Stanford University (2023-2024)

[orchid anchor]

half a page is sufficient?

[elfin coral]

pdf?

I think only harvard does the pdf thing

[orchid anchor]

oops not pdf

sorry

the 500 char limit is nothing

[elfