#Stanford University (2023-2024)

1 messages Ā· Page 5 of 1

calm condor
#

I recently requested to view my Stanford admissions files. Here, I go over the full admissions files and analyze some insights to learn about why I got into Stanford. Check the rest of the description for my full admissions file and Stanford application.

Look at my full admissions files for yourself:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rEZYzsUZu5W...

ā–¶ Play video
dim badge
calm condor
#

who the hell

dim badge
#

yeah I saw that

#

I’m gonna save the video

#

And watch it tomorrow

calm condor
dim badge
#

Oh wait

#

I confused him with another YouTuber

#

this is awkward

calm condor
#

LOL

#

anwyays uh this guy made a very informatonal video about admission files. probably most detailed

dim badge
#

last question

calm condor
#

.-. his stats/essays are unique though

calm condor
dim badge
#

do caltechs fit criteria and Stanford fit criteria vastly differ?

#

Like would an overlap in essays even be plausible

calm condor
dim badge
#

ah I see

#

I’ll start two separate notebooks for them then

calm condor
#

caltech is literally only stem focused

dim badge
#

wait so would that house of rep internship back there hurt me then

calm condor
dim badge
#

ok awesome

calm condor
#

but ur essays should be stem

dim badge
#

I was freaking out about that

#

Would asking my cousin for a letter of rec as Stanford alumni help orr

calm condor
#

no.

dim badge
#

f

calm condor
#

no family members

dim badge
#

I see

calm condor
#

it can be seen as "nepotism"

dim badge
#

northeast universities: how dare you

calm condor
#

lmao

dim badge
#

that’s respectable though

calm condor
#

i mean nepotism is everywhere but asking for a rec letter is a little too much

dim badge
#

yeah

#

I’ll refrain then

calm condor
#

if ur a big donor family, then its like "understandable"

dim badge
#

would a house of rep letter be bad

calm condor
#

nah

dim badge
#

cool cool

calm condor
#

if anything thats kinda cool letter

dim badge
#

alright good

calm condor
#

kk no more questions?

dim badge
#

one last (sorry)

calm condor
#

lmao its fine

dim badge
#

does being Hispanic, 1st gen college student and coming from a socio-economically disadvantaged district, school and community do anything

calm condor
#

uh well i k this after watching some admissions videos

#

it will boost your chances if ur excelling. if not, it won't hurt your chances.

#

think about it: officers can see that maybe this school is under-resourced, but if you managed to excell, it makes u stand out

dim badge
#

is a majority of kids being economically disadvantaged under sourced

#

in one school

calm condor
#

well im not exactly sure what its like in an underresourced school (think like Title 1 schools) but its definitely hard to have similar stats as someone lets say from harker high school or even just a decent public school like those in the tri-valley

#

so it'll give you an edge over people if similar stats but different bakcgorund

dim badge
#

Ah I see

#

Well that’s good

#

Considering I live in the poorest US state

calm condor
#

oop

dim badge
#

wait

#

I don’t want this to be one of those weird questions again

#

but r u from usa

calm condor
#

eh not like u can dox me with that info; yeah

dim badge
#

I see cool

#

oh and one last (for real this time)

#

if Stanford electronically emails you stuff frequently

#

does that mean anything or am I a hope hungry bastard

calm condor
#

they typically email people requently

#

most ivys + stanford + uchicago have the money to do so

#

thus why they send a lot of people pamphlets

dim badge
#

ahh

#

I see

#

tear rolls down eye

#

ok I’m gonna sleep now

#

good night

#

Thank you for this info

calm condor
#

kk np and gn

dim badge
#

also if ur circumstances are preventing you from getting a high sat score, dw about it, stanford stated that due to the [forbidden] ruling, test optional is truly optional this year because they can't look at your sat score in comparison to your demographics

#

u got this bro i believe in u

flint umbra
#

???

foggy mauve
# flint umbra ???

