Stanford University (2023-2024)

[rigid kayak]

during the summer

the dean was assigned to my region

then they privated the page

but the AO that visited my school wasn't the dean

so i assume they shook things up again

fall 2022 class

so cali def majority

[rough lark]

yeah most of the readers were like one small chunk/region of california alone, and some had like another entire state or an international country

[rough lark]

yea last time i checked dean shaw was only assigned to palo alto

but yea things can change

[azure pollen]

Is this applications, admitted, or enrolled stats?

[jaunty orbit]

does it snow

at stanford?

[dim badge]

yes

not as much as other places tho

[rough lark]

no

[rough lark]

lol absolutely not i live around here there is 0 snow at all

rarely even rains

[dim badge]

no way

I would’ve assumed with all the mountainous NorCal stuff

it would swept over to stanny

guess not

[rigid kayak]

enrolled

[rigid kayak]

💀

do you know where stanford is

its in the bay area

[dim badge]

yeah

I know

isn’t the Bay Area NorCal still

I’d assume this is the case hold on

[rigid kayak]

😭

[rich flint]

not rly

[rich flint]

norcal is p much oregon

[dim badge]

this is how I’d look at t

[rich flint]

I would say norcal is where that big ass lake between nevada and cali is

socal starts where the red line is (maybe a bit up from it)

[tacit sand]

No

[dim badge]

Guys question

For the five things prompt

Is it okay to use bullet points (as long as you elaborate on each and order in importance ofc)

[rigid kayak]

yea i did bullet points

[dim badge]

alr cool cool

[rough lark]

i did it like this

Word: then like a 7-9 word yap

and did that 5 times

and i think they should relate to your overall story

[dim badge]

Yeah I kept it consistent with them

[rough lark]

like what you want them to remember you by

[dim badge]

*theme

[dim badge]

i think if it’s thematic then it’s good

cuz isn’t that what the essays are for

the five things are supposed to be things you haven’t brought up elsewhere but still relate

[jaunty ermine]

Tum

[karmic pebble]

yall i geniunely cant sum up my essays in 250 words

[floral iris]

imo this is the problem when you’ve been writing essays with like 400 word count limit or at least 300

[karmic pebble]

i have one more stanford essay to do

and then i submit my stuff today

[floral iris]

200 is like my perfect number atp because I started with short essays in general

[floral iris]

congratulations!! which prompt?

[karmic pebble]

idk how imma contribute to stanford tho

the contribution to stanford one

[floral iris]

are you also applying for fin aid?

[karmic pebble]

nope

no aid

i dont think thats gonna help me though

[floral iris]

well at least it’s not going to hurt you

ahah

[karmic pebble]

idk what to write for the contributeeeee

[jagged thistle]

SAME

[karmic pebble]

HELLO FRIEND

[jagged thistle]

I've been stuck on those type of essays for sooo long

[karmic pebble]

AND FELLOW BROTHER

[karmic pebble]

SAME

[jagged thistle]

HELLO

like bruh stanford has all good prompts except this one

i completed all others way back, only this is left

[karmic pebble]

LITERALLYYY

IM SO STUCK ON THIS

[jagged thistle]

IKR

[karmic pebble]

LIKE I WROTE MY LIFE EXPERIENCE

BUT IDK HOW IT CONNECTS TO STANFORD

[jagged thistle]

AND THE WORST PART, ALL UNIS HAVE THESE PROMPTS UGHHHH

[jagged thistle]

same same

idek

ughhhh

i gotta grind man

have to finish apps by tommorow somehow

my b'day is on 28th

don't wanna waste it or be stressed out doing apps

it's now or never

[karmic pebble]

SAME

bro

i got 7 more apps other than stanny to finish

[deft sleet]

Did any of you write about your major for the intellectual experience essay

I’m considering not

[jagged thistle]

I have 6 left too, i feel you man

[deft sleet]

How many schools are you applying to ?

[jagged thistle]

stanford does not have an intellectual essay? are you talking about the excites you to learn essay?

[jagged thistle]

7 only lol

[deft sleet]

Yeah

The Stanford community is deeply curious and driven to learn in and out of the classroom. Reflect on an idea or experience that makes you genuinely excited about learning.

I’m thinking a non major related example idk

[karmic pebble]

yes

[karmic pebble]

its optional?

[deft sleet]

Not writing about my major

[karmic pebble]

oh you dont need to major write it

i wrote about love

[deft sleet]

💀 you just said you wrote about your major

[jagged thistle]

i've written about a particular concept which is related to the field of my major so yes

[deft sleet]

Is your major love ?

Romance studies ?

[karmic pebble]

no no

its biochem or bio or smth sciencey

[jagged thistle]

tbh you can write about anything as long as it excites you

doesn't have to be your major

[jagged thistle]

so you connected love with science? or nah, just plain philosophical love

[karmic pebble]

yeah love with science but also materialism and meaning in life

[floral iris]

I’m writing my Stanford supps and overthinking my roommate essay because 80% have same start 😭

not me tryna be quirky with my intro but

[karmic pebble]

i literally wrote Dear Roomie

[floral iris]

“Dear future roommate,

First off congratulations on making it! Im very excited to meet you, but before that, let me introduce myself…..”

[karmic pebble]

oh lord

we supposed to introduce ourselves?

