#Stanford University (2023-2024)

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digital spoke
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I gotta hope I get high ratings lol 😭

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cuz I wanna live at Stanford 🫠

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the surrounding area is so nice

harsh sentinel
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right

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plus stanford living situation>>>>>>>

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when i visited i saw a house with 2 dogs🥹

digital spoke
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les go

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last practice quiz of diff eq done

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only 1 class and 1 final left to go

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I'm gonna miss my professor though 😭

merry river
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wow my school doesnt have all those math courses 😮

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we only have up to calc bc ap 😅

digital spoke
merry river
digital spoke
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that sucks

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but usually, higher math should count, no?

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because that's kinda dumb if it doesn't

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do they not let you take any unless they give credit?

merry river
digital spoke
merry river
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and you would have to take it outside of school

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anyhoo thats less work for me since less expectations

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and my school is rural so that might be why 😅

dim badge
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are ur parents in the alumni association?

mental haven
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same. i will be the first.

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guys do we know what time and day its actually coming?

deft sleet
mental haven
deft sleet
mental haven
deft sleet
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use this as an avenue to practice your patience

mental haven
dim badge
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that's what the admissions office said

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"anticipate the week of dec 11"

unreal flame
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ok guys i need advice

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so should i update my application if i have a 30 on act

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bc in context of my area, the average is a 16.7 which shows i excelled in my area yk?

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but also like it could and most likely is too late anyway

dim badge
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the readers have definitely already seen it

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best case scenario you're in committee if that

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plus stanford said they're truly test optional this year

unreal flame
unreal flame
unreal flame
slim kayak
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It’s less than the 25th percentile tho

dim badge
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Wait so for legacy

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Bias isn’t added?

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Just an additional reader?

dim badge
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dim badge
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Would that even give the slightest of psychological nods?

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It wasn’t my parents tho; I’m first gen

unreal flame
dim badge
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It has to mean something

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if legacy is that important

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it’s the closest thing to it

dim badge
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are you legacy?

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which means just parents

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yes

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lucky bastard

dim badge
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but an extra reader or political bias, prob not since they only mentioned the extra reader thing for children of stanford alum

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Was it your mom or dad that went

dim badge
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I’ve heard you’re cracked otherwise

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you’re probably an admit

dim badge
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theres no way to know

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plus my test scores 😔

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Test scores aren’t that big of a deal this year

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Go test opp

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my ap ones i submitted lol

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My APs are mostly 3s and one 4

dim badge
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one 5

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hm so I take it our APs are sorta similar

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are you in cali?

dim badge
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mostly 4s tbh

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just psychology noooo noooo

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what happened with psychology

dim badge
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oh and calc bc

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i took it online and got fucked

digital spoke
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manifesting 1 on test score, 2 on HSR, 1/2 on ECs, 1/2 on Support, and 1/2/3 on SPIV 🙏

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LOL

crimson pasture
digital spoke
crimson pasture
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uhhh both ig?

digital spoke
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Um, do you mind sharing yours too lol if I share @crimson pasture

crimson pasture
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yess i can

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💪

digital spoke
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Alr, let's DM then

naive plinth
vagrant bloom
digital spoke
digital spoke
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Same!

pine rain
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i am expecting rejection

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i need to finish these other college supps

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so fucking bad

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why am i so slow

digital spoke
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🫠

dim badge
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All of you guys are gonna get in

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Trust

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You’ve been working for this

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You deserve this more than I

merry river
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yup legacy is just an additional reader. truth is legacy is intentionally being devalued in place of another growing institutional policy which i cannot name. but yeah.