Stanford will straight up tell you that they think you’re shitter without leading you on

#

Schools like Harvard would have deferral rates in the 80s

#

It helps their brand because more people can say ā€œI almost got into Harvardā€

dim badge
#

rea "hurts" ur chances no matter what unless ur donor or legacy

dim badge
flint umbra
#

wdym?

dim badge
#

i mean if you're not qualified you're getting rejected regardless

flint umbra
#

stanford isn't one of my top choices so i am not worried in general but šŸ’€

dim badge
#

so rea final policy is good

flint umbra
#

oh yeah that makes sense, i understand

dim badge
foggy mauve
#

REA only hurts you if you’re sure that you will get some huge development first sem senior year

#

If you are competitive, you get deferred. The low deferral rate doesn’t mean that people who would stand a chance in RD are getting rejected early

dim badge
foggy mauve
#

Not really

#

REA deferred students still have a stronger acceptance rate than RD

#

And being competitive doesn’t mean you’re safe either

dim badge
foggy mauve
#

Yeah I mean some colleges like to be secretive

#

I doubt that their policy has changed substantially, 5 years is not that long ago

dim badge
foggy mauve
#

Those aspects are orthogonal to REA, and I doubt they were changed that much for a school like Stanford

dim badge
foggy mauve
#

Idk how true this is but yeah go ahead and apply REA. I’m told that legacy doesn’t boost as hard at Stanford but is still very good to have

dim badge
#

that goes pretty in line with competitiveness

foggy mauve
#

They never cared much about SAT

#

The only requirement was that your score didn’t suck ass

foggy mauve
#

The average was like a 14-something lol

#

Pre TO

dim badge
#

i did not know that

#

so TO completely inflated everything

#

LMFAO

foggy mauve
#

Yeah

#

Looks like it was like 1480

#

That does not scream Stanford to me

dim badge
#

like theyre there but all the ones ive known have been waitlist/reject

foggy mauve
#

It’s a good plus but not at somewhere like Harvard

dim badge
#

i heard they have higher expectations or something

#

since we have resources

foggy mauve
#

Legacies are just more cracked on average despite what people say

dim badge
foggy mauve
#

This is Harvard’s at least

foggy mauve
dim badge
#

what does that estimate mean

foggy mauve
dim badge
foggy mauve
#

Because it’s not like you immediately know someone is Native American upon seeing him

foggy mauve
#

Yeah of course

#

But it’s not like you see one from 30 feet away and know background instantly, that’s what colleges ultimately look for

#

Wait have you guys still banned AA discussion lol

#

I assumed not because I see it discussed so much on the sub these days

dim badge
foggy mauve
#

Yeah I suppose this is fine

dim badge
foggy mauve
#

Let’s not say this

#

Oh okay

#

Then congratulations on your admission

dim badge
#

lmao speaking from experience

dim badge
foggy mauve
#

I’m sure you’ll be fine haha

#

I know a person at Yale that did that

#

2027

#

I thought the only way Native would help is if you put a tribal number or smth

foggy mauve
#

Ah I see

#

Hopefully you have one

#

Sure but you can just write about that

#

Yeah makes sense

muted sage
flint umbra
vagrant bloom
#

When do decisions come out?

#

Is it usually december 15?

#

For REA

real herald
#

ye

vagrant bloom
#

Ok

real herald
#

banned topic

calm condor
#

^

dim badge
#

banned

harsh sentinel
#

does stanford waitlist a lot for rd?

dim badge
#

its incredibly rare due to their final decision policy

#

ngl ur more likely to get in than waitlisted

dim badge
foggy mauve
foggy mauve
#

or at least try to

#

if they think you can't get in they won't take you

#

if they think you can you get in or you get deferred

calm condor
#

even if they think u can get in regular, they might not defer

dim badge
#

You can’t do rea and neu ea right

calm condor
#

its not a public nor do they give scholarships for merit

dim badge
foggy mauve
calm condor
#

example: national merit semifinalist

#

not like: "we'll automatically consider u for merit scholarship"

#

or if its like "u apply early = merit"

#

USC = example

#

"any college/university with an early deadline for a scholarship or special academic program, as long as:
the decision is non-binding; and
applying early is required in order to be considered for the scholarship or program."

dim badge
dim badge
calm condor
#

u can apply

#

if they can give merit otherwise, then no

dim badge
#

I think it’s everyone dang

#

Oh well

dapper gale
#

But this year dec 16 is a Saturday so they prob won't do it that day

calm condor
#

i mean. i wouldn't mind it being on saturday

#

šŸ’€ if i get notified of my rejection on a school day, i can't pay attention the rest of the day

vagrant bloom
#

Do you know of what time?