[floral iris]

no I meant that I see examples everywhere with this start

[jagged thistle]

niceee

[floral iris]

not everyone, but MOST of the applicants starting out like that

[jagged thistle]

i'm congratulating my roomie too LMAO

[floral iris]

we’re all so basic I swear 🤚🏻

[karmic pebble]

i did not think to congratulate my roomie

[jagged thistle]

ಥ⁠‿⁠ಥ

[karmic pebble]

i was like

lets skip that

[floral iris]

idk what to do with intro, but like in general I liked my roommate essay bcuz I’d be happy to receive this kind of letter too 😓

[jagged thistle]

Fr though, my short answer questions are pretty basic as well 💀😂

[jagged thistle]

Then you should be satisfied imo

I'm pretty okay with my roomie essay too

[floral iris]

for “what challenges society faces” ig like 70% write smth related to technologies

[jagged thistle]

It's the last one which is killing me

[karmic pebble]

guys should i treat the contribution essay as a why stanford essay too?

[jagged thistle]

Fr though

[karmic pebble]

WHAT

YOURE

JOKING

[jagged thistle]

I'm struggling with that extracurricular one

Cause

I literally described all of it in my common app

What am I gonna describe in 50 words 😭😭

[karmic pebble]

yall making me realize that im just the average joe

[jagged thistle]

Embrace it

I'm the average Joe as well

😀

[ocean badger]

like it’s meaning to you or something

how it made you feel idk

[karmic pebble]

imma guess that 99.99% of people talked about being the oldest and holding familial responsibilities

[floral iris]

hashaf is joining my club of predictors 💯

[jagged thistle]

Ahhh, my question is, is it better to write about your top activity or any would be fine?

[karmic pebble]

any

[jagged thistle]

Yeaa

[karmic pebble]

bro istg thats what i wrote abt

[floral iris]

have you written ec essay before for other college?

[ocean badger]

choose one that you can write something nice about

[jagged thistle]

Okay cause I was thinking like the AOs might think why am I not elaborating on my top activity

[jagged thistle]

Technically I have a 200 word for Harvard about EC but I'm yet to write it 💀

[floral iris]

has any of you applied somewhere ed2?

[jagged thistle]

I'll probably write about a community service I did cause I feel I can write nice about it

[jagged thistle]

Nah I for one did not write anything about family responsibilities

[floral iris]

yes! good luck with applications. Let’s have it done by tomorrow 😭

happy future birthday too!

[jagged thistle]

fr man, i wanna enjoy my b'day

[karmic pebble]

bro for world issues i didnt write about tech as much as i wrote abtcommunication

[jagged thistle]

thanks a lot! :)

[jagged thistle]

tbh the world issue doesn't matter much but why you think its bad matters more i think

[karmic pebble]

wait legend

may i send you

what i wrote

[jagged thistle]

unless someone becomes quirky and writes stuff like, "the major issue is that all tic tacs are white regardless of their flavour"

[floral iris]

I’m stealing this idea!

[jagged thistle]

bro tbh i am NOT the right person to review essays, plus i feel i might get influenced from what you write as well so no

maybe ask someone who's already in college

[karmic pebble]

ahhh

ok ok good idea

[floral iris]

we love self-aware people

[jagged thistle]

https://tenor.com/view/shocked-surprised-gasp-what-cat-shock-gif-635629308990545194

[floral iris]

Im such a begger in their dms I swear

[jagged thistle]

frrr, and also the tic tac thing you might wanna confirm because i think in the US they are actually different colours i think

[jagged thistle]

lmao i feel you tho

[floral iris]

im international as well!

never been to US unless if vandy accepts me 🤭

[jagged thistle]

yoooo! where are you from? i'm from india

[floral iris]

Uzbekistan

[jagged thistle]

HAHAH, i've never been to a foreign country lol

[jagged thistle]

ayyy niceee

[karmic pebble]

i have completed stanford essays yall

im done

[floral iris]

same, wtf is vacation abroad

[jagged thistle]

hopefully i will come back tommorow same time with same news

[floral iris]

weren’t you the one who couldn’t write the contribution part? how did you manage that 😭

[jagged thistle]

i know right!!

[jagged thistle]

i think he's being sarcastic💀

[karmic pebble]

i

ranted

[jagged thistle]

feel you fr

[karmic pebble]

GOD I FEEL SO HAPPY

[jagged thistle]

share the good news brother

[karmic pebble]

what good news

[jagged thistle]

you said you felt happy right

[karmic pebble]

oh

indeed

[jagged thistle]

niceeeee

[karmic pebble]

ok i have one issue

and that is letters of recc

stanford emailed me saying they on break till jan 3

so i think it would be alright to submit and have my teacher send the reccs directly

oh hellll nahhh

stanford wants me to self report every class ive taken from 9-12th grade

[trail trellis]

omg so am i

i never thought i’d find another uzbek here

[floral iris]

bro we’re everywhere dw

[deft sleet]

Lmao you’re just noticing Stanford wants the courses and grades filled

HAHHAHA

I had to do it earlier for USC

[karmic pebble]

I WAS SO CLOSE TO SUBMITTING IT

BRO THIS IS TAKING FOREVER

WAIT

how did u fill in senior year?

i didnt get semester 1 yet

[jagged thistle]

laughs in Indian

[deft sleet]

If you don’t have senior year

There’s an option

To say I don’t have grades yet

And they’ll just use your current course selection

[karmic pebble]

ok thank god

but

i took so many aps this year

whaaaaat

ok i finished this

[stone mural]

If i copy like few sentences (max 2) from my brother who applied like 3/4 application cycles ago, would that count as plagiarism 🧍‍♀️

Like the idea is completely different but the way he worded few sentences just sounds more impressive and I rlly like it

[jagged thistle]

No

[stone mural]

No as in I shouldn’t do that orrr no as in it’s not plagiarism 🧍‍♀️

[jagged thistle]

No as in it's not plagiarism

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no especially if he goes

[dim badge]

if it sounds similar, they probably won’t be able to tell but you still shouldn’t

[rigid kayak]

no you shouldn't do it

at least reword it or copy the idea

[pine rain]

even if they don't notice it's not a good idea 💀

[jagged thistle]

@karmic pebble @floral iris guys I am finally done with Stanford essays! :)

[digital spoke]

Les go!