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basically legacy is barely a hook nowadays

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since its not a disadvantage necessarily. they’re looking more for disadvantaged and diverse people and i mean that in every aspect possible. from the geographic to race and everything in between. but you can still get in if ur unhooked for sure. just got to be more competitive

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i think its great because legacy is really dumb.

dim badge
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this but i also wouldn't be so confident in legacy getting devalued in anyway bc after all money is the determining factor for the choices these schools make

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theyre clearly willing to sacrifice diversity for more money by not removing the policy entirely

merry river
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yeah its “gone” legally but its still going to be used. they literally changed up their essays just so they could have a diversity community essay

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and im all for it. i love the move towards it and away from legacy

lusty obsidian
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I think it’s reasonable that they still take background into context

merry river
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im asian tho 🤪

lusty obsidian
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😂

wintry delta
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there are many ways to demonstrate diversity beyond just ethnicity

merry river
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but i come from a pretty rare asian country. u bet i milked that out in my application 😂

wintry delta
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one way of thinking about the diversity essay is "what will you bring to our school"

merry river
lusty obsidian
merry river
lusty obsidian
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We are about to find out😂

naive plinth
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Reminder not to discuss the “unnamed thing” at all

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You too @merry river

dim badge
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in fact they're even lenient with legacy who've never donated because their parents are likely to start donating if their kids get in

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and tbf if aos disliked priviliege there would be way less 1%ers going to their school 😭

slim kayak
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Idk why I got a warning, I wanted to let them see my essay 😔

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I apologize

digital spoke
slim kayak
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Pie

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It wasn’t about that either 😔

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worldly pagoda
pine rain
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wait yea

digital spoke
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💀

pine rain
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what do your ecs gotta be to make you confident in a 1

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lmao

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did bro become okezue bell

digital spoke
pine rain
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they only give out 1's to really exceptional people

digital spoke
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delulu

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I'm guessing I'll get a 2

pine rain
worldly pagoda
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Yeah tell us 🫣

digital spoke
digital spoke
worldly pagoda
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lmao

digital spoke
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I definitely don't have that high stats for 1 on everything

pine rain
jovial bobcat
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we can judge each others

pine rain
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let's not circlejerk tho lmao

worldly pagoda
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Can I also dm y’all @jovial bobcat @digital spoke

jovial bobcat
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ya sure

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im down

digital spoke
digital spoke
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but a 2 is reasonable for me I think

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but sure

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also

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my responses are gonna be slow because I'm in a meeting rn

pine rain
digital spoke
pine rain
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jovial bobcat
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i'll exchange with pikachu only LOL

worldly pagoda
dim badge
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the week of the decision date if i remember right

trail olive
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I'm hoping for a 1 as well 🙏🙏
Realistically it's possible but who knows

digital spoke
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sure!

naive plinth
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Stanford rea gc when

naive plinth
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Honestly have no words

pine rain
naive plinth
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Gg these types of people deserve to get in over me if they want it that bad

pine rain
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maybe you cuz ur a mod

naive plinth
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Good that you know internet safety though billert!

pine rain
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i feel like i did start kinda early

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but not because of college

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i just did math in 6th grade

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and we balled from there

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oh and i got discord in 8th grade too

jovial bobcat
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yo same

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i made a dank memer server that grew to 10k members

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put that on my stanford app kek

naive plinth
naive plinth
pine rain
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it's part of a math competition i run tho

jovial bobcat
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ik

real herald
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So if there's ppl starting from 7th grade they deserve it more than me

cloud basin
naive plinth
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Too

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Also

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Why won’t Stanford send an email with official info

digital spoke
spring osprey
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Maybe they’re still finalizing?

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I heard somewhere that after they finish reading all the apps, they comb through everything again and confirm final decisions

digital spoke
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unless they surprise us with a Monday or mid-week earlier release, then I'll be fine 🤩

spring osprey
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A Monday or mid-week release would destroy my motivation in school 😭😭

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If it’s a Friday at least I can have 2 days at home to cope

jovial bobcat
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can u imagine a decision email sent to ur device in the middle of math class or smth

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that'll be crazy

digital spoke
pine rain
spring osprey
digital spoke
spring osprey
jovial bobcat
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dude that'll be insane tho