#

Is it usually aroudn 4:00 PM CST?

dim badge
#

last

#

yr

vagrant bloom
#

Oh ok thanks

flint umbra
#

ive always wondered why people apply here when the school gives a final decision

dim badge
dim badge
calm condor
#

^

solemn oasis
#

real

flint umbra
dim badge
# flint umbra yeah

me, bri, and one of my other friends are just rea cuz we're legacy (and theres supposively a bigger boost rea) otherwise i think we'd rd

pine rain
#

im going rea because i want an earlier decision

dim badge
#

ngl if i get rejected i will not be that disappointed

pine rain
#

same

#

it just means more work

dim badge
pine rain
dim badge
pine rain
#

i feel like those are the schools imma apply to even if i get in rea

#

you know what i mean

#

so i finished those schools

dim badge
#

probably princeton too to see if i can get in and get that sexy financial aid

pine rain
#

what do you want to study at brown

#

interesting

dim badge
pine rain
#

oh i dont know anything about that program

#

the only thing i know brown is goated at is ecology

dim badge
#

so i can be a high gpa bme

pine rain
#

i want to go to a school that gives me a good chance at breaking into like

#

tech/swe/quant

dim badge
pine rain
#

or that lets me change my mind

#

if i really don't want to do it anymore

dim badge
pine rain
#

there's a pretty big chance i'm gonna change my mind

dim badge
#

well u have 2 years to change ur mind there ig

pine rain
#

yea

dim badge
#

cuz core takes up ur first 2 years

sonic dagger
dim badge
vagrant bloom
#

Am i gonna get any aid if my parents make 140k a year

#

Is the financial aid calculator acc accuarate or does it entirely depend on FAFSA

#

Btw did you guys fill out hte CSS profile yet

dim badge
#

prob have to pay room and board tho

vagrant bloom
#

Oh wow thanks

#

I didn't know they gave out that much aid

flint umbra
dim badge
flint umbra
dim badge
real herald
#

That's wild bro

dim badge
#

full tuition isnt full ride tho u still got like 10k for room and board

real herald
#

Yea but 150k isn't poor so that's a lot of fin aid

#

Compared to some other schools like nyu

#

Who wouldn't give u shit

flint umbra
dim badge
#

i meant "prob room and board tho" cuz she'd have to pay it

#

sorry that message was incoherent lmao

calm condor
#

but yeah still a lot of fin aid

dim badge
#

bc of the area we live in

#

and student loans

real herald
#

Yall gotta step outside fr

#

Get our your Beverly hills homes and visit the cities and suburbs

#

Meet middle class people

dim badge
real herald
#

Thats only Cali and ny

#

Every where else 150k is pretty mid to good

#

Not poor at all

#

Median household income USA is 75k

#

Obvi college applicants are more right skewed

calm condor
dim badge
#

its more than just ca and ny

#

esp cuz of housing inflation

narrow pendant
dim badge
#

Question, does OOS play a role in Stanford admissions?

calm condor
#

oos is what?

burnt sparrow
#

out of state

calm condor
#

oh some level but not a lot

calm condor
#

erinn andrews, former admission officer explained this (but relaly, its just who u are lol. if u don't stnad out ur chacnes are lower. )

#

same thing as private school = a lot of smart kids maybe but if everyone is smart well u don't stnad out. on the other hand, public school could be like 10000 peopl BUT if you manage to stand out over the 10000 people, ur have a better chance than private

dim badge
#

even if I’m like from New Mexico

dim badge
#

Also does Stanford still not look at freshmen grades

dim badge
#

so does being out of state provide any real disadvantage as opposed to cali applicants

calm condor
#

40% are cali applicants

dim badge
#

K thanks for this info : D

#

I really hope all 13 of us make it here

#

All I know is we’re in the right place

dim badge
#

true

#

I can’t necessarily configure my geographic location to acquiesce any particular advantage

#

especially not at the moment

calm condor
dim badge
#

I do wish I lived in cali instead tho

#

not for the process

#

but because there’s a lot to do there

#

contrasts where I live

#

but uh

#

that’s besides the point

#

ig

calm condor
dim badge
#

yeah that sucks

#

I live in the poorest state so there’s not a ton here

#

but when there is, it gets competitive for multiple people and it’s never pretty

#

like

#

I’ve only heard of top ten or valedictorian people in my area attending tier one schools like this