[stone mural]

Does it go thru some internal plagiarism system or does it depend on your regional AO (if they realise they read this before)

Im tryna reword it but Stanford’s word limit is so annoying🤧🤧

[dim badge]

they don’t spend that much time fool proofing tbh

unless you have an insane ec or award

but you still shouldn’t do it

let your essay have soul

anyone can tell if it does or doesn’t

[stone mural]

Ughh, lemme see what else i can cook

[karmic pebble]

WOOOOOO

[karmic pebble]

i changed one of my stanford supps

[rich flint]

WWW

I have scrapped 6 supps today

all for havrard and st. anfords

[loud canopy]

kj

[split cave]

Is there anything else that needs to show up here?

I am an international student and I submitted my CSS Profile, but it does not show up here so where should I check if Stanford recieved it?

" If the Stanford school code was listed in your CSS Profile and FAFSA, then our staff will be able to access your documents."

It says this so am I good?

Also no need to submit any other financial document right? Any international student to help me out here?

Anything to submit here?

[digital spoke]

That looks good!

I'm domestic tho, so idk if it's different

[split cave]

Ohh alrightt thanks

[split cave]

Ohh okayy, did you submit anything apart from CSS for financial aid?

[digital spoke]

nope

but I think I still need to fill out the FAFSA

[split cave]

Alrightt, does it show on the portal that they recieved your CSS?

[digital spoke]

nope

[split cave]

Ohh alright thankss

Fafsa is only for dometic students right?

[digital spoke]

I'm not sure

[split cave]

Alright

[deft sleet]

No chance mes

[rigid kayak]

Check the FAO website

[split cave]

Ohh okayy I will thanks

[spring veldt]

!stanford

when does stanford release

[trail olive]

bro

like

end of march

ya got a minute

[tropic kiln]

anyone has an idea on how to approach the short question prompts

like the "list the 5 important things"

[rigid kayak]

list 5 things with short explainations

[tropic kiln]

should it be like a joke or serious

a joke i mean like personal

[rich flint]

dont overthink it imo

I put 3 things that fit in with my app, lebron, and food

dunno if thats the strat tho

[tropic kiln]

i thought of this too

[tropic kiln]

same ngl

and the historical prompt too

[calm tinsel]

legoat

[harsh sentinel]

i wrote about my second choice major

[rigid kayak]

put some fun stuff

i put like 2 fun things

[remote lagoon]

I don't really think there's a formula. I did 5 things about one object for mine

[wheat leaf]

sorry, for necroposting, but what division are you?)

[floral iris]

can I pm any current/accepted student? I got one question regarding supplemental essay: the thing is I have 2 good essays, and idk which one to choose for one specific prompt

[digital spoke]

SILVER 💀

I got absolutely obliterated this recent contest sad

[wheat leaf]

oh, same.

the 2nd problem was cringe(at least statement), others were fine.

Do you do codeforces?

[digital spoke]

I haven't done cp since last season, so ig I'd say I used to? Lol

[karmic pebble]

im so happy to have finished stanford

[dry glen]

hey sorry where did you find this?

because I'm an international student and im trying to see if there are information regarding that

[deft moss]

hey guys

in the 5 things essay

is the 5 things limit strict if i stay within the word limit?

[harsh sentinel]

you mean can you do more than 5 things?

i mean technically you can. should you? up to you but i wouldn't advise it

[deft moss]

i see... i'm kind of conflicted because when I look up "stanford essays that worked" or anything of that sort, they are never exactly 5 but always 50 words or less

[deft sleet]

it's usually 5 things and then you explain why

My teddy bear--my dead grand ma gave it to me and she taught me how to swim etc

[harsh sentinel]

^

[deft moss]

no like actually more

wait

Six-word stories; poems by Jorge Luis Borges; the state of peace from doing yoga; immersing myself in history fictions before bed; Friends; holding my mom’s hand on our walks; the breathtaking sunset of Mount Hermon; talking and laughing across from a dear friend selfishly wishing the moment could last forever.

[harsh sentinel]

doesn't have to be 5 words it can just be 5 things with accopmanying explanations

[deft moss]

here is one off the internet

i think i'll play it safe either way

[harsh sentinel]

i mean again there's nothing stopping you from going over 5

the question is whether you want to or not

[deft sleet]

people can get in despite their essays so

you dont know if AOs rolled their eyes at this or gave it a thumbs up

[deft moss]

true

[deft sleet]

and you dont know their profile or what stanny wanted at that moment

[deft moss]

safe it is ig

ty both

[dry glen]

hey I'm curious, for the long questions did you guys include any why school components

because i feel like the prompts doens't really ask you for that

[harsh sentinel]

i included a tiny bit at the end

of the distinctive contribution one

[dry glen]

ah okay thanks

[stone mural]

Is this encouraged??

[harsh sentinel]

how would I know bro

[stone mural]

Oopsie 🫢

[rigid kayak]

Yes

Cause the prompt asks how you would make a distinctive contribute to Stanford

It wants you to get specific about the school

[daring merlin]

Bonjour

for the how i spent my last two summer prompt

is it worth it to include how I toured Stanford

ik Stanford doesn't track demonstrated interest but does it help

[dim badge]

Isn’t this also the community essay

[stone mural]

I interpreted that as a diversity essay

So i mostly spoke about myself

Im literally reusing my harvard essays

[dim badge]

It’s largely interpreted as the “community” essay

so im probably gonna write about community, what unique thing I bring from my community, and then at the end get specific about things at Stanford with what I’m contributing with

@rigid kayak (sorry for ping) is this what you’re supposed to do?

