Oh I know
#Stanford University (2023-2024)
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real herald
Bros got that legacy
real herald
LMFAO I'm not a rich white male that shit ain't happening
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but stanford didnt send me an email 😭
naive plinth
But legacies have also been rejected
he won't be
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but stanford didnt send me an email 😭
Wait you haven’t gotten one email from Stanford?
fresh fulcrum
Wait why did darty say go to Columbia
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Wait you haven’t gotten one email from Stanford?
i meant a mean email
fresh fulcrum
Are they even allowed to say that
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Wait why did darty say go to Columbia
they didnt
fresh fulcrum
There hat was the email
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they didnt
Show us the email
they said
i hope columbia is worthwhile
i just said i would prefer to go to EPC bc i dont know anything about columbia
Dark Brandon
Send the email
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Send the email
i'd really prefer not to because it brings back old trauma
dartmouth used to be one of my top schools
hm I see
naive plinth
Let's respect his boundaries
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Ruby can you show me the email
you can ask bertha if you dont believe me though
bertha and michelle have seen the email
@bertha can I see the email
@michelle obama can I see the email
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😭
naive plinth
Ruby can you show me the email
i didn't see it
fresh fulcrum
i just said i would prefer to go to EPC bc i dont know anything about columbia
Ohhhh
naive plinth
but if brandon doesn't want to show lets not pressure
fresh fulcrum
Well why’d you tell them that 😭😭
naive plinth
i thought yall knew this
I missed that part of the story
fresh fulcrum
dartmouth used to be one of my top schools
Mid school anyways
U can do much better
slim kayak
Man all I can think about is Stanford REA decision date
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I missed that part of the story
yeah dont give me wrong i love dartmouth but
i dont think im getting in
AO’s can’t legally hold that against you though
fresh fulcrum
Man all I can think about is Stanford REA decision date
Same but Columbia
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AO’s can’t legally hold that against you though
yeah but
fresh fulcrum
yeah dont give me wrong i love dartmouth but
Didn’t u ED Stanny
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that doesnt stop personal bias
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Didn’t u ED Stanny
rea yes
jolly summit
dartmouth used to be one of my top schools
I’d apply but they have way too much greek life for me
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Guess
i just think it would be easier to get into bc none of the aos have personal bias against me 😭
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at least you have columbia
we can hope 🙏
that’s not why
guess again
i have no idea
i dont think my chances are good at either
i just said i think i have a better chance
I’ll tell you why dark Brandon
you see
there’s one thing
this single implication causes much of the polarization it does for todays college application seasons
and that one thing
particularly present at Stanford
is called
are you ready?
sure
real herald
Deez
naive plinth
my friend just said "i’m lwk so scared, but ik if i dont get stannie, ill probably have other ivies" 💀
ivies are safeties now ig!
narrow jacinth
my friend just said "i’m lwk so scared, but ik if i dont get stannie, ill probab...
Devi core….Rory core………
harsh sentinel
Devi core….Rory core………
my friends call me Rory Gilmore does that mean im going to yale
trail olive
what if they just decide to release them tomorrow (im not coping at all... very patient actually)
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what if they just decide to release them tomorrow (im not coping at all... very ...
honestly theres a chance they could release them on monday
they said week of dec 11
trail olive
honestly theres a chance they could release them on monday
🙏
paper cloak
they said week of dec 11
wait when/where did they say this
i havent gotten any emails so sorta worried haha
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i havent gotten any emails so sorta worried haha
kid with a pig profile picture called the admissions and they said that it'll "decisions will likely be released the week of dec 11"
paper cloak
calling up admin is crazy (im gonna do that tmr now)
trail olive
calling up admin is crazy (im gonna do that tmr now)
let us know if you do 🔫
naive plinth
Devi core….Rory core………
REAL AF
dapper gale
kid with a pig profile picture called the admissions and they said that it'll "d...
Are you talking abt me? Cus I did not call admissions - I found this info out through my friend’s friend who works with admissions
mental haven
guys one of us just needs to call atp
dapper gale
Wait till tmr if they don’t announce then call
mental haven
i mean i feel like we know it’s going to be friday
vagrant bloom
Did anyone call?
mental haven
i will if yall want
vagrant bloom
Tyyy
mental haven
they don’t open until 9 tmr
guys my IDOCs still haven’t been cleared
and i’ve emailed so much but got no response
mental haven
is stanford need blind?
vagrant bloom
Yes
mental haven
good to know
old pike
is stanford need blind?
Not for intls
Only for US Citizens
jovial bobcat
guys my IDOCs still haven’t been cleared
idoc keeps asking me to sign but every time i do it and they confirm it's good it still asks me
does the same happen to u?
mental haven
no, mine just haven’t been verified
i mean it’s way past 11/15 so i just hope they consider me for some aid
hoary skiff
Did anyone call?
I asked them through email and they just said it will be updated on the admissions page when confirmed
mental haven
I asked them through email and they just said it will be updated on the admissio...
bruhhh
digital spoke
how we feeling today
lime phoenix
t-5 days
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how we feeling today
pretty good
ive kinda stopped thinking about it
let whatever happens happen
mental haven
how we feeling today
more laid back than yesterday, but it’s still on my mind
mental haven
what % of applicants do u guys think are from cali
lime dock
i feel either strong waves of optimism or a stronger feeling that im an auto reject lol
digital spoke
what % of applicants do u guys think are from cali
a good percentaje lol
teal sapphire
u think sibling legacy is a thing at all?
mental haven
a good percentaje lol
so do u think it’s harder to get in if ur from cali?
merry river
so do u think it’s harder to get in if ur from cali?
yeah def lol
mental haven
so easier if i’m on the east coast 😅😅
hoary skiff
I live in a competitive east coast area 🥲
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u think sibling legacy is a thing at all?