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if u get a rejection letter u cant concentrate that entire day

spring osprey
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Exactly

jovial bobcat
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if u get in might as well just start dancing in the middle of the classroom

pine rain
spring osprey
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Worst thing is I have a final exam next week so like

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Imagine if it comes out during then

pine rain
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We all have final exams soon lol

spring osprey
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(Chances are low since Stanford always release at 4 pm PST but who knows)

pine rain
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It’s probably dec 15th ish from what i know

jovial bobcat
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yo ykw hat

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more epic is u get the decision email to ur phone as you are TAKING an exam

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holy shit if i know that theres my decision lying in my pocket but i cant look at it

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ill kms

spring osprey
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I’ll tell the teacher how my life is on the line and to let me check it 😭😭

digital spoke
jovial bobcat
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worst is when u get rejected

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at that point all is lost

digital spoke
jovial bobcat
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do u agree that having a low expectation/expect the worst is the best

lime phoenix
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stanfoooooooord let me in guys

digital spoke
sonic dagger
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honestly part of the reason I applied early was so if I get rejected i'll get over it quicker

digital spoke
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do we know how many REA applicants Stanford gets

arctic snow
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less than rd

digital spoke
trail olive
digital spoke
merry river
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what percentage

jovial bobcat
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5%

digital spoke
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or 7-10%

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idk

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def > 5% though

merry river
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anyhoo who wants to trade ec lists

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just send a dm

digital spoke
trail olive
merry river
ancient ingot
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This is the most definitive dataset:

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792 men, 941 women enrolled, USN says 82% yield rate

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So around 965 male acceptances, 1147 women

digital spoke
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💀

merry river
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ive seen that post before tho so i reckon its true

digital spoke
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lol

digital spoke
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that's interesting, never knew that

ancient ingot
digital spoke
clear ingot
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when do we think stanford rea decisions will come out

digital spoke
trail olive
clear ingot
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damn

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one more week 😭

crimson pasture
paper cloak
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is there a chancee that it might come out tomorrow? prior to 2021 it came out second week of december....

digital spoke
paper cloak
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ahh i see

digital spoke
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If they did, everyone, including me, would freak out lol

paper cloak
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haha thats so real ive been soo nervous

digital spoke
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What state are you from?

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If you don't mind sharing

harsh sentinel
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my god how much time did you spend curating this list

naive plinth
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I’m guessing more women apply though

wind sinew
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weird question - nervous about my rec letters
stanford, would they play a huge role (detracting from my app) if theyre just mid?
also would it be appropriate to ask my counselor if they were good? or do i just wait a week

harsh sentinel
merry river
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anyone here from texas?

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especially south texas maybe 🫣.

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dm if you are…wanna get to know my competitors 😜

lusty obsidian
merry river
exotic reef
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I'm so scared 😵‍💫😭😵

lusty obsidian
spring osprey
dim badge
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scared scared scared

slim kayak
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One week everyone

digital spoke
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Good morning y'all

dusty oxide
digital spoke
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1 week left

digital spoke
dusty oxide
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wdym told beforehand like for those who def got in?

digital spoke
dusty oxide
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wait really where should we look for that when they're out

paper cloak
digital spoke
paper cloak
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socal

digital spoke
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ic

paper cloak
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wbu

digital spoke
lusty obsidian
merry river
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how were yalls essays

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were they quirky? or no

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im kind of worried about them. i made them as quirky as possible but like idk

harsh sentinel
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mine are balanced i think

merry river
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yeah not all of mine are quirky

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i included humor and stuff in my essays too

dim badge
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you should make em as quirky as possible tbh

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but maintain practical qualities

harsh sentinel
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my distinctive contribution one is very serious

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intellectual one is well intellectual

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roommate one kinda quirky

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significant challenge serious

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everything else is a mix

hoary sluice
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i talked abt probably the weirdest aspects of myself

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go big or go home ig

merry river
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i was very whimsical and weird

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and humorous

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my serious ones are significant challenge and historical event.