[dim badge]

You can do that here tbh

[stone mural]

That’s makes life easier

Harvard literally copied most essays from stanny

[dim badge]

Yeah so just go ahead with that tbh

[stone mural]

Thank you! 🫶

[rigid kayak]

yes

exactly that

[loud canopy]

quirk

[digital spoke]

not necessarily

[digital spoke]

I spoke about myself as well

[rigid kayak]

idk a friend told me they wanted that since they say it at the end of the prompt

the distinctive contribution to Stanford University

[tacit sand]

I also didn’t say anything about Stanford specifically in my essay

I just talked about my own personal experiences

[tacit sand]

I mean I don’t see why the topic had to be restricted to Stanford in particular

Something that allows me to make a distinctive contribution to stanford might and most likely will also allow me to make a distinctive contribution to any community

If I were to ask you how hiring Tim Cook to run some random tech company would be beneficial you wouldn’t necessarily need to write about how he specifically relates to that company

[fresh fulcrum]

i love the 50 word supps

[trail olive]

youd preferably write about how he would make an impact to that company with his demonstrated skillset

[tacit sand]

yes but my point is that it isn't a requirement by any means especially given limited amount of words you have to write

[trail olive]

no ofc not
nothing's a requirement

but its for clarity's sake ig

[rigid kayak]

yes def

its like saying i will be open-minded

then showing how you be open minded at stanford

i just heard thats what the prompt, but ig many people can interpret it differently

[tacit sand]

Ye

I could def see at least 2-3 different interpretations

[dim badge]

trust they won’t

[dim badge]

yeah like they won’t mind but think abt it

why would you wanna go back in time to see this 😭

My event is something goofy that relates to my major in an unexpected way

I get you

what ethnicity is this if you don’t mind me asking

[rough lark]

i said above that they took the ao assignment list down but that i could probably do some digging on wayback machine to find it

[dry glen]

ah okay thanks!

[daring merlin]

is it bad if I write about a historical event that has nothing to do with my major

[orchid anchor]

no

it's not bad

[digital spoke]

Nope, it's perfectly fine

I didn't myself

[orchid anchor]

is it even worth applying to stanford as an intl + financial aid + non-underrepresented country?

[stone mural]

If u dont shoot, you wont know

[jagged thistle]

lmao same as you, but i am applying

[topaz cloud]

for the roommate essay exactly how much personality should i inject into it? I thought i wrote a pretty funny draft that shows some unique parts of my character, but im using this essay edit service and they are telling me to reword and change a bunch of stuff cuz an AO is going to read it, not a student. ive heard some people say you should just write like yourself, but at the same time i dont wanna make myself seem too weird lmao

not really sure where the line is between whats too quirky and strange vs boring and not true to yourself

[flint umbra]

I hate them

Anyways would it be weird to say I love the reconstruction time period in the US

[pine rain]

what about it

[fresh fulcrum]

gang

is this too informal for roomate essay

"if you ever need song recs, I gotchu"

[rigid kayak]

yes

song recommendations

I heard it's like an letter to an English teacher

[fresh fulcrum]

so I can't say i gotchu

[rigid kayak]

like level of formality

[rigid kayak]

not sure

[orchid anchor]

salami was yours personality-infused ??

[rigid kayak]

i wrote mine without any slang

[deft sleet]

This is his personality

Elon musk

[pine rain]

maybe this is just me being old school

[rigid kayak]

what are they saying to reword

[pine rain]

but like

i dont think you would write with slang in an actual letter

to someone

[rigid kayak]

i'd just text them

[pine rain]

"Hey Roomie!

Would you skibid toilet rizz me up this afternoon? Because I'm feeling quite sigma for you."

[rigid kayak]

and i'd 💀 at them

[fresh fulcrum]

...

gotchu isnt slang per say

just a contraction

[rigid kayak]

I got you

[fresh fulcrum]

that sounds weird thooo

[deft sleet]

Surrounded on both sides by old men

[orchid anchor]

I've got you!

That sounds fine

[flint umbra]

bc social stuff fascinates me

[deft sleet]

Hit me up ! on my way !

Omg exclamation marks feel weird as fuck in the letter

[fresh fulcrum]

i said hit me up later in the notes...

[flint umbra]

Yeah

[rigid kayak]

i used so many exclamation marks

[deft sleet]

Nothing wrong with hit me up lol

[rigid kayak]

because i didn't want to use ALL CAPS

[pine rain]

reconstruction is not a single event

[rigid kayak]

cause then i'm screaming at them

[orchid anchor]

If you need song recommendations, I'm your guy !!!!!+

That would make me cringe if I am the reader

[deft sleet]

IM SO HAPPY TO MEET YOU

[flint umbra]

Not reconstruction but the time period when most events took place

[deft sleet]

ILL BLAST MUSIC IB MY ROOM AND YOU WONT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING

[rigid kayak]

if you need song reccs, let me rizz you up 👀

[deft sleet]

Breaking into song 💀 musical king !

[rigid kayak]

hit me up or something is fine i think

[deft sleet]

Force you is crazy

😭

[fresh fulcrum]

im using that later for smth else

[orchid anchor]

Yeah it's fine dw

[rigid kayak]

lmao yea listen to them 😭

[fresh fulcrum]

musical queen* frr !!

[topaz cloud]

i was struggling at first to keep the personality but i figured out how to change it lmao

[fresh fulcrum]

ok thanks gang

[orchid anchor]

Robin gan????

