<p>lights_out,
Tell us more about where you live (are you in-state?) and what your stats are like…</p>
<p>yea, in-state and it was dated yesterday, got it today, so i’m prolly among the first to see mine. my stats are pretty good i guess, seeing as how I have gotten into Georgetown and 2 safeties-- not trying to brag or whatever, just trying to give you a good picture/solidify my stats… 2230 SAT, 3.9 gpa, nice rank, varsity athlete, etc.</p>
<p>I got the letter too, but it didn’t mention this echols thing. What is it? Would I have a shot to get it?</p>
<p>2310 SAT I, 800, 800, 710 SAT II, 4.00, 11/520 rank, Varsity Captain, Academic team Co-Captain, NHS Treasurer, NMSF</p>
<p>Thanks to anyone who can help!</p>
<p>D in No. VA got same letter today so maybe they are trickling out.</p>
<p>AHHHHHHHHHHHH, i got one!!! agggggggggggg</p>
<p>Got one!!!</p>
<p>I got one, I would be really excited but I’m tired as crap seeing as I just got back from ODU MUN conference.</p>
<p>Anyways, does getting this necessarily mean you are getting echols/rodman? I’m not sure if it only means your being considered or you’ve been accepted into the program.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, my stats are ok</p>
<p>In state
School of Engineering
GPA: 4.12(W) 3.52(UW) Rank: 21/450ish
SAT I: 680/680/640 (i guess i had a bad time)
SAT II 790/750 (Math II / Physics)
ACT: 34 (35 math, 31 verbal, 35 science, 33 whatever the other one is)</p>
<p>Neat EC’s: I’m doing an internship at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLab) on radio-frequency data acquisition, I also had an internship at NASA where I worked on calibrating MEMS mics for phase. The stuff i did at NASA got invited to the Inter-Noise 2006 Congress on Acoustics. So i guess thats probably what got me in. I have the generic president of blah blah and a bunch of math/science competition awards</p>
<p>recs: my GC told me she had never read a better recommendation in all her 10 years of being a gc (at a school that usually sends the top 10 to ivy’s). She said the other one was good but that the teacher is a poor writer.</p>
<p>ehiunno, your stats are average for UVA but your ECs are fantastic. You’re an excellent example of someone who’s competitive for Echols/Rodman selection without having stratospheric stats.</p>
<p>Notice, kids, that his ECs are good because they show incredible academic and personal commitment and accomplishment. They’re also unique. Anyone can be a National Honor Society officer or a runner on the XC team, but how many people have internships at JLab?</p>
<p>I got one today. Good to know it was a likely letter. : )</p>
<p>I got the letter matching me to an African-American student last week and I got the likely letter today. 
Things are looking good.</p>
<p>wow, it seems like lots of people got likely letters!</p>
<p>I got one as well- such a relief!</p>
<p>Are any of you who got a letter from the Philadelphia area? If Feng is in MD and got it today, I am hoping my D will get one on Tuesday (no mail Monday - bummer).</p>
<p>Got mine today, but I’m in-state.</p>