at stanford? idts
i mean in terms of the third reader no
but they'll definitely take it into account i'd bet
mental haven
I live in a competitive east coast area 🥲
i can’t tell if i am
teal sapphire
idk my sister said she knew a lot of sibling pairs or smth
disproportionately to how many qualified sibiling pairs apply or smth
mental haven
i can’t tell if i am
i only know one person in my school district that applied REA and my district is 2nd largest in NC do
hoary skiff
Which column on naviance is this years 2023 or 2024
mental haven
2024
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idk my sister said she knew a lot of sibling pairs or smth
stanford said they only take "primary legacy" into consideration when it comes to benefits though
aka the parents
those are the guys who get the third reader
i doubt they completely ignore it tbh tho lol
digital spoke
so do u think it’s harder to get in if ur from cali?
idk, ig it depends on what area
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idk my sister said she knew a lot of sibling pairs or smth
this might be a correlation not causation thing too lol
teal sapphire
never binary
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siblings tend to share similar perspectives, similar ecs, etc
mental haven
this might be a correlation not causation thing too lol
yeah this is what i was thinking
and exposed to same opportunities
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i doubt theyre lettting someone in just because they're a sibling lmao
civic breach
yall is there any confirmation on release date or are we still assuming Dec 15th 4 PST?
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never binary
tbh if you have a similar profile to ur sister that's probably a good thing, especially if you have the same regional AO too
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yall is there any confirmation on release date or are we still assuming Dec 15th...
nope
teal sapphire
tbh if you have a similar profile to ur sister that's probably a good thing, esp...
yeah i def do
u think the fact that she's been on leave for 2 yrs
will change anything
mental haven
yall is there any confirmation on release date or are we still assuming Dec 15th...
just assuming LOL
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they said probably the week of dec 11th
merry river
those are the guys who get the third reader
yeah and thats it. it doesn’t actually help a lot. legacy is a very minor boost unless ur parents are regular donors
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yeah and thats it. it doesn’t actually help a lot. legacy is a very minor boost ...
that's a pretty big boost imo
especially if ur a borderline applicant
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yeah and thats it. it doesn’t actually help a lot. legacy is a very minor boost ...
someone told me they quantify the legacy's donations like a number too
merry river
oh wow
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like 1-6
merry river
but yeah its only if ur parents actually donate
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someone told me they quantify the legacy's donations like a number too
i dont rlly believe this though
otherwise i'm sure my dad or one of his friends who are apart of the alumni association would've told us about it
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damnnn u r connected
no my dad just went to the school 😭
his friends went too cuz that's where he made them
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what major are you btw?
BME
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is ur dad rich now?
no not at all
merry river
oh no why?
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oh no why?
his major was ethnic studies, just liked to learn
dont blame him
cuz i would prob do the same lol
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oh damn. me whose a ling major 💀
you'll prob be making the average if not more
my dad makes six figures for jobs he doesn't even have a degree for bc he went to stanford 😭
merry river
hm yeah name brand def helps
mental haven
my dad makes six figures for jobs he doesn't even have a degree for bc he went t...
wait ur legacy?
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tbh he doesn't tell me much about stanford
merry river
but my dad doesn't donate or anything
are you gonna be mad if you dont get in
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are you gonna be mad if you dont get in
i'll be disappointed for a day but not really mad
mental haven
LOL
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i would straight up start blaming my dad for not donating like
i wouldnt
that money is better spent on something else
merry river
i'll be disappointed for a day but not really mad
very healthy mindset ❤️
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i dont even agree with legacy
merry river
mhm
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the only school i'll prob bawl over is if i dont get into columbia
merry river
the only school i'll prob bawl over is if i dont get into columbia
isnt colombia a country
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that would be pretty funny
merry river
ik i was joking
mental haven
ohhhh
mental haven
yeah i got 50/50 hate or encouragement
mental haven
i did a chance me once
it was degrading
merry river
yeah at least you got comments. a lot of them are ignored
wintry delta
never again
What happened lol
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What happened lol
mine was super positive but bittersweet positive
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What happened lol
everyone was essentially saying i was gonna be a diversity admit 😭
wintry delta
wow that's mean
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there was 1-2 nice people
mental haven
everyone was essentially saying i was gonna be a diversity admit 😭
this is crazy
w the chance me on reddit i cant tell if people are just being nice sometimes
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Didn't get anything helpful out of it
you never do
these guys aren't admissions officers
digital spoke
i would straight up start blaming my dad for not donating like
wat
mental haven
r any of u applying to Duke RD
merry river
Didn't get anything helpful out of it
the truth is people use chanceme for ideas. same with college results
half cliff
guys it's gonna be the 15th right
mental haven
guys it's gonna be the 15th right
we guess?
vagrant bloom
4 PM PST
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the truth is people use chanceme for ideas. same with college results
really?? do people actually use it for ideas
merry river
really?? do people actually use it for ideas
i mean i sort of did.
yeah thats a wayyyy more helpful subreddit
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i mean i sort of did.
how 😭
digital spoke
fr
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mostly@for@competitions and programs
nobody gave me any advice
merry river
gived 💀
mental haven
same they’re just like “why do you even want to apply to stanford???”
digital spoke
same they’re just like “why do you even want to apply to stanford???”
LOL
mental haven
so sad 😞
pine rain
i would straight up start blaming my dad for not donating like
are you legacy
merry river
are you legacy
nooo.
dapper gale
nobody gave me any advice
Did your dad get an email from a legacy coordinator after you submitted your app
I heard from a friend of mine who is legacy that he got an email
mental haven
that’s wild
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Did your dad get an email from a legacy coordinator after you submitted your app
no LMAO
what did he say
does ur friend donate
dapper gale
I can ask him if he does but idts - his family doesn’t seem like the type to have much “school loyalty”
His older sister went to Berkeley for ex
mental haven
did she get into stanford ?
dapper gale
Idk
naive plinth
His older sister went to Berkeley for ex
Stanford reject school
mental haven
stanford is the only school i applied to on the west coast 😞
dapper gale
If I get rejected honestly I won’t be super disappointed since I don’t want to be this far from my family :/
Although I love Stanford
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I can ask him if he does but idts - his family doesn’t seem like the type to hav...
are they apart of alumni association
digital spoke
5 DAYS 2 HOURS 5 MINUTESSSS
omg
dapper gale
are they apart of alumni association
Idk much, my friend just offhandedly mentioned it
mental haven
is duke anyone’s #2
dapper gale
is duke anyone’s #2
For me, #6 after Cornell, JHU, Harvard, Yale
mental haven
what’s ur 1?
mental haven
bye i didn’t even apply to an ivy
mental haven
Stanford is #3 for me
did u rea?
dapper gale
bye i didn’t even apply to an ivy
What’s your major
mental haven
BME
dapper gale
did u rea?