[topaz cloud]

?

[deft sleet]

Oh right, don’t post your essays here lol

[fresh fulcrum]

real

[orchid anchor]

Is that the calculus parody person you're talking about

[topaz cloud]

no

[topaz cloud]

yeah good point

[topaz cloud]

look up calc off lol

[ashen veldt]

guys stanford's 50 word promtps make me wanna claw my eyes out

or claw someone else's eyes out

[pine rain]

I really like them

Which one are you having trouble with?

[ashen veldt]

i havent started thej

lol

[jovial bobcat]

yeah i love these prompts

just write abt urself

dont think abt any hidden meaning

[ashen veldt]

thaknss

[pine rain]

girl

💀

when is the deadline

godspeed

i have faith in you

i was trippin balls at first and i thought u were sandra

[ashen veldt]

jan 5 but im trying to submit tomorrow

[pine rain]

sandra's also in this server if u didnt know

[ashen veldt]

LMAOO yeah we have the same profile photo

oh fr

[pine rain]

ya

wait

no

[ashen veldt]

hi @sonic cypress

[pine rain]

she was

oh wait she's still here

LMAO

[ashen veldt]

did u straight up copy paste ur harvard supps for stanny

[pine rain]

i applied stanford early

[ashen veldt]

oh

[pine rain]

so... no

[ashen veldt]

other way around?

[pine rain]

sandra and i got deferred

[ashen veldt]

oh ooof

[pine rain]

uh i copy pasted the stanford roommate one

and tweaked it

the others i wrote from scratch

[ashen veldt]

oh nicee

[pine rain]

i wanted to talk more about my reserach

cuz i realized i didnt mention it at all

which kind of diminished its importance in my application

[ashen veldt]

dammn rippp

[pine rain]

like if they skimmed over my additional info/ecs they probably wouldn't have realized how many publications i had

or conference presentations/proceedings papers

[ashen veldt]

dangg

[pine rain]

dawg u went to rsi

[ashen veldt]

i have like 1 publication idk how u do it

[pine rain]

dont be danging me

[pine rain]

its cuz i work in easy to publish fields

engineering publishes shit like no one's business

[ashen veldt]

bruhh its still rlly impppresive

sorry cant type imdead

[pine rain]

i should've mentioned it more 💀

[pine rain]

ur fine

finish ur essays

im working on nw rn

[ashen veldt]

ughhh

gl gl

trying to get them done b4 new years but hoenstly idek

[pine rain]

thanks!

[pine rain]

i was supposed to go to this party yesterday

i meant tonight

oops

it's still not 12 am

but i had to decline

[ashen veldt]

cuz college apps??

[pine rain]

yas

[ashen veldt]

naurrrr

its ok u got this

💪 💪 💪 💪

[pine rain]

How many colleges do u have left

[ashen veldt]

3 and im applying to 3

i am so behind LMAO

[pine rain]

At least u have MIT as ur safety rn

[ashen veldt]

bruhh lmaooooo

[pine rain]

Is mit your top choice

[ashen veldt]

i mean if im spending 125 on this app i gotta get my crap together

ehhhhh

tbh yes but like

idk

[pine rain]

Why are u applying to these then

It comes at the cost of your sanity

[ashen veldt]

cuz im like 60% mit, and 40% everything else

lol my sanity disappeared a long time ago

[pine rain]

I literally have lost my faith in humanity

I’m going to go crazy after college apps end

[ashen veldt]

real me too me too

[pine rain]

I’m going to make physics camp mark my words

Actually dont mark them

[ashen veldt]

marking them

[pine rain]

I will regret them like

[ashen veldt]

i'll hold you to it

[pine rain]

4 months from now

Idk if i can even qualify for the usapho again

I probably can

[ashen veldt]

bruh if you've done it once u can do it again

omg im so motivational

[pine rain]

Hi so motivational

I’m billert

Get roasted

Toasted

Poached

Boiled

Fried

Stir fried

[ashen veldt]

omg

ur

so

funny

[pine rain]

Oh wait broiled

[ashen veldt]

hahahahahhaahahhaha

hhahahahahHAHAHAH

[pine rain]

Im billert

[ashen veldt]

ur mom was broiled

[pine rain]

Not funny

[ashen veldt]

ur mom is billert

[pine rain]

Who let bro cook

[ashen veldt]

ikr

who let me cook

[pine rain]

U mean broiled

[ashen veldt]

right right

[pine rain]

And here lay Mendeleyev’s genius

He understood that

He couldnt plot every element

So he left blank spaces

On his table

For missing elements

Elements to come

As though lifes events

Were cast so orderly and idealized

As though

[ashen veldt]

why are you speaking shakespearing

[pine rain]

Fuck what was the rest of the quote

[ashen veldt]

yeah my brains not working

[pine rain]

I’m quoting something i read a long time ago

Let me find it

[ashen veldt]

ah icic

[pine rain]

@ashen veldt

[ashen veldt]

my god

[jovial bobcat]

is that an essay?

cuz if it is it's insanely good holy

[pine rain]

Not mine

Its published

Read the full thing here

https://images.macmillan.com/folio-assets/book-excerpts/9780374102753EX.pdf

[digital spoke]

@ashen veldt damn, you're RSI?

Ooh aespa

[jovial bobcat]

whats the context for this writing

[pine rain]

Yea she cracked

[pine rain]

He’s reminiscing

[ashen veldt]

i love aespa

[pine rain]

Very hard

[jovial bobcat]

whos this writer

[pine rain]

Andre aciman

He wrote call me by your name

[jovial bobcat]

OH SHOOT

DANG

LOVED THAT FILM

[digital spoke]

kpop 💪

@ashen veldt were you RSI '22?

or '23?

and what kpop groups do you listen to 🤩

[pine rain]

23

This summer

[digital spoke]

oh okay

[ashen veldt]

bro is exposing me

[digital spoke]

lol

[ashen veldt]

but yeah

[digital spoke]

CS major?