#

idk if rank plays a part if you’re out of state

#

but that’s generally what gets me worried

calm condor
dim badge
#

i see

#

so you can still be around top 4% and make it

#

it’s just truly about the colors your application presents

calm condor
#

overall yeah lol

#

in fact, there are 10 Valedictorians in the US for every spot at Stanford

dim badge
#

most of what’s keeping me back in rank is freshmen year

#

damn

#

but they don’t look at that

calm condor
#

yeah they don't for me its unofrunate, im the only one who took an ap course in freshman year

dim badge
#

I have like 9 APs

#

I don’t know if that’s too insane

calm condor
#

well depends on ur school lol

dim badge
#

or wait

#

maybe more

dim badge
calm condor
#

?

dim badge
#

@calm condor

#

pop

#

sorry

#

more than half of my school is economically disadvantaged

#

would that indicate anything

calm condor
#

uh well if u succeed, yeah, especially if ur as good as someone else from a non disadvantaged background

dim badge
#

I see

#

maybe all of us in this chat can collaborate on a plan for admission

#

like a study group or something

#

if anyone is alright with that

calm condor
#

.-. i think half of us already submitted lol (or at least 4)

dim badge
#

oh shit

#

why submit so early

calm condor
#

the arts supplements are due about a month earlier than the standard due dates

#

so ur required to submit everything early

#

if u want to do those

dim badge
#

ohhh

#

now I recall that

dim badge
calm condor
#

^

dim badge
#

wait

#

stanford population majority from the west/midwest

#

what about Texas and New Mexico

calm condor
#

yeah, as long as ur not californian

dim badge
calm condor
#

u can have a minor advantage

dim badge
#

ya itd me minor

#

What states would benefit the most then

dim badge
calm condor
#

stand out = good

dim badge
#

I see

dim badge
#

they want people with diverse perspectives not only from the west

#

new mexico or texas probably wouldnt help that much ngl cuz theyre relatively close to cali in comparison

#

stanford has a decent amount of new mexico im sure

#

banned topic

#

shit

#

my bad

calm condor
#

if you think about it though, that 60% non californian is split between 49 states. so don't just think u automatically have a better chance. think of it as a way to stand out if you managed to succeed well

dim badge
dim badge
#

being from the east wont be the determining factor

#

Would an applicant from like west Texas benefit

#

or it would be neutral ground

dim badge
#

neutral

#

I see

#

breh

dim badge
#

east coast already has enough advantages ;-;

calm condor
#

;-; its best to just think of your background as neutral. then compare yourself to others with the same background and go form there

dim badge
#

ik

#

tbh being in the bay area might hurt a bit tho

#

they have higher expectations

#

oh for sure

#

I live in a poor ass city

#

So

calm condor
dim badge
#

Idk their expectations for here

calm condor
#

the reason why the east is so successful because they have a higher population density of tryhards lol

dim badge
#

what about for Stanford

#

like if it’s a poor ass city

#

we’re talking poorest in the usa

#

household income ~40k

calm condor
dim badge
#

so east coasters have an advantage ;-;

calm condor
#

šŸ’€ guys no need to worry and discuss demographics now.

calm condor
# dim badge so east coasters have an advantage ;-;

no... its not an inherent advnateg. maybe for just like the top of their school east coast students. because all east coast students are really good with stats, they have to be the best of those good. same thing for bay area

dim badge
#

oh so it’s like what applies for the Bay Area

#

ig both are super competitive then

#

augh

dim badge
#

likewise youll have an "advantage" at harvard, yale, mit etc

#

but that "advantage" isnt gonna be what gets u in

#

I see

dim badge
# dim badge I see

it literally just mean less ppl apply or are qualified to apply from ur state

#

they still gotta take distinct socio economic regional contexts into consideration within each state in sure

real herald
#

Nah tx has mad applicants

dim badge
dim badge
dim badge
real herald
# dim badge Not west Texas

It's still a lot since it's Texas compared to somewhere like north Dakota, Wyoming, or Idaho where you would actually have an advantage

#

Idt west Texas is that rare

dim badge
#

bro it is

#

there’s like one city

#

and it’s really poor

#

and they don’t take the entire state into context, just each regional area right

#

someone lmk

#

and I don’t want that advantage to not have been an advantage the entire time

#

It’s like one of the Crown Jewels of my application

worldly pagoda
#

AOs read by state, but if you emphasize your disadvantage in essays then they'll take it into account