Ya because I don’t like how Harvard and Yale defer a significant amount
mental haven
Ahh are you doing JHU? It’s the best BME
my parents won’t let me apply bc they wouldn’t let me live in baltimore smh
dapper gale
should i apply to an ivy for BME? I’m pre-med
Hmm I think you should def do Cornell and Penn
Columbia too
mental haven
but i could get a maryland senator recommendation for JHU
dapper gale
but i could get a maryland senator recommendation for JHU
Woah how?
I know a girl doing bme at Cornell and she loves it there
Similarish vibes to duke too if that’s your #2 (in the sense that it’s a relatively isolated area)
mental haven
My cousin is like best friends with her and I kind of shadowed her when I was younger, I didn’t see it benefitting me bc she doesn’t know anything about in in terms of BME focus
mental haven
Similarish vibes to duke too if that’s your #2 (in the sense that it’s a relativ...
i’m 1.5 he from duke
dapper gale
My cousin is like best friends with her and I kind of shadowed her when I was yo...
Still to get a rec from a Senator is impressive
This one girl at my old elementary school claimed to be family friends with Michelle Obama 💀
& I think Michelle wrote her rec letter bruh
naive plinth
my parents won’t let me apply bc they wouldn’t let me live in baltimore smh
Jhu is legit a gated campus
digital spoke
& I think Michelle wrote her rec letter bruh
💀 BRO
IMAGINE FIRST LADY WRITING YOUR REC
no way
hoary skiff
& I think Michelle wrote her rec letter bruh
insane
dapper gale
She could’ve just been capping tho
digital spoke
& I think Michelle wrote her rec letter bruh
bro, I need rec letters from obama, trump, and biden 🤩
naive plinth
IMAGINE FIRST LADY WRITING YOUR REC
One of limmy reviews had a guy who got a rec from Barack
digital spoke
then I getting in fs
naive plinth
I’m sure people write their recs and then just get it signed
digital spoke
I want one from obama lol
hoary skiff
I wonder how much depth it would have but does it even matter at that point lol
naive plinth
I’m sure people write their recs and then just get it signed
^
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& I think Michelle wrote her rec letter bruh
michelle obama is my friend too
mental haven
Jhu is legit a gated campus
i know i have told them
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Well
You can be from California
But if you’re from a poor part of California like Imperial County or some rural ass place like Alpine County
Your chances are leveraged
merry river
yup
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Don’t we all heheh
as someone from New Mexico I literally romanticized Imperial County 💀
rare herald
but i could get a maryland senator recommendation for JHU
dont do it for the name. sometime senator recs can be trash tbh
rare herald
<@1062111442096111708> on top
☺️
digital spoke
dont do it for the name. sometime senator recs can be trash tbh
I feel like they're mostly just templates
mental haven
I feel like they're mostly just templates
i didn’t do it for this reason
rare herald
I feel like they're mostly just templates
true
mental haven
hello michelle
rare herald
i didn’t do it for this reason
i mean go with the recommender that knows you the best
rare herald
hello michelle
hi mbee
mental haven
i mean go with the recommender that knows you the best
yes that’s what i did instead. not just going to do it for the name
digital spoke
yes that’s what i did instead. not just going to do it for the name
I feel like going for the name works if it's super rare
like not a senator
but more like the president or sum 💀
vagrant bloom
!stanford
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but more like the president or sum 💀
Exactly
just go for people who know your ass best
digital spoke
just go for people who know your ass best
lol
rare herald
yalll
solid steeple
wait my friend who rea to stanford told me u can ea to usc is this correct
cuz if so now i wished i rea to stanford
idk if this is true tho
digital spoke
wait my friend who rea to stanford told me u can ea to usc is this correct
for the scholarship yeah
solid steeple
for the scholarship yeah
wat scholarship exactly
digital spoke
wat scholarship exactly
I don't remember
but it's one about merit scholarships I think
digital spoke
you can search it up
solid steeple
ight ight
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its allowed
digital spoke
it's on the Stanford website listed as an exception
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usc only considers for merit under EA
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cuz if so now i wished i rea to stanford
statistically its prob better u didnt
REA is harder if ur not legacy, donor, or athlete
so imo it was a blessing in disguise
solid steeple
so imo it was a blessing in disguise
ah ic. honestly i just kinda wanted to get it over with it. and just receiving a defer just means i had something ok enough to not get rejected
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ah ic. honestly i just kinda wanted to get it over with it. and just receiving a...
just patience
solid steeple
like right now i only ea to usc so i wont know if my app was good enough until like mid jan which is before rd
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like right now i only ea to usc so i wont know if my app was good enough until l...
would you rather have a higher chance of admitted straight up or get deferred -> rejected pipeline
i think u made the right decision
solid steeple
would you rather have a higher chance of admitted straight up or get deferred ->...