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others were quirky

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and community essay was slightly quirky

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roommate was super duper duper quirky

dim badge
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Idk what y’all consider quirky but yah just be yourself

jovial bobcat
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yeah dont try to be quirky

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when they have too many quirky applicants the non quirky ones stand out

mental haven
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UPENN ed applicants got an email last night of when it will come out ( 1 week from then). Do you guys think stanford will send one out?

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Also if you’re from NC specifically CLT area please message me!!

lime phoenix
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apparently they normally send on the tuesday of the week of release

mental haven
hoary skiff
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I wish I could forget :/

digital spoke
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Chat revive

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How we feeling

exotic reef
spring osprey
exotic reef
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I'm from Danang

spring osprey
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Me too!!

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Omg what a coincidence

exotic reef
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Omg...

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Did you also apply for REA Stanford????

spring osprey
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Yea!!

exotic reef
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Wow

spring osprey
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This is so cool omg like not just same country but same city

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But I moved to US when I was younger so 🫣

exotic reef
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Danang is so small, what a coincidence

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So you're currently studying at the US?

spring osprey
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Yes

exotic reef
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Hope to see you there at Stanford haha 🌲

spring osprey
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Danang people unite 🤭

exotic reef
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So you're not technically applying as an international student, am I correct?

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They'd categorize you as Asian American?

spring osprey
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Yea I’m applying as a US resident

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Not sure if as Asian American though, more likely just Asian since I was born in Vietnam

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But I didn’t mention it much in my essays, only like twice so not sure if it’ll hold much weight

exotic reef
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My roomate and historical event essay were so Vietnamese-like hehe

spring osprey
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For mine, I mentioned the hare and tortoise story being told in the classic Vietnamese narrator voice and also the traditional greeting like xin chào

exotic reef
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Oh yeh that's classic

spring osprey
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Wish I could have talked about it more but ran out of time so 😔

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What’s your major??

exotic reef
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I'm kind of a mix

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My extracurriculars are mostly about debating

spring osprey
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Same 🥹

exotic reef
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But I'm also interested in Computer Science as I did A Level CS

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So my essays focused on the intersection of those subjects

spring osprey
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Wait mine too 😭😭

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We have so many similarities

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I applied as symbolic systems for Stanford but cs is top choice for other schools

exotic reef
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So when they asked about majors that I'm interested in, I chose sth like CS, Sociology and sth else that I can't remember

digital spoke
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Omg lol

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Y'all so similar

spring osprey
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And also talked about debate and writing and they helped me in cs

spring osprey
spring osprey
exotic reef
digital spoke
exotic reef
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Lol my birthday is 7th July lol

spring osprey
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Oh I’m April 17th

exotic reef
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Hehe

spring osprey
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We both got the 7 so it still counts 🤭

exotic reef
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Still

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We have things in common

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That's so cool, I don't know any friends that REA-ed to Stanford

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*in Danang

spring osprey
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Well you found one!!

exotic reef
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7 more days and it feels like 7 years =))))))

digital spoke
spring osprey
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I feel like I have aged 10 years waiting for the decision

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Are y’all planning on RD anywhere before Stanford REA comes out?

merry river
exotic reef
spring osprey
exotic reef
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But won't submit it yet until Stanford decision

spring osprey
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That’s what I’m doing too

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But I’m nowhere near done 😭😭

exotic reef
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I'll go there if they admit me haha 😂

spring osprey
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Like 20 essays to do in less than 7 days 😭

spring osprey
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But Cali is so expensive 😔

mental haven
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We’re getting in.

spring osprey
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Everyone is moving to Texas because it’s cheaper and I’m just over here going against the flow

exotic reef
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I'm actually about to take off to Hanoi. I'll be joining the national grand final for a debate tournament hehe

spring osprey
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National-

exotic reef
spring osprey
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I’m barely having my city championship finals tomorrow

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Is it going to be broadcasted on national TV?

exotic reef
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It's the Vietnam Women and Queer Open tournament

spring osprey
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I sometimes see like the Trường Teen that one debate show on my Facebook feed

mental haven
exotic reef
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Debate in Vietnam is relatively new. It isn't embedded in our educational system

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More like an extracurricular, and the debate community has a council to vote and host national championships

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Byeee, I'm flying for now

spring osprey
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What’s the topic??