#
  • ur school profile will give AOs a sense of the school/community you come from
dim badge
#

fuck

#

they don’t do it by region

#

I can’t afford to be fucked over more than I already have

#

I’m screwed

worldly pagoda
#

dawg

#

chill lmaošŸ’€

dim badge
#

bro

#

I’ve been so stressed

#

I can’t afford not to make into Stanford

#

This news is kinda damning

#

I’m screwed brother

#

Not only do they read by state

naive plinth
#

There’s rural parts of the Bay Area

dim badge
#

yeah that’s the thing

#

but they’re saying they take into account the states as wholes

real herald
dim badge
#

bro

real herald
#

Being rural ain't getting you in

dim badge
#

yeah I get it low acceptance

#

and that

#

but wait

#

would that help

#

like west

#

and poor

#

like I said I thought my geographical location was unique and was a crown jewel

real herald
#

No

#

There's so many kids like that

#

Its holistic fs

#

So if u have lack of resources they'll take it into account

dim badge
#

so no geographical location will help you?

real herald
#

But it's not really gonna help you significantly

naive plinth
real herald
#

I think Wyoming mfs will get aided

naive plinth
#

Stanford accepts like 1-2 people from sac consistently per year

dim badge
#

maybe

real herald
#

But even rural Texas man....nah

dim badge
#

they also said east coast

naive plinth
#

Bc Sacramento is like ditzy

dim badge
real herald
#

I don't think it matters that much bro

#

So many sweaty nj mfs apply

dim badge
#

how do y’all even keep a cool head with this

#

this is so stressful

naive plinth
#

Bc

real herald
#

Because it's bad to have a dream school

naive plinth
#

I know I’ll get rejected

real herald
#

Trust me I'm stressed

naive plinth
#

So like

#

What does it matter

real herald
#

LMAO RUBY SO REAL

naive plinth
#

I did my best

real herald
#

I deadass am applying for fun

worldly pagoda
#

Just have the mindset that you’re going to get rejected

naive plinth
real herald
#

Shotgunning moment

naive plinth
#

If you’re prepped for disappointment

worldly pagoda
#

How many schools y’all applying to

naive plinth
#

You’ll be fine when it comes

#

And be super happy when it doesn’t

worldly pagoda
#

Nah Fr

naive plinth
#

I have to count

worldly pagoda
#

Like 20+ ?

naive plinth
#

21 I think

#

But

#

6 are ucs

worldly pagoda
#

That’s not too too bad

naive plinth
#

7

#

Not 6

naive plinth
#

*ea

#

Two of my schools have no other supps

worldly pagoda
#

Mfs from my school are applying to 50 šŸ’€

naive plinth
dim badge
#

looks like it’s just socio economic then

#

so hopefully in good

naive plinth
#

I really have only 6 rd schools sweet

naive plinth
dim badge
#

what are feeders

#

sorry im stupid

naive plinth
#

Schools that consistently send a few kinds to a school every year

dim badge
#

oh yeah

#

I guess theyre groomed Stanford preferred standards at those schools

#

considering they’re around Stanford

#

Like they’re prepped for it the moment they start high school there

naive plinth
#

What they tell the outside isn’t necessarily true internally

dim badge
#

yeah

#

but it’s usually something like that

#

like it’s definitely not far from the truth

rose night
#

believe in yourself

dim badge
#

so to be clear, Stanford AO’s look by states as a whole

#

not by respective regions

pine rain
#

your application will be considered in context of your background and circumstances

dim badge
#

so like

#

let’s say I’m applying from west texas to stanford

#

clearly west Texas is different from east texas

#

but someone said Stanford AO’s take it by entire states in terms of background

#

Is this true @pine rain

calm condor
#

.-. they can still see what kind of school ur from

dim badge
#

do they just look at your school

calm condor
#

šŸ’€ guys just stop caring about your demogrpahics as a factor for admission. u can't even change that

dim badge
#

or the socio economic state of the surrounding community

dim badge
#

Of your address too?

calm condor
#

wdym my address..

dim badge
#

Because I have to drive like 30 min everyday to get to a better school

#

like

pine rain
dim badge
#

Will they look at the socio economic state of your zip code

pine rain
#

they can see your school

#

your state

#

your address

calm condor
#

oh. dunno if they go that in detail but maybe

dim badge
#

yeah but do they take the zip code into consideration

pine rain
#

if you really want something to be considered in your application i would personally write aobut it

dim badge
#

ok

#

Noted

calm condor
#

.-. otherwise stop worrying about your demographics

naive plinth
pine rain
#

at the same time

dim badge
#

Oh ik they have that info

pine rain
#

i still think that

#

if you really want something to be considered in your application

dim badge
#

I was just wondering if they take that zip codes socio economic state into context

pine rain
#

you should write about it

dim badge
#

alright

pine rain
#

advocate for yourself

#

don't make an admissions officer do all that work

naive plinth
#

Theoretically

dim badge
#

sorry guys

pine rain
#

pretty sure it'll be considered

#

but if you really want it to be considered

pine rain
#

you should write about it

pine rain
#

i'm just wondering

dim badge
pine rain
#

and also i had a conversation with my friend yesterday about this but i don't think average household income is really the greatest measure of your circumstance