aye imma just say it defer is better than reject, and i highly doubt stanford would let me in
solid steeple
i think u made the right decision
valid too
digital spoke
REA is harder if ur not legacy, donor, or athlete
😭 bro, stop scaring me
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😭 bro, stop scaring me
sorry 😭😭
i am just trying to make fish feel better
he made the more reasonable choice imo
digital spoke
every time I see that, I'm just like WHYYY 🫠
digital spoke
Let's just hope I stand out in my region 🙏
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every time I see that, I'm just like WHYYY 🫠
its not over though u got this 🙏🙏
mental haven
Let's just hope I stand out in my region 🙏
yes
rare herald
its not over though u got this 🙏🙏
probably wont be online next week much cause my finals+ my sis's yale decision
mental haven
wait what is happening
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probably wont be online next week much cause my finals+ my sis's yale decision
im so scared dont remind me
digital spoke
cuz I feel like I can, not too many people will be applying from my region thankfully
vagrant bloom
Do AOs compare you by state or region?
rare herald
im so scared dont remind me
i hope you all get into your earlies
vagrant bloom
I'm from MA so am I compared to all the MA folks or Northeast in general
solid steeple
Do AOs compare you by state or region?
school i think unsure tho.
if it was region its game over me
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i hope you all get into your earlies
we can hope
solid steeple
we have the number 1 and 2 schools nearby us but my school doesnt even make passed top 1000 in america
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if it was region its game over me
it's region but school can help
solid steeple
it's region but school can help
oh damn oh well. lol this aint far for me.
rare herald
Aww
yeah for real honestly i dont care that much anymore abt top colleges since scholarships are thankfully clutching for my local schools but its gonna hurt if i see my sister get rejected from her dream school
naive plinth
They do it based on your school + past applicants
naive plinth
yeah for real honestly i dont care that much anymore abt top colleges since scho...
That’s rough
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i doubt stanford would be much different
naive plinth
thats not what columbia said
That’s what usc + Stanford said…
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That’s what usc + Stanford said…
where
rare herald
That’s rough
yeah if my sis wasnt applying to so many schools/we wanna stay together id only apply to penn, cornell and wellesley as reaches maybe emory
solid steeple
thats not what columbia said
more reason for me not to apply. their first question already stumped me. im not an avid reader so its kinda hard
naive plinth
yeah if my sis wasnt applying to so many schools/we wanna stay together id only ...
Well you don’t necessarily have to apply to a bunch of schools right
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USC AO + one of my family friends goes to Stanford and has all that info
well they look at school
but region matters too
naive plinth
well they look at school
They explicitly said they don’t compare you to region
naive plinth
but region matters too
I’m sure
rare herald
well they look at school
the AO for south dakota and nebraska will probably look at my app if thats a thing
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They explicitly said they don’t compare you to region
ive never heard that from stanford
naive plinth
But regions can have wide disparities
rare herald
ive never heard that from stanford
i dunno if AOs are by state
solid steeple
They explicitly said they don’t compare you to region
well i hope not its region. its actually impossible for me to make it out alive
rare herald
but i live rlly close to NE
naive plinth
ive never heard that from stanford
That’s what my family friend said 🤷♀️ prob also depends on the state because some places have fewer applicants
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That’s what my family friend said 🤷♀️ prob also depends on the state because s...
is ur family friend an ao though
solid steeple
i dunno if AOs are by state
maybe county im not sure.
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mannn as a kid in the bay i always thought i'd be smart enough to go to stanford but i've come to the conclusion that i should just try harder for grad school someday 💀
my dad went to stanford and doesn't know jack shit 😭
solid steeple
you cant split iowa into counties
oh lol then ig im wrong
rare herald
my dad went to stanford and doesn't know jack shit 😭
are admissions officers/regions by state
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you cant split iowa into counties
if they dont look at region that would not explain my districts patterns
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are admissions officers/regions by state
yes
solid steeple
mannn as a kid in the bay i always thought i'd be smart enough to go to stanford...
u will do fine. u got time
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if they dont look at region that would not explain my districts patterns
only 3-5 people get in a year and those 3 all come from the same school every single year
solid steeple
my dad went to stanford and doesn't know jack shit 😭
really wish my dad had chosen stanford as his grad school, but he chose berkeley instead due to its ranking
rare herald
if they dont look at region that would not explain my districts patterns
ngl ik some AOs review colorado, iowa, ND, SD and nebraska
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ngl ik some AOs review colorado, iowa, ND, SD and nebraska
I TOLD YOU THIS 😭
rare herald
so maybe they view it in state clusters
rare herald
I TOLD YOU THIS 😭
ik
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area matters
rare herald
lolllll
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you cant compare someone from iowa w someone from colorado doe
oh for sure they're prob not being compared
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Let's just hope I stand out in my region 🙏
Wheee you from
ik they do look at past applicants from ur school
rare herald
oh for sure they're prob not being compared
north dakota is a dead state btw
vagrant bloom
Along with MA kids
rare herald
probably no
digital spoke
but region matters too
yeah, pretty sure AO from my area also mentioned about looking at region + ofc how well school is within region @naive plinth
rare herald
NY probably has multiple admissions officers (1 for NYC and one for the rest of NYC??)
in and of itself
too many apps
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Stanford is meticulous form respective regions
naive plinth
is ur family friend an ao though
No but she did admissions stuff
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@digital spoke where are you from tho
digital spoke
Wheee you from
somewhere on the rainbow 🤩 jkjk, norcal
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No but she did admissions stuff
but if they dont look at region that's not holistic review
Oh damn
rare herald
yeah, pretty sure AO from my area also mentioned about looking at region + ofc h...
thank God I don't live in NYC
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theres no way they don't look at region
naive plinth
yeah, pretty sure AO from my area also mentioned about looking at region + ofc h...
Yeah I didn’t say they don’t look at region but they don’t necessarily compare you to applicants directly from your region
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theres no way they don't look at region
Exactly
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Yeah I didn’t say they don’t look at region but they don’t necessarily compare y...
we never said they do
naive plinth
Yeah I didn’t say they don’t look at region but they don’t necessarily compare y...
