I’m sure this has been brought up before but I was just wondering if someone can explain what likely letters are … who gets them … when … etc. Thanks.
<p>In the Ivy league, the likely letter is often sent to the most sought after athletes after admissions has decided that they pass muster. It is also sent to the top candidates in January, telling them that how impressive they are and how they are likely to be admitted. The reason for this is that the ivies do have an agreement among each other about jumping the official admissions schedules. Now, other schools are much more direct in their letter, some even telling candidates that they are accepted and some inviting them to special events as the most wanted applicants. It could be a picnic, a luncheon, some event by invite only. You are 99.999% accepted when you get one of those, and only some information that would also rescind a formal acceptance is going to be in the way of an acceptance.</p>