#

so if you do want to write about your circumstance don't cite that

#

like the average household income where i live is under 20k

#

actually my bad under 30k

dim badge
#

my cousin who is alumni is gonna help me out

pine rain
#

but it is certainly not a poor place

dim badge
#

And im starting tomorrow

#

why did I start on bad timing @pine rain

#

ur rea?

#

and starting today?

#

good luck all i have to say

#

no

#

im doing rd

#

none have their advantages

pine rain
#

are you applying early anywhere

dim badge
#

No

#

None of the schools I’m targeting have advantages in early

#

Including stanford

pine rain
#

do you feel like you have the stats to back up your application

dim badge
dim badge
# pine rain do you have your commonapp done

The essays? Not yet, im gonna draft info for specific university fit, then take into account all of my written experiences, advice, etc, get help from Stanford alumni, run it through next admit then I submit

dim badge
#

it’s typically very few cases

dim badge
pine rain
#

i've never heard someone tout their geography as the "crown jewel of their app"

dim badge
#

i dont think any rea schools have advantage

pine rain
#

seems pretty interesting

dim badge
#

maybe notre dame

dim badge
#

no they don't

#

that gives context into my stats

pine rain
dim badge
#

I have a 4.3 UW gpa, engineering president, brown pre college alumni, top 4%, energy/environment head chair, systems designer of a club, house of rep intern (seeking a stem research position hopefully I get that soon)

dim badge
#

that’s definitely not all of them

#

that some of them

pine rain
#

you cant' have a 4.3 unweighted gpa

dim badge
#

A+

#

might be 4.3

pine rain
dim badge
#

are my stats good

pine rain
#

ever?

dim badge
#

No overall

pine rain
dim badge
#

I have 97 out of 100 uw

pine rain
#

your stats are fine for stanford

dim badge
#

alright good

#

So wait

#

If I’m not top ten

#

And rank 26

#

mf im top 30% of my class

#

ur good

#

but because gpa is measured by weighted (there’s a certain zip code exclusive advantage here that puts you ther-

#

alright

#

if the brown pre college is in ur ecs though id rank it low

#

wait why

#

it really isnt that impressive unless you got scholarship

#

So should I include

#

I had other stuff

#

That was just stuff at the top of my head

pine rain
dim badge
#

you can have it

#

just have it lower

#

alright

#

like

#

the other things matter more

#

Well o gotta go

#

I have other stuff

#

I can send it sometime so you guys can evaluate more if you’d like

pine rain
#

we don't chance people here

dim badge
#

so even with the brown pre college think

#

do u still think my stuff is fine

#

that wasn’t all of it btw

dim badge
#

mk

#

im not an admissions officer so i can't tell you what's fine or what's not fine

#

but

#

i can tell you brown precollege if you paid for it isn't that impressive

#

disregarding hat

#

wait no

#

you also had to get admitted

#

then pay some

#

ya

#

but

#

its easy

#

everyone gets admitted

#

True

#

all of that aside

#

its just a waste of space

#

do both of you billys think my stats are fine

#

that’s a rough summary of em

#

i mean idk where you live, idk ur situation, and i dont work in the admissions office

#

but they look good ig?

#

alright ty

#

@pine rain aside from brown do you still stand by them looking fine for Stanford

pine rain
#

we don't chance people here

meager eagleBOT
#

#šŸ“œ-rules

​Rule 5: Restricted Topics

​You may not discuss chance-mes, portal astrology, lying/cheating, affirmative action, and politics. More info in #šŸ“œ-rules. Mods may ask you to change the topic at any time, even if a topic isn't listed here.

dim badge
#

an#h shit

#

ok

#

well in the meanwhile

#

I’ll make the most out of my EC’s and other fields

#

Same with the common app essays themselves

real herald
dim badge
#

Does Stanford require mid year transcripts

dim badge
#

every school does

dim badge
dim badge
#

ur gpa

#

ye

#

and rank

#

my gpa is kinda bad rn lmao

#

hopefully i just get in REA

dim badge
#

you don't want any Bs

#

Ok

native loom
#

damn honestly i might not apply rd

dim badge
#

Do mid year transcripts impact admissions chances?