@dim badge ^
digital spoke
thank God I don't live in NYC
LOL
vagrant bloom
I'm so confused
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we just said region matters
digital spoke
Yeah I didn’t say they don’t look at region but they don’t necessarily compare y...
well, it's kinda whether you stand out in your region + as well as whether you stand out in your school, if both are check marks, you have a good chance
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But rather in respect to its own standing amongst others in terms of resources
digital spoke
But rather in respect to its own standing amongst others in terms of resources
yeah, so true
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<@456226577798135808> ^
if a large amount of kids from your region have stacked ecs in a close proximity and you don't + don't have extenuating circumstances, it's gonna raise red flags
pine rain
It is school
They consider both your school and region
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or
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if a large amount of kids from your region have stacked ecs in a close proximity...
Bay Area and NYC moment
maybe just be harder to stand out
digital spoke
if a large amount of kids from your region have stacked ecs in a close proximity...
yeah, even if you go to a worse school, networking can help you find opportunities
rare herald
They consider both your school and region
yeah
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Bay Area and NYC moment
nyc and bay area are prob different
they have a lot of kids to compare to
pine rain
Otherwise your counselor wouldnt do school reports
digital spoke
they have a lot of kids to compare to
so true
rare herald
Otherwise your counselor wouldnt do school reports
access to academic resources/extracurricular resources??
naive plinth
we never said they do
Thought you said so
pine rain
access to academic resources/extracurricular resources??
Like income n shit
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Thought you said so
no we just said that region matters 😭
rare herald
Like income n shit
ohh
rare herald
Like income n shit
how does this relate to school
rare herald
are u talking geographic wise
rare herald
they consider region
wish the css actually gave a financial estimate
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You can be compared to a sweat with better EC’s in your region than you but still get in over him because you had a more fascinating character/better essays
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are u talking geographic wise
like wdym
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Bay Area and NYC moment
theres no way some kid who goes to school in queens is getting compared to some kid who guys to stuy tho
vagrant bloom
You can be compared to a sweat with better EC’s in your region than you but stil...
So essays are more important than ECs?
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the regions have got to be tiny for new york
rare herald
like wdym
billert mentioned income when i was talking abt how AOs use school profiles to measure academic resources/ other stuff
digital spoke
So essays are more important than ECs?
they're equally important lol
rare herald
idk why billert said income
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billert mentioned income when i was talking abt how AOs use school profiles to m...
do they use school profiles to measure academic resources?
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they're equally important lol
But one can have varying EC’s and essays will always take the edge
That’s the amazing thing about stanford
They’re probably the most holistic motherfuckers out there
rare herald
do they use school profiles to measure academic resources?
i dunno like if u have 4 ap classes they do note that
thats what i mean
how many honors/advanced
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u will do fine. u got time
i'm a junior in hs 💀
rare herald
do they use school profiles to measure academic resources?
sometimes percent of people enrolled in AP classes
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economic availability
digital spoke
But one can have varying EC’s and essays will always take the edge
true
naive plinth
no we just said that region matters 😭
Yeah I misinterpreted mb
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gl to everyone here though! palo alto is beautiful
digital spoke
They’re probably the most holistic motherfuckers out there
fr, character matters a lot in Stanford admissions which is nice
rare herald
which is like abysmal for my school LMAO
rare herald
Rlly? I thought that essays didn't factor in as much as people thought
they do care
naive plinth
Region is going to mess me up though because I live in the not good part of a super super super rich county 😭
rare herald
essays are huge
digital spoke
Rlly? I thought that essays didn't factor in as much as people thought
it def matters lol
naive plinth
Guess I’m done
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https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/y5yi52/how_important_are_ess...
this Reddit post is complete bs lol
rare herald
Region is going to mess me up though because I live in the not good part of a su...
ohhh
vagrant bloom
"It truly depends on your essay and the rest of your application and where you're applying... An AO recently claimed that around 80% of the essays won't get you accepted or rejected at their school, but still help keep you in the applicant pool... The numbers would of course be different for other schools, but you don't want to be in that bottom pile, so put in best possible effort to at least produce good enough essays. (in fact, contrary to how greatly people may think about essays, most of them really are just decent at best)"
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But for Stanford, without a doubt, your essays are the most imperative thing.
rare herald
Guess I’m done
wonder if colleges figure out income
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Rlly? I thought that essays didn't factor in as much as people thought
i think it depends on the college
stanford really does care about essays
rare herald
Yeah you’re grouped by income
what
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I mean no not income
NO
zip code
all the people i know who've gotten in with questbridge have had eye-watering emotional roller coaster essays
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all the people i know who've gotten in with questbridge have had eye-watering em...
Oh yeah
vagrant bloom
Damn am I fucked if I have mid essays?
rare herald
all the people i know who've gotten in with questbridge have had eye-watering em...
lol thankfully i didnt do QB
vagrant bloom
Everything else is pretty cracked though
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I’m so glad she got into Stanford qb
vagrant bloom
I don't have like emotional essays at all
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And she want even cracked but she deserved it
naive plinth
all the people i know who've gotten in with questbridge have had eye-watering em...
Yeah same w Stanford
vagrant bloom
Just mid ones
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I don't have like emotional essays at all
I do
well kinda
I’m neurodivergent
So I’m gonna write about that
And how I adapted
rare herald
all the people i know who've gotten in with questbridge have had eye-watering em...
like kace kinda?
vagrant bloom
Damn am I fucked if I have mid essays?
^
naive plinth
like kace kinda?