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Byee, good luck!’

exotic reef
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🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲

spring osprey
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Win that championship!!

merry river
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any ling majors applying to stanford rea

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how am i the only one

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i mean ig now they have to accept me

spring osprey
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Higher chances though 👀

merry river
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😆

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yup

spring osprey
pine rain
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bruh my ass is actually getting rejected

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fuck this shit

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and im behind on my other essays too

merry river
pine rain
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deferred

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not accepted

merry river
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me?

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i meant what does linguistics have to do with you being rejected

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@pine rain

digital spoke
spring osprey
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Procrastination is so real like

digital spoke
spring osprey
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I have to work on essays before REA comes out but wondering what the decisions will be keep bothering me so I can’t focus but I still have to work on the essays but

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It’s a whole cycle

digital spoke
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What RDs are you planning to apply to in case Stanford doesn't work out?

sonic dagger
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have yall seen brown's essays they're so extra cursedmoon

spring osprey
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There’s a few more too

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But they’re my choices right after Stanford

spring osprey
sonic dagger
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and also on top of that you have to make a whole ass video about yourself

spring osprey
spring osprey
sonic dagger
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It’s just I’m not confident to film one lol

pine rain
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it was a separate thought

naive plinth
pine rain
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大家好

naive plinth
digital spoke
digital spoke
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T20s have so many essays

pine rain
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你那？

digital spoke
pine rain
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it's too early for that

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not even christmas

digital spoke
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LOL

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希望大家一起进入Stanford

arctic snow
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स्टैनफ़ोर्ड Stanford

dim badge
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i only had to really do 2 new essays

mental haven
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is anyone bioengineering??

vagrant bloom
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Yeah

naive plinth
pine rain
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wait do you acc speak chinese

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lol

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holy shit

mental haven
pine rain
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i did not know that

naive plinth
naive plinth
vagrant bloom
naive plinth
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I google translated lol

vagrant bloom
mental haven
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if u don’t mind

vagrant bloom
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Lmao

digital spoke
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Do you wanna compare too? In DMs

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I'm CS tho

mental haven
arctic snow
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so brave

severe gulch
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Does anyone know what the least common major is

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Just curious

arctic snow
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oh just fyi krispy kreme selling donut dozens for 1 dollar soon

vagrant bloom
digital spoke
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To cheer us up 🤣🤣🤣

crimson pasture
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nooo omg i legit just watched that

digital spoke
pine rain
slim kayak
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Oh damn so much happened since the last time I opened this

mental haven
digital spoke
pine rain
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Its more of a negative reinforcement thing

trail olive
digital spoke
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at that point, it doesn't matter 🫠

pine rain
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Okay tbf

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35/36 is different than a 1590 depending on the circumstances

digital spoke
pine rain
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I almost got whooped for my 35/36

digital spoke
pine rain
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Thankfully it was a no food kinda deal

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Not a physical beating

digital spoke
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damn what

trail olive
pine rain
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I took the sat instead

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Dw

pine rain
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And they wonder why i dont like listening to them

trail olive
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okay but
35 is essentially= 36 for admissions
as 1560/70+ is pretty much = 1600

digital spoke
trail olive
mental haven
digital spoke
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curve on these standardized tests for math is insane

pine rain
mental haven
pine rain
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Thanks dawg

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Ive accepted rejection because game theory dictates

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That this is the best course of action

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Realism also dictates that this is probably a correct judgment

trail olive
wintry delta
sonic dagger
merry river
pine rain
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There’s some shitposting going on there

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But mainly for the roommate essay

crimson pasture
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i wrote about how i don't like country