#

Or are they just required

real herald
#

Yes they impact changes

dim badge
#

Like what if it drops slightly

dapper gale
#

I alr submitted so doesn’t matter lol but my total EC hours for the school year is 38, this is reasonable right?

#

Doesn’t seem too high? I mean it’s the truth but idk if AOs will find it sus

dim badge
#

Check that out

dim badge
dim badge
dim badge
dusty trench
#

this is actually so tragic

#

😦

dim badge
#

@dusty trench DAMN IT I WAS LATE WHAT HAPPENED

dusty trench
#

nothing

#

just that youve been ghosted for 3 hrs

#

and its both sad and funny

dim badge
#

oh yeah

#

but someone lets me know what’ll happen if my mid year transcript drops slightly for Stanford

dusty trench
#

im curious too

#

my ap lit grade is in the gutter

#

but i think its hilarious that you keep following up and no one responds

dim badge
#

is 96 average for the quarter bad

dim badge
dusty trench
dim badge
#

It’s a 96 out of 100 scale

#

It’s still considered a 4.0 according to collegeboard

dusty trench
#

Then why are you stressed

dim badge
#

96 is good man

#

4.0 gpa = 93+ usually

calm condor
#

just can't have a C (well u can, but stanford does email u asking for an explanation)

foggy mauve
#

It will not dismantle the application of a sure admit but most people are not sure admits

#

Most admits do not seem to be sure admits either

#

Do not let your grades slip under any typical circumstances

dim badge
#

Yk

#

I think I can salvage this

#

Thank you

ocean flame
#

Am I allowed to submit my resume to Stanford? I heard Stanford Admission Portal has "Update Application" section..

calm condor
#

unless its for arts portfolio (but i don't think ur doing one given ur probably rea???? and arts portfolio deadline for rea passed)

foggy mauve
dim badge
#

@pine rain i think i decided its probably in my best interest to ed columbia

#

just cuz with the way my mid-year grades are going i might have to rely on rea/ed

#

ill know fs after my wave of tests on friday

wintry delta
#

my school ends its marking period this week, so i have no time to finalize my essaays lol

#

also unless you got all b's or something your grades are fine dw

dim badge
#

but

#

well

#

1s a high c

#

and idk how that's gonna go

wintry delta
#

gl with rea

#

decision time is 6pm which is just before dinner for me cursedmoon
i dont want to tell my parents i got rejected/deferred at the dinner table

dim badge
wintry delta
#

or ed

dim badge
# wintry delta or ed

im just worried yk i get rejected/deferred rea and then i get below optimal grades s1, s2 then im screwed

dim badge
naive plinth
dim badge
#

i gotta grind

naive plinth
#

Wait

#

You said you submitted Stanford rea

dim badge
naive plinth
dim badge
#

but u can now so

naive plinth
#

Do you really want your exams to decide your early school though @dim badge

dim badge
dim badge
naive plinth
#

My counselor put in the letter of rec for the other girl applying Stanford rea but not me…

#

I went to her first in august šŸ’€

#

Like wtf

harsh sentinel
#

(that could actually be the reason tho)

naive plinth
naive plinth
pine rain
#

counselor recommendation submitted today šŸ’Ŗ

nova ruin
#

Are you REAing Stanford?

pine rain
#

yea

dim badge
#

all my reccs were in like late September

dusty trench
#

ok

real herald
#

Bros hating

calm condor
dim badge
dim badge
worldly pagoda
#

got all my recs submitted today

dim badge
#

There’s still plenty of time for recs tho

nova ruin
dim badge
dim badge
#

its a few weeks later

#

wait

#

oh

#

okay good

#

you freaked me out

calm condor
#

its due the same deadline BUT they give teachers a couple weeks grace period

#

but it doesn't look good that your teachers submitted late.

dim badge
#

you can't control your teachers

rose night
#

Has anyone gotten the optional interview for stanford or no?