No like genuine sob stories (at least for me)
pine rain
how does this relate to school
Search up jerry wei stanford admissions
naive plinth
Not like just being hooked
pine rain
File
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dude
naive plinth
Idk all about kace though
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looking at Jerry Wei is just going to punch your confidence in the balls
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Yeah same w Stanford
thats what i meant with stanford
vagrant bloom
Jerry Wei didn't have insane essays right?
naive plinth
But like the people ik had crazy lives
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jerry wei's file is in the pinned btw
rare herald
No like genuine sob stories (at least for me)
i got 0 sob story
vagrant bloom
Then how did he get in? Was it cause of the awards and ECs?
naive plinth
i got 0 sob story
😭 dw
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he clearly had good essays if his spiv was 2
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but his spiv was 2 😭
yeah but imo they were like ight
rare herald
😭 dw
if i do try to write one i literally sound like i want AOs to pity me
which is why i stay away from those topics
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If you want good essays
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clearly they were good enough to get in
No for sure
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But compared to the rest of his stuff
jovial widget
wait my friend who rea to stanford told me u can ea to usc is this correct
yes thats what i did
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That wasn’t the wow factor
rare herald
clearly they were good enough to get in
alas back to calc studying bye yall
naive plinth
i do talk abt my background tho which is fun!
I talked about mine for Yale and Penn and i was really proud of how I did it
rare herald
it was fun arguing abt admissions
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I come from a unique place so I’m def talking about that
rare herald
jerry wei is a classic asian applicant
bruh
jovial bobcat
unless ur as cracked as him
rare herald
stop
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dont recommend
exactly
you’ll just kill your confidence
but tbf
He comes from like the most wealthy town in Virginia
rare herald
jerry wei is a classic asian applicant
classic asian applicant is a terrible thing to say @naive plinth
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my contribution essay is so mid
jovial bobcat
classic asian applicant is a terrible thing to say <@1165311215011115170>
how is that a terrible thing to say
im literally asian myself
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my contribution essay is so mid
All of us have our weaknesses in applications
What matters is that we made the best of our strengths
vagrant bloom
LMAO now I'm panicking can I DM someone my essays
Geniunely tell me if they are terrible or not plzz
rare herald
dont tell me to stop with that username bro wtf
whats wrong with my user
do you hate michelle
rare herald
how is that a terrible thing to say
ur user is literally emojis what are u on
digital spoke
LMAO now I'm panicking can I DM someone my essays
Geniunely tell me if they are...
lol what
digital spoke
Jerry Wei didn't have insane essays right?
bro, his essays are amazing
digital spoke
jerry wei is a classic asian applicant
bruh 😭
digital spoke
bruh 😭
just because he's Asian...and he likes comp sci, that doesn't mean he's a classic Asian applicant 🫠
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For context, he comes from the wealthiest town in Virginia
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im literally asian myself
even if you're asian, it's not okay to feed into the model minority myth whether jokingly or not
your comment may have made somebody uncomfortable in this chat
Dark Brandon
How does it feel to know
You’re probably auto admit
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You’re probably auto admit
bro what the fuck do you mean 😭
do NOT even try 😭
you’re literally him
and in a good way
low current
Then how did he get in? Was it cause of the awards and ECs?
yes acl is literally super hard to publish in, the acceptance rate is vv low even for grad studnets
so imo the fact he got published there + isef def helped a lot
digital spoke
For context, he comes from the wealthiest town in Virginia
Jerry Wei? well, that's good cuz I won't be compared to them
digital spoke
even if you're asian, it's not okay to feed into the model minority myth whether...
^
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Jerry Wei? well, that's good cuz I won't be compared to them
Yeah
rare herald
even if you're asian, it's not okay to feed into the model minority myth whether...
yeah
rare herald
bro what the fuck do you mean 😭
i assume they mean demographics+legacies+ec's good
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can you help a brother out
LMAO
rare herald
can you help a brother out
lol
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NO NOT LIKE THAT
digital spoke
on paper you sound pretty perfect
lol
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like can you help me with my essays
i know what you meant
oh
when I’m done writing them
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Give feedback yk
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Give feedback yk
sure if i get in, but for now i dont feel like i'm qualified
Alright
Sounds good
digital spoke
sure if i get in, but for now i dont feel like i'm qualified
fr, same feeling here
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i mean to review essays for stanford 😭
rare herald
i mean to review essays for stanford 😭
if i get into a t20 i will start an essay consulting service
like a side hustle
sonic dagger
y'all chill, you guys did everything you could've done in the 12 years leading up to this point. even if you don't get in, i'm pretty sure all of you will have options that you will be happy with. don't stress it'll work out in the end trust 👍
rare herald
y'all chill, you guys did everything you could've done in the 12 years leading u...
12 years???
who prepares for college for 12 years??
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y'all chill, you guys did everything you could've done in the 12 years leading u...
you're giving me too much credit
trail olive
who prepares for college for 12 years??
start at 5
sonic dagger
who prepares for college for 12 years??
kinder to high school
rare herald
you're giving me too much credit
lol wt
rare herald
you're giving me too much credit
nobody prepares for stanford
for 12 years
thats acc crazy
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ngl i didnt start preparing until junior year really
rare herald
i didnt even think abt ec's till junior yr
rare herald
ngl i didnt start preparing until junior year really
yeah
rare herald
ngl i didnt start preparing until junior year really
i thought my state school was hard to get into/elite
still is elite in my eyes tho
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iowa state university
rare herald
iowa state university
yes the 90 percent acceptance rate one
arctic snow
kinder to high school
that's unfortunate, i only started in 5th 😂
vale plover
who prepares for college for 12 years??
bay area parents 💀
hoary skiff
I feel like my state school hates in state applicants
vale plover
ngl i only rly started taking college srsly for likke the last 3 months
b4 that id occasionally doomscroll abt mit or whatever
trail olive
nope
digital spoke
if i get into a t20 i will start an essay consulting service
LOL
hoary skiff
There’s only 50 words
hoary skiff
Or
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a solution to the most significant challenge essay
out of curiosity whatd people put for this
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mine is SOOO mid
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out of curiosity whatd people put for this
ill send you it
mental haven
They do it based on your school + past applicants
no one from my school applied tho
naive plinth
classic asian applicant is a terrible thing to say <@1165311215011115170>
Let’s not be racist @jovial bobcat
naive plinth
no one from my school applied tho
Past years
naive plinth
Michelle question
rare herald
Michelle question
yeah
naive plinth
Did you graduate high school alr
rare herald
Did you graduate high school alr
why are u asking ruby
naive plinth
why are u asking ruby
I was just wondering because I thought you went to cc for classes full time
rare herald
I was just wondering because I thought you went to cc for classes full time
yeah the cc classes fuffil hs requirements also i do take spanish at my hs
hoary skiff
yeah the cc classes fuffil hs requirements also i do take spanish at my hs
I do the same thing
rare herald
I do the same thing
cool
naive plinth
so im still technically at my hs
Yeah ok I thought it was just college credits so I was wondering
rare herald
Ohh
its through concurrent enrollment so i dont rlly get to pick my schedule for this semester but next semester i do since i only need 1 class to graduate!
naive plinth
its through concurrent enrollment so i dont rlly get to pick my schedule for thi...