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(very briefly)

severe gulch
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Country music?

crimson pasture
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yes

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bleh

trail olive
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I referenced Roble and said I hope we're not in it bc it's far away from classes (and compared it to me briefly)

arctic snow
mental haven
mental haven
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@naive plinth u ready to get into Stanford in a couple of days

naive plinth
harsh sentinel
naive plinth
harsh sentinel
naive plinth
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Spoilers ^

harsh sentinel
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oh i did not know that

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i only watched the first 2 seasons 😭

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and then life happened so like

naive plinth
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Yeah that’s prob why

harsh sentinel
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calif is the best place for law so i'd pick stanford

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which is why i wanna go east coast for undergrad

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but my parents would love if i stayed in calif from ug till forever

naive plinth
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wintry delta
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i made my princeton short takes quirky, but my long essays were "normal"

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well not like abstract quirky, i guess just more "unfiltered me"

muted sage
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I can’t believe y’all can afford 4 years staying at the La Quinta Inn

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Like sure it’s a bit larger than most of them but eh

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harsh sentinel
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LOL

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stanford is so pretty

trail olive
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my roommate essay was quirky but that was it

trail olive
ionic radish
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Shit... why's it so calm here?

mental haven
opaque plume
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heyy

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what's up

mental haven
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how r we feeling 6 days out

dim badge
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how was yalls interviews

mental haven
dim badge
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oh shit

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no biggie, it's just considered in the cds

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honestly mine was pretty tense

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interviewer kept interrupting my responses with some new anecdote 😭

mental haven
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what did they ask?

mental haven
dim badge
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common data set

mental haven
# dim badge common data set

ik what that is but are you saying it’s just for what they release? like where does the interview come into your app?

unreal flame
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it usually only affects if it’s either of the extremes REALLY good or REALLY bad

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plus since everyone doesn’t have the opportunity to get one, it can’t be too important bc that wouldn’t be fair

mental haven
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yeah i opted in but im in NC and apparently there’s not many interviewers

unreal flame
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of course

unreal flame
mental haven
rigid cape
paper cloak
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when do you think they'll email us? is it like in the beginning of the week or...

mental haven
lusty obsidian
naive plinth
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I had a dream I was rejected last night ☹️ good thing my dreams don’t usually come true

digital spoke
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just like all of us here hehe

naive plinth
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Well not all

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But all the rejections

naive plinth
digital spoke
naive plinth
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Best I have is a hook

digital spoke
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y'all being humble as heck lol 😭

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6 days!

mental haven
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i would think the apps on here would be the best tho bc the people who sought out this discussion would have the best stuff?

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or i’m just telling myself that

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i think the best ones are the people who don't speak in here at all until decision day

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yeah it’s surprising but he

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There was even a matpat game theory

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That the most active are more likely to be rejected

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Due to societal stress put on them to succeed

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but that’s the thing

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there’s only so many auto admits

naive plinth
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also

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there’s only so much you can do for your resume at this point

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and only so much you can do to polish your app

mental haven
naive plinth
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this is what i do in my filler time

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but i don’t know

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all I can say is that

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to be honest i just have a discord addiction

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bottom line

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AO’s have a clear conscience

mental haven
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i just got it to find this thread and i am addicted to seeing what people have to say

naive plinth
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but also my ecs aren't really time consuming

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But it’s not that bad

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I just sleep less

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the AOs present their regions to like a larger panel and display us as how our app portrays us and then they vote

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but i don’t know that my essays would win someone over bc it’s just me idk

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I don’t think mine would

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I think mine rn are significantly better

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Anyways I need to go do hw so I can do college apps later 🥶 bye guys

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it's gotten way better

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but the other 2 are some of my best work

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mental haven
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yes i don’t like mine either

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but it’s good now

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i’m kind of glad i applied here early bc i have been able to refine my RD to duke with all the things I would have done differently with Stanford

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regardless

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mental haven
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same definitely