rose night
dim badge
#

cuz u can still change admission plans

naive plinth
dim badge
naive plinth
dim badge
#

just not doing as good as i wanna do

naive plinth
#

Like

#

You wouldn’t need your report card right

dim badge
naive plinth
#

And it’s great

#

But do you still want to try Stanford

dim badge
naive plinth
#

It’s lowkey a huge risk for you though which makes sense

dim badge
# naive plinth But you don’t want to rea?
#

this is why im worried

naive plinth
#

*are

naive plinth
naive plinth
#

But ngl I felt the aggressive individualized vibe too when I visited

naive plinth
dim badge
#

so i wouldnt be missing out on it entirely

naive plinth
naive plinth
#

I mean

#

If you think you’ll be happy at Columbia I’d do it

dim badge
#

i just heard getting into anything is hard as fuck

naive plinth
#

If you’re hesitant then…

naive plinth
dim badge
naive plinth
naive plinth
dim badge
#

im not sure

#

i think it would be beneficial for the real world

naive plinth
dim badge
naive plinth
dim badge
naive plinth
dim badge
#

You can definitely level the playing fields if you pull your cards right

#

(essays)

#

or at least that’s what I’m hoping

dim badge
#

but

#

like

#

other stuff

vagrant bloom
#

Does Stanford care about quarter grades

#

Or just final grades

dim badge
vagrant bloom
#

But is it bda that I got an A- quarter

#

But ended up with an A+ final year

calm condor
#

to only letters

#

so A+ or A- = A

#

can be good or bad for u (like a B+ would be just a B)

dim badge
#

and dont consider freshman year

#

i havent seen any recent sources on their gpa calculation

vagrant bloom
#

Oh ok

dim badge
#

they use SU6 or whatever

#

the last 6 semesters of core classes unweighted

real herald
#

i got 87 first sem 93 2nd sem in that class

#

so overall 90

dim badge
#

90-100 = A = 4.0

#

80-89 = B = 3.0

real herald
#

ok

dim badge
real herald
#

so ill have 1 B (only 1 semester) at stanford

dim badge
#

ppl said this but i heard different

real herald
#

damn 3.0 is dogshit

#

my school does B = 87-93 at a 3.3

dim badge
real herald
#

yea but ur B is prolly 80-89

#

mine is 87-93

#

so imo it makes a little more sense

dim badge
#

no

real herald
#

93 is A

dim badge
#

i believe you

real herald
#

i only have one 87 (one semester) and an overall 90 (87 1st sem 93 2nd sem)

dim badge
#

im just curious

real herald
#

so stanford ill have 1 B

real herald
#

how does 1 sem work

dim badge
#

except in math its a 89.5

real herald
#

do they calculate by semester

#

or overall

dim badge
#

it might not even be true

real herald
#

bruh

dim badge
#

its from some reddit post

real herald
#

spreading misinformation goes brazy

dim badge
#

but like ive been

#

told that

#

theres this

#

they take into account + depending on ur school

#

its a reupload a persons blog

dim badge
#

according to that one guy in 2020s admission report

#

theres also posts like these

#

over the summer i no lifed

#

and read all of the stanford posts basically

dim badge
dim badge
dim badge
#

basically "just be yourself" and pray

dim badge
#

williamthereader talked about it at princeton

dim badge
dim badge
#

you really dont know what to expect

dim badge
#

@dim badge i found it

#

they said stanford grades flat

#

i wonder if thats where it comes from

dim badge
#

not for REA

dim badge
dim badge
dim badge
#

but also ppl have said its like not weighted equally

real herald
#

bc some of my courses are 1 sem while others are the full year

#

if its by sem my UW is 3.95 😢

dim badge
#

i think it depends on ur transcript

#

does ur school report by semeste

real herald
#

yea

#

but they also give final grafde

dim badge
#

im not sure

real herald
#

they give individual sem grade

dim badge
#

ur prolly fine

real herald
#

and then average of the 2

#

i mean stanfords avg admitted is 3.94

dim badge
#

3.95 ain't gonna get u denied bro

real herald
#

so either way its fine

dim badge
#

HOPEE

real herald
#

if they grade by year lemme see what mine is

dim badge
#

damn

#

my school only reports final

#

so i'm lucky af

#

lmao

dim badge
dim badge
#

my friend had opposite 😭

#

downward trend

#

no Bs to 1 B to 3 Bs

#

i have an upward trend

#

4.0 in 7 ap classes jr yr

#

tahts a W

real herald
real herald
#

but one of the Bs became an overall 90

#

so thats good

real herald
#

no im ngl i have 0 pressure w stanford cuz i alr know im getting rejected but j wanna see how some unis calculate gpa

#

im doing rd