Yay!!
hoary skiff
its through concurrent enrollment so i dont rlly get to pick my schedule for thi...
are you graduating with an associates
rare herald
are you graduating with an associates
yep!
associates of arts in liberal arts (general)
hoary skiff
nice
lime dock
should we expect stanford to release the rea decision date tmr?
hoary skiff
yes, arts in computer science
mental haven
should we expect stanford to release the rea decision date tmr?
either tmr or tuesday
rare herald
yes, arts in computer science
wow congrats!
hoary skiff
wow congrats!
thanks! Same to you
rare herald
yes, arts in computer science
i didnt pick a pathway cause my courseload was rlly restricted towards fufilling hs requirements while doing DE
rare herald
thanks! Same to you
yeah im lowk so happy
hoary skiff
i didnt pick a pathway cause my courseload was rlly restricted towards fufilling...
Ah, my school district like makes sure we can get all the recs and still get the degree
mental haven
guys i really hope all of you that have worked so hard in HS get into Stanford. All of you are insanely impressive and I hope it doesn’t go unnoticed. ❤️ We got this
hoary skiff
but I finished most of the recs early and I'm taking some extra classes now
rare herald
but I finished most of the recs early and I'm taking some extra classes now
nice!! yeah im taking some extra classes next sem!! excited to finally pick my own classes
hoary skiff
nice!! yeah im taking some extra classes next sem!! excited to finally pick my o...
That's awesome
pine rain
either tmr or tuesday
they usually announce the rea decision date more than a couple days in advance
hoary skiff
last weekend 🙏
mental haven
they usually announce the rea decision date more than a couple days in advance
what r u saying? like it could be another week or more?
hoary skiff
It would be weird if it wasn't this week
pine rain
what r u saying? like it could be another week or more?
im saying its deifnitely not tomorrow
lime dock
I called and they said around mid december and its usually friday
so most likely 15th
and people found out decision release date on tuesday
hoary skiff
apparently I swear I heard somewhere they announced the date on insta on the Tuesday before the Friday
hoary skiff
and people found out decision release date on tuesday
yeah
hoary skiff
I'm so nervous I will be so disappointed but I know it's coming
lime dock
im accepting whatever outcome at this point
pine rain
focus on ur other schools too
lime dock
maybe its just not meant to be
hoary skiff
I really hope umd will take me 💀
merry river
Rlly? I thought that essays didn't factor in as much as people thought
according to an ao on the sub, they dont too much apparently
mental haven
i just really hope i was able to get who i am across to the AOs, bc if they knew me they would see it is the perfect place for me 🥲
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ngl i didnt start preparing until junior year really
Same
digital spoke
i just really hope i was able to get who i am across to the AOs, bc if they knew...
Same
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Chat lmk????
digital spoke
a solution to the most significant challenge essay
I didn't
mental haven
were we what?
digital spoke
i was just reading jerry weis file 😭
Yeah ik, some people do
I think I have a nice unique one
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I think that’s more open to interpretation
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I think I have a nice unique one
Mine is a great mix of personal and real-viable problem with statistics
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I think I have a nice unique one
honestly that one or my contribution one is my worst one
digital spoke
honestly that one or my contribution one is my worst one
Ah, I found a nice problem in society before college apps, so the prompt was perfect for me lol
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Guys
mental haven
unless u remember a worse one @dim badge
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I think we’re the most active thread
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unless u remember a worse one <@456226577798135808>
Nah yu chilling
digital spoke
I think we’re the most active thread
Fr
hoary skiff
I didn't want it to be cliche but it was in the end
mental haven
i love this thread i feel like we’re all friends
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We should make a name for ourselves
hoary skiff
(hopefully)
mental haven
we could just call ourself stanford class of 2028
mental haven
Josh
ok i was so confused if that was just ur actual name
but i didn’t think so bc essays
merry river
nope. Joshua Isaac is a pseudonym
merry river
but i didn’t think so bc essays
LOL yeahh
mental haven
nope. Joshua Isaac is a pseudonym
ur app is so directional i have such faith in you
i have been mbee for a total of 3 days
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Yeah Josh did pretty good
merry river
thanks guys
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Believe it or not
hoary skiff
not all compsci? lol
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The engineering degrees are among the least competitive in stanford
which shocked the fuck out of me
The more competitive stuff is humanities and shit
mental haven
The engineering degrees are among the least competitive in stanford
BETTTT
digital spoke
The engineering degrees are among the least competitive in stanford
really? 💀
actually?