[ashen veldt]

ehh

[digital spoke]

or sum else?

[ashen veldt]

idk yettttt

[digital spoke]

okey

[ashen veldt]

like maybe?

cs lowkey is a crapshoot

[digital spoke]

what else are you thinking about?

[pine rain]

I’m thinking bout you 😻

[ashen veldt]

nice one

[digital spoke]

damn 😭

W rizz 🤣

[dim badge]

just become a raichu already

[digital spoke]

Haha

[steel stratus]

should the most significant challenge be related to the major?

[dim badge]

doesn’t have to be at all

[spring veldt]

especially not if ur major is like art

the most significant challenge should not be the lack of art education in society

[karmic pebble]

submiited stanny

[pale mason]

meh

my superscore act is so good but my highest composites are L

but stanford doesnt superscore

[trail olive]

Billert i get the impression that youve been sacrificing everything throughout high school with the singular pursuit of getting into a good college and haven't taken breaks

[floral iris]

I need real advice guys

I have good idea for roommate essay but I’m afraid that my into will be too basic. Is it ok to say smth like “when we’ll finally meet each other on move-in day don’t be surprised by my” and add some quirky specifics about myself like collection of my handmade stuff?😭

[tacit sand]

Don’t worry about it being too basic

Just be authentic

If that’s what you want to put/would naturally stray towards just write it so you let yourself shine through

[ashen veldt]

honestly so many ppl apply every year and AOs have probably seen everything under the sun at this point so just be yourself and don't worry too much about impressing them

[harsh sentinel]

[pine rain]

nah

it's just this year

[sonic cypress]

HI SOPHIE

who's that guy in ur pfp

he kinda bad

[pine rain]

wait who is it

😭

[sonic cypress]

he's our best friend 🥰

[pine rain]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vriWOM7EPI

[ashen veldt]

omg i wonder 🤯

i know where he lives 🥰

[sonic cypress]

live laugh love laufey ❤️

[floral iris]

may I ask one question to any admitted/current student please privately?😓

[rigid kayak]

ok

[karmic pebble]

submitted stannnyy

and got the portal

and confirmed my "i dont need financial aid"

[spring veldt]

pikaaa would u be open to look at my stanford responses!

[digital spoke]

I prob can't look at all cuz I'm learning stuff rn, but I can take a look at one

[pale mason]

can someone in college already read my common app

[urban pulsar]

What time is app due

[ashen veldt]

soon enough that you need to go get ur work done

jkjk

[urban pulsar]

NVM stanford goat

its due jan 4

[primal kite]

stanford's due the 5th

[late socket]

should i submit a 1500?

780M 720E

[trail olive]

yeah

[real herald]

Finished Stanford

[fresh fulcrum]

W

[gloomy summit]

does 10 Bs semesters count as 5?

[trail olive]

stanford is done

its finished'

[floral iris]

I hate their 50 word EC essay

ok done it

[ashen veldt]

bruh

[floral iris]

do yall think that your list 5 things that are important to you are just cliche stuff?😭

[shut charm]

idts, and i dont think it should be

like one of mine is “grilled chicken” lmao

[floral iris]

nahh that’s soo good!

[shut charm]

lol ty

“just be authentic” as they say (at least this is my 2 cents)

[split cave]

Does anyone get the feeling that they could have written their essay better after submitting? Cause I was reading some tips online and now I am regretting 😭

[floral iris]

YES

you’re not alone 🫂

It’s sad that they eliminated the “what you would do if you had extra hour” short take 😭 I had very good idea for that one

[split cave]

Glad to know that 😭 It sucks tho, the ideas are flowing in now after submitting lol

[split cave]

Aww mann :(

[floral iris]

have you also applied for aid?

[split cave]

Yeahhh

[calm tinsel]

guys what counts as an intellectual experience

does it have to be a eureka moment or does working through the difficulties of a simple engineering project count

[pine rain]

anything tbh

[azure pollen]

How hard is it to swap into CS at Stanford? If we put a different major in our app

[hoary sluice]

stanford doesnt admit by major

sooo

not hard at all

[floral iris]

can any current/accepted student review my Stanford essays please

[real herald]

just submitted my app

hoping for an acceptance

[shut charm]

arent we all

[orchid anchor]

u don't commit to the major you choose on your common app

[serene flower]

how did yall write the first essay

The Stanford community is deeply curious and driven to learn in and out of the classroom. Reflect on an idea or experience that makes you genuinely excited about learning.

[digital spoke]

don't worry, I did too 🥲

[dim badge]

I feel like I did everything I could

[serene flower]

yall i need help on my essay

[hoary sluice]

i can help if you'd like but i got deferred🤣

[dim badge]

ah so you’re cracked

[split cave]

That's niceee

[hoary sluice]

💀

not cracked enough

[dim badge]

deferred Stanford is an accomp.