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i really like the school a lot but i think my early could've been spent better elsewhere

mental haven
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r u in cali

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I think my intellectual experience one is good but could have been a bit better

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And idr the last essay

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i would say all of mine are my best work except the last one

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and maybe historical moment

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what did you guys say for that

naive plinth
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ok thats good

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i thought that was such a unique question

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mine was so cliche 😭

trail olive
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EE

mental haven
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that’s awesome

digital spoke
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I've been grinding monkeytype to de-stress lol

trail olive
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And what's your keyboard :o

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it's so hard to get faster typing with 5 fingers

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but I'm slowly progressing

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which is nice

trail olive
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my speed and accuracy goes down for mechanical keyboards and stuff

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because I use 5 fingers

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so I have to move more

trail olive
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I use index and middle fingers and use my left ring exclusively for the a key
It's so weird

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which is interesting

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i am a chicken typer kms

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Right thumb?
And left thumb for shift?

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Whaat

digital spoke
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trail olive
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digital spoke
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I used to grind nitro type 2-3 hours a day back in 5th grade lol

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and I didn't want to learn homerow 💀

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I eventually learned it

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but I can only hit around 70 avg to 100 peak

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and I haven't bothered trying to get faster using homerow

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it def feels nicer tho

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I just like
Started typing on minecraft at like 8 and learned from that

digital spoke
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Idek lmfao

vagrant bloom
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When are decisions coming out

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Anything confirmed yet?

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we can assume it's next friday

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afternoon-evening depending on where you are

mental haven
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It’s so sad to think that like all we have done for the past 4 years still could not amount to enough for Stanford

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merry river
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whats the chance of me getting in?

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for those of you that reviewed my app

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Only the admissions office knows

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no one can really say

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merry river
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i wish i could send my essays 😞

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then yall would really be able to review me

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check dms

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LMAO

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guilty as charged

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but it's okay!

naive plinth
slim kayak
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but u will, so dwdw

merry river
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which one should i send?

mental haven
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i think u have good odds

trail olive
mental haven
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we will all get in

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wait before i do, are yoy planning on applying to harvard ? @trail olive @mental haven

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nope

naive plinth
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Guys

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for you to maybe just read over

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Who should I have review my short question responses for Stanford?

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yeah sure

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wait

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have you applied yet

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to stanford rea at least yes

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alright yeah you can send me what you wanna have sent and I’ll send you mine

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i just got this

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🫣

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wait why can’t you do that

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nah chance Me’s aren’t allowed

mental haven
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publicly? or is DM ok?

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i was doing dm ones. and we were just exchanging not even chancing

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so idk

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Nor does it benefit you

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You’re asking someone who’s relying on the same info you have to tell you your chances

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So they can’t tell you anything you couldn’t already infer

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The one time I’ve seen someone who wasn’t a student give chance mes was a consultant who sold them for $10 and later got banned for misinformation spreading on r/a2c

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muted sage
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we’re just doing essay revisions

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Well that’s not a chance me

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So it’d be fine

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Just smth to do at your own risk

mental haven
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well if they ban me i have spent a total of 1 day on this app so it is not much lost

muted sage
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Which does delve into there

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Do you happen to have RD prepped at least?

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Maybe just a few

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Not everything

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Ik you did REA

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But in case you don’t get it

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literally just waiting for friday

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and i applied to my in state early also

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That’s good

mental haven
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i’m allowed to do that, right?