CS 👀
digital spoke
here I comeeeee
mental haven
who else is BME
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Cause I was reading a website abt it
Like they’re not THE least competitive
But among them
hoary skiff
all I hear is CS CS CS 😭
mental haven
all I hear is CS CS CS 😭
thank god i’m not CS
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For some reason I could never do CS
hoary skiff
I love CS but also like music and some art stuff as well
hoary skiff
I was experimenting with some AI music stuff
mental haven
that’s cool
hoary skiff
yeah it is
mental haven
i can randomly play the piano but i never did anything with it so now it’s just a party trick
hoary skiff
ah lol I play the violin
mental haven
that is awesome
i randomly picked up fiddling this summer 😭
i am such a country bumpkin
hoary skiff
actually how I got into that area is that my favorite violinist had an AI company and I saw her on the stanford HAI page I was like what???
hoary skiff
i randomly picked up fiddling this summer 😭
lol that sounds cool
mental haven
lol that sounds cool
went to nashville once and had to try it myself LOL
hoary skiff
went to nashville once and had to try it myself LOL
lmao I've never been anywhere like country country
mental haven
r u on west coast?
hoary skiff
I've been to like MD country which is uh country for me ig
hoary skiff
r u on west coast?
nah MD
mental haven
ahh
hoary skiff
I've only been on teh coasts mostly tho
mental haven
well i’m in NC and my grandma lives on a farm so i guess i am country
probably why i didn’t have an interview bc no one lives here
hoary skiff
ah
my interviewer said he didn't know a lot of Stanford ppl there and that all his friends were still in Cali lol
hoary skiff
my cousins live like 2-3 hours away so it's not that bad
mental haven
oh that’s good
hoary skiff
yeah even my interviewer asked me if I was ready to move to Cali for good lmao
mental haven
yeah its a big decision
my parents would prob be upset if i got in 😭
bc i’m an only child and my dad is 69 sooo
hoary skiff
lmao my parents would be sad but they would be fine
mental haven
but idc im going
hoary skiff
once in a lifetime opportunity, you have to
mental haven
once in a lifetime opportunity, you have to
yeah i think they would understand
this is the best problem to have
mental haven
about what
hoary skiff
going to UMD would be completely free
mental haven
yeah that’s how i feel about UNC
and Duke is literally an hour and a half away
but stanford is so awesome
hoary skiff
I would get no help at Stanford but I'm really lucky that my parents said they can help me a lot
hoary skiff
but stanford is so awesome
right I wanna go so bad
mental haven
if i could build the perfect school it would be stanford
like even down to the building style on campus 😭
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Stanford is probably gonna be #1 soon
mental haven
for u, or in the world?
hoary skiff
like even down to the building style on campus 😭
it's so good
I visited in Jan and wanted to go soo bad
mental haven
it's so good
how can you not love it. awesome academics, awesome athletics, a happy tree ad the mascot, the fountain hopping, the band tradition, the church and mosaic on the front, 8000 acres, cali weather
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for u, or in the world?
It’s already number one for me
mental haven
i mean it’s just beautiful
mental haven
It’s already number one for me
ok i figured lol
hoary skiff
even tho the WHOLE tour we were soaking wet the ONLY time I go to Cali it's raining all day
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It overtook caltech which I’d still love to get into
But Stanford may be #1 in the world soon
hoary skiff
how can you not love it. awesome academics, awesome athletics, a happy tree ad t...
heavy on the weather I HATE the cold, even MD is way too cold in the winter
mental haven
my parents accidentally signed me up for the admitted students tour when i was in 7th grade and it was 103° which is super rare for Stanford and i loved every minute of it
mental haven
But Stanford may be #1 in the world soon
yeah i don’t see how princeton is any better 🙄
hoary skiff
lol that's nice
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yeah i don’t see how princeton is any better 🙄
I only like and apply to the universities that have reached out to me
Princeton and Stanford are among those who have
But Stanford takes the cake
mental haven
how did they reach out
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mental haven
like personally?
mental haven
oh my lord i’m so not getting in
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hey you’re fine
hoary skiff
oh my lord i’m so not getting in
me rn
mental haven
BEARD RIPPPERRRRR u take the cakeeee
digital spoke
they emailed me
PERSONALLY?
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yeah…no
hoary skiff
how'd u get an email omg
digital spoke
not template emails?
mental haven
hello beard ripper you need to come here
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PERSONALLY?
wait whats the difference between personal and template
Ik template includes your name and all
but personal what does personal entail
mental haven
like hi beard ripper we see that you are awesome for x,y,z u did and we want you here
hoary skiff
wait whats the difference between personal and template
generic to everyone email or like only directed to you
mental haven
who is the ao
i’m also wondering this
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generic to everyone email or like only directed to you
uh in that case idk
pine rain
im pretty sure essays absolutely do matter
otherwise there's no point in putting every applicant through that much torture
hoary skiff
yeah I'm not sure why they wouldn't
mental haven
have u guys got any emails from them since u submitted ur app
hoary skiff
have u guys got any emails from them since u submitted ur app
nothing other than interview
hoary skiff
they are so secretive
unreal flame
Let's just hope I stand out in my region 🙏
this
digital spoke
but personal what does personal entail
idk 😭 I thought you got personal
mental haven
idk 😭 I thought you got personal
lollll
i need to read frankenstein but i hate ap lit
hoary skiff
like for what
mental haven
guys i accidentally shared my entire common app pdf w someone on here w my address and name and everything
hoary skiff
oh that doesn't seem good
hoary skiff
beg them to not sell your info
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When I send excerpts
I do copy and paste
And always omit the personal stuff
I put something like <personal info here>
rare herald
i was just reading jerry weis file 😭
#🚀-general-chat
mental haven
PDF*
hoary skiff
I don't wanna send anything bc I don't wanna hear that it's trashy LMAO
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<#800761415388102676>
why
digital spoke
guys i accidentally shared my entire common app pdf w someone on here w my addre...
damn 😭
mental haven
damn 😭
i am so new to this i just kind of forgot like i don’t actually know u guys
whoops!
digital spoke
i am so new to this i just kind of forgot like i don’t actually know u guys
haha
you see
I've had Discord since 2017 💀
mental haven
ok wow
hoary skiff
since 2018 for me
mental haven
it seems like a great thing
for topics like this
but i could see how it could be bad
hoary skiff
most of my cc classes and cohorts use discord lol but before then it was just a few friends
digital spoke
most of my cc classes and cohorts use discord lol but before then it was just a ...
lol
my cc class does too
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Looks like I’m pulling an all nighter
mental haven
Looks like I’m pulling an all nighter
why