[hoary sluice]

trying to see it that way rn

but like 5 ppl from my school with sub 1500 sats and no APs got in 😭

so its feeling v hurtful rn

[shut charm]

wtf

do you go to a feeder or smth

thats insane

[hoary sluice]

yeah

but like

the feeder i go to is deceptive cuz its not the actual caliber of the school or the college counseling that gets us in

it's that families that alr tend to be elite/rich are attracted to the school i go to, so the matriculation rates at ivies+ just reflect that the students are legacies and donors at these institutions alr lmao

i am one of few broke kids😭

[shut charm]

dang

[dim badge]

happy new years future Stanford classmates 🌲

[digital spoke]

Yes 🤩 same to you

[austere folio]

tf what major??

bro ive seen people with 1590+ SAT's, 10 AP's, ISEF level extracurriculars still get rejected

aint no way stanford dosent consider major

[harsh sentinel]

that has nothing to do with major lol

a school that has 8 supplemental essays clearly cares about personality and how you express that on paper

[pine rain]

also sometimes its just like

they can't admit everyone

lol

[harsh sentinel]

yeah fair

[jagged thistle]

SUBMITTED STANFORD 🥶🥶

[orchid anchor]

do u think AOs are familiar wtih MBTI 😭😭

[rigid kayak]

just put in additional info MBTI=whatever

[pine rain]

what the heck is mbti

is it htat persoanlity thing

[digital spoke]

Yeah

[serene flower]

can i dm abt stanford essays

[crimson pasture]

they consider it but not in the way you think

at least from my understanding

so like they don’t cap majors, but prefer to see that your ECs/essays line up with your indicated major

so like if you have cs ecs and apply as an english major, that’s gonna raise some eyebrows in the AO

[pine rain]

i think you also have to be compelling within your major

if that makes sense

like it's not that CS has a limit on it

it's just that

making one CS project doesn't show a lot

meanwhile if you're applying English

well not english

like let's say uh

public policy

and you co-authored a bill and shit

then that's a lot more impressive

with CS it's really easy to do a bunch of activities that don't demonstrate impact

[crimson pasture]

yea definitely

like they wanna see that you’re doing things not just god the sake of doing them ig

[hoary sluice]

cs......

and bio

it's actually wild

i think 2 twins got in for polisci

[hoary sluice]

that's so insane system is actually broken

at least theyd prob bag mit

lmfao

[loud canopy]

I was just wondering, for the Stanford essays do you have any tips on structuring the answers to the questions?

This question in particular is hard 😭:
Virtually all of Stanford's undergraduates live on campus. Write a note to your future roommate that reveals something about you, or that will help your roommate – and us – get to know you better (250 words).*

Do you have any pointers / good examples for this question? 😭

[digital spoke]

Just think about writing a letter

And introducing yourself for the first time to someone you'll end up spending a lot of time with as a roommate

[pine rain]

an easy way to do it is like

"hey, im bill, and i want to introduce myself. here's a few things you should know about me:"

"i'm an blah blah blah blah blah"

then

"i'm also a blah blah blah blah blah"

then

"i love blah blah blah"

or something along that line

and then have a nice conclusoin

and then say something like

"your name"

[serene flower]

wait how did u structure the what made u excited to learn prompt

[pine rain]

it's really up to you

i got deferred so i dont think im really qualifeid at all to talk about stuff

but what i did was

i talked about my experience

and then i talked about why it made me excited to learn

it's not really complicated

just demonstrate genuine curiosity and excitement

[serene flower]

ty!

[dim badge]

Dude honestly

I WAS THINKING OF DOING THAT

should I?

Putting MBTI in additional info

[pine rain]

what's the context

[austere folio]

my cuzzo got accepted into stan, basically just try and act quirky and unique and nerdy, try and insert your passion into the essay

[rigid kayak]

yes

[dim badge]

Just something like “by the way, I am an INTJ!”

(which is what I am)

[rigid kayak]

um

you can maybe put it

i think it'd be better to just show those things through writing

instead of just saying u are those things

[orchid anchor]

lol maybe don't do that

i was asking bc i had a meme account for mbti that got like sponsorships and stuff

[dim badge]

oh shit okay 😭

eh maybe if I just don’t

I think I’ve already shown enough of my colors throughout the essays

[orchid anchor]

guys

this one

funny or not funny

[rigid kayak]

both

[elfin prawn]

for the stanford summer essay does a bullet pointed list work

[rigid kayak]

yes

[elfin prawn]

thanks alot

[loud canopy]

wait how would a bullet pointed list wokr tho

[pine rain]

2022: Did this

2023: did this

[loud canopy]

like 2023:
bullet 1
2
3
2022:
1

oh ok

ok thanks

[elfin prawn]

ima do 2023: 2022: both:

[elfin prawn]

lmao this is harder than I thought

not sure what to include in there now

i have too much now lol

[rigid kayak]

i just did 5 dashes

thing a–explanation
thing b–explanation
thing c–explanation
thing d–explanation
thing e–explanation

(also let me squeeze 5 extra words)

[jaunty orbit]

my mother - at the end of the day, she is my mother
my father - at the end of the day, he is my father
my sister - at the end of the day, she is my sister
my brother - at the end of the day, he is my brother
me - I love myself

[remote lagoon]

prob both is fine. i did mine more serious but i know people who did theirs to be more funny. I guess some of it might be trying to toe the line between quirky and unique to making jokes that don't say much about you

[jaunty orbit]

https://tenor.com/view/death-gif-20834117

[orchid anchor]

thank you.

[orchid anchor]

kk thanks

[solemn tiger]

I just finished my Stanford supplement does anyone want to review it?

[orchid anchor]

sure

but obvi can't help u that much since im just an applicant like u

[jaunty orbit]

can do that

[hoary sluice]

sure dm me

[digital spoke]

Did you apply Yale early? 💀

[orchid anchor]

i did and i got rejected

my friend got in tho

we did very similar things

[digital spoke]

😭

[digital spoke]

Aw damn

[orchid anchor]

it's okay, i rewrote my essays/activity section/got new recommenders so hopefully rd works out

everything happens for a reason!

