Yale Likely Letter But Still Can't Login to admits.yale.edu

[WorriedApp1231]

Hi!

I just received my likely letter but can’t login to the admits.yale.edu site. Do they make mistakes with likely letters? Should I wait until Monday to ask about it?

[happy1]

Congtats on the likely letter. However, you are not yet an admitted student.

[MaybeYale2023]

I got an L.L. too and I can login to admits. However, my admissions officer said the portal should work by Monday so wait until Monday to ask.

[brantly]

May I ask, do you know on what basis you receive likely letters?
@MaybeYale2023
@WorriedApp1231

[gibby]

@brantly: See: https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2007/04/26/likely-letters-part-of-yales-admit-strategy/

Admissions officers hope to identify those regular-decision applicants who are virtually certain of acceptance and to put Yale on their radars as soon as possible, especially as they may also have received early offers from other colleges.

Also see: https://apps.admissions.yale.edu/www/documents/Athletic%20Likely%20Description%2C%20JQ%2010.2014.pdf

The Yale Admissions Office sends “likely letters” only to those applicants who have received an early review and who we believe are exceptionally strong as scholars, student- athletes, or contributors in other areas of special interest to the Yale community, including music and the arts.

[brantly]

Thanks.