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Uhh I believe if it was for merit aid purposes

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Idk Stanford’s policies

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cuz its a public

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Yeah youre fine

mental haven
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ok. good. I was kind of worried bc it’s UNC which i thought could have been different, but we’re all good

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UNC I think you can even get away with ED if you’re going for Morehead Cain

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But even without it you’re fine for REA

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they don’t have ED

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and i didn’t get morehead semifinalist RIP

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I meant ED at another school

mental haven
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oooohhhh

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Ooh dang

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I haven't started on Harvard yet

mental haven
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isn’t it due in like 2 weeks 😭

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Not the harvard convo in the stanford thread 😭

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🤪

mental haven
merry river
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Rejection/deferral in 6 days 😔

mental haven
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no portal astrology discussion

mental haven
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waste of time

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and not beneficial -- heightens anxiety too

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I sent off all my RDs so like 15 schools alr 😭

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A disproportionate number of people rea’d to Stanford at my school compared to the other rea schools, so I’m just hoping for the best but fine if I get rejected/deferred as well 🤷🏻‍♀️

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damnn. im trying to save money

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cuz its so much money to send all that apps

mental haven
merry river
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how were yalls interviews byw

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btw

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mine was SO BAD

digital spoke
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i literally got a new laptop and couldn’t figure out how to UNMUTE my laptop for 10 mins

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and was just staring at him and trying not to cry for 10 mins

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oh no

trail olive
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genuinely curious, how much of an advantage do you think there is for coming from a rural area or a small school?

merry river
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i come from a rural school so im wondering the same

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but my region is very competitive

trail olive
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so idk how that works out

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ok second question what would you consider a small school/rural area

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cosmic flint
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Dawg what does xooks mean

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I still dont understand it

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how it's just a spam word

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Gg

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where you been

calm condor
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Panicking about finals

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:P I still have another week

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im hoping rea comes in clutch and i dont have to worry as much

mental haven
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my finals are in may…. what

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what about like AP?

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My friends got rejected from Caltech

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caltech is one of the hardest schools though

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True but they told one of them 70% chance in a program specific for applicants

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Uh something else. I think it was also specific for recruits

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i thought it was like 50% for it

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oh

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The other got in the fly in

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i dont even think its run by the admissions office

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the fly in

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I mean maybe?

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Not sure lol

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I’m gonna try to bank on my Pomona 40%

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Well it wouldn’t be but the POP program makes it so that it’s a 40% for me

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I’ve just realized

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There’s no such thing as a god essay

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your essays just have to hit all of the right notes

calm condor
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or EPC as well

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True

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Ivys, Stanford obv, Uchic, Pomona,

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Uh

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UC

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Caltech (hah no chance)

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Stanford is easier to get into than caltech

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Other pseudo Ivies

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That should tell you something

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Errr

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I don’t have a chance.

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You’re cracked aren’t you

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It’s always the ones with the simple avatars that are like super cracked

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No .-.

mental mica
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@calm condor HI FUTURE STANNY ADMIT

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IM YOUR BIGGEST FAN

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no

mental mica
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OMG REMEMBER ME WHEN YOU'RE RICH AND FAMOUS

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ORZ

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ORZ

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ORZ

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.-. Im gonna be dirt poor

mental mica
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IM YOUR BIGGEST FAN

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DON'T FORGET ME

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Ew venti

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Thx :P

mental mica
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remember me when you are rich and famous 🥺🥺🥺

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Will AOs straight up reject you if your essays aren't that great

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But everything else hits the right notes

mental haven
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glazing is insane

mental haven
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You can get in because of your essays and also despite of your essays - a penn AO

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Probs the same w Stanford

mental haven
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Nah

mental haven
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i was about to say

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It’s from prior research

vagrant bloom
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So essays aren't a main factor?

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And it’s still confusing cuz what makes an essay a deciding factor in some cases and not in others

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guys does anyone know if stanford's climbing gym is good

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It is!

pine rain
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i need to get back into bouldering

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i suck ass

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i want to climb v3's

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but i can't

slim kayak
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There is free classes to climb higher too btw

pine rain
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my 180 pound ass with zero grip strength and footwork is NOT climbing v3's

pine rain
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like try to figure it out for yourself

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and people besides you who are chill might help you out

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if they're willing to

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Nah to get higher than bouldering heights requires some kind of previous experience

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And honestly the fall onto the mats the softest ever like damn

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When I did it I was surprised cuz I fully expected something breaking

pine rain