[digital spoke]

That's good

Let's hope you join us at Stanford!

[orchid anchor]

haha thanks! will see if they enjoy the intl+financialaid combo

[solemn tiger]

anyone else wants to review?

[elfin prawn]

when you listed 5 things imporatnt to you, did you try and elaborate on each one

[digital spoke]

Yup, a bit

[elfin prawn]

I wish I could but im out of words and I don't know what to do

[digital spoke]

Oh

I mean

Just keep it a short few words

Doesn't have to be complicated

[kind linden]

yeah i went super descriptive for my naturesque ones and elaborated on the value they provide to me for the more obscure ones

[dim badge]

Wait so

Do AO’s go by YOUR zip code?

Or school zip code?

Or both?

[digital carbon]

i think both

[elfin coral]

anyone one know which part stanford places the most weight on? academics, ecs, or personality

sinse they dont consider freshman grades i feel like they consider academics less no?

also seeing where their 25th percentile and 50 percentile sat lies

[digital carbon]

I think it varies for stanford

I've seen people with low grades and dood essays get in

but also some amazing grades and poor essays make it in

[elfin coral]

🙏

[digital carbon]

why does everyone have harvard 28 in their name

are we all goin to harvard guys?

[elfin coral]

Yes bro

Manifesting 100% acceptance rate for class of 2028

[digital carbon]

let's go!!!

[jagged thistle]

Hi, just got my application details

I'm an international student so the only document I have to submit via FAO is International Student Supplement right?

[digital carbon]

yeah

either css or international Student Supplement

u can choose

one is free other needs moneyyy

[stone mural]

Wth is international student supplement

[digital carbon]

it's a way to submit financial docs without the money on css

idk the exact name tho lol

[wooden dune]

Can the Stanford "Other Recommender" be a teacher? The language used on this page [0] appears to not restrict the option of doing so like some other colleges do: "If there is another person who knows you well and can provide new insights about you, you may have one additional recommender submit a letter on your behalf."

[0] https://admission.stanford.edu/apply/first-year/forms.html

[patent plinth]

when r stanford letter of recs due?

[remote lagoon]

Yea

[digital spoke]

Yup, it can be a teacher.

[digital spoke]

I mean, ideally when the application is due

But I think recommenders have some time beyond it for flexibility

[jagged thistle]

I've done the CSS already, so is ISS still required?

[blazing rose]

How bad are the supplementals

[cold night]

lol asking the real questions

[jolly summit]

theres like 7 but some are pretty short

[digital carbon]

nope not required

[idle axle]

long

[harsh sentinel]

intellectual vitality

[harsh sentinel]

omg hi mrs. luck didnt expect to see you here nice to see you've moved on from that random ass uni in massa

[digital carbon]

hiii Smrithi!!! yeah guess im over it

[jagged thistle]

Damn alright so everything related to Stanford officially done 🥶

[daring merlin]

should I submit a 1490 sat to Stanford

the common data set says it's VERY IMPORTANT but then only considered if submitted

wtf dude

[stone mural]

Dont

Better to go TO

[daring merlin]

yea that's what i thought

ok crap i submitted sat for northwestern when im a tad bit lower than 25%

[flint umbra]

this school is legit the only school w/a somali student association 😻

[real herald]

I would do it

[kind linden]

imo yeah

especially as an international

[daring merlin]

I'm a dual citizen

US + Hong Kong

[kind linden]

the 25% is skewed up tho consider we've have TO for a few years

i have trouble believing the colleges don't recognize it is definitely lower realstically and if ur that close its better to show you got an ok score instead of bombing

[orchid anchor]

i think yes

do it

1490 = 1500

[deft sleet]

locked in and finally submitted stanford

this app fee was insulting jfc

[real herald]

What was it

I forgot

85 or 90

It was insane I remember

[digital carbon]

90

[cold night]

Lol! Starting supps now ummm do we think I can make it in on time

[shy hinge]

Yeah I’m starting on Friday

[digital spoke]

💀

[digital spoke]

🫠

[blazing rose]

I'm starting today it's fine

The supps seem pretty easy a few are just 50 words

[jovial bobcat]

yeah they are

if u did other hypsm stanford supps are incredibly easy to do

[floral iris]

Can any accepted/current student give feedback on my supplemental essays please?

[digital spoke]

Wouldn't say that lol

[cold night]

yeah definitely disagree

[elfin coral]

dont??

im submitting my 1480 personally

[stone mural]

I mean it depends on what u applying for

If ur interested major is cs

And u submitting 1490 when the rest of the pool is like 1550+

Might hinder ur chances

But up to u

[elfin coral]

yeah no lol not cs

still eng

[weak edge]

does having a first cousin who attended Stanford undergrad have any boost at all

[jovial bobcat]

no

[digital spoke]

^

[digital spoke]

Honestly, it probably doesn't really matter

If you're already a strong applicant, that SAT score won't do anything

[elfin coral]

mind reviewing my app mate?

just ecs and stuff

[slender salmon]

anyway i could submit extra information? i wanted to submit an arts portfolio but you cant do that anymore

[digital spoke]

Idrk how to review ECs 🫠 lol

[rustic heron]

is stanfords admission process like the ivies or more like mit/caltech?

[elfin coral]

Kk that's fine

[runic plinth]

any intl applying for aid here?

[steel stratus]

yess

[runic plinth]

is it j doomed or do we have a chance 😭

i hate this need aware thing

im struggling whether i should apply aid or not

[steel stratus]

probably doomed but im applying anyway

i cannot not apply for aid :/

[runic plinth]

ah icic

but stanford does give out aid to intl right?

or is it acc like auto reject

[opaque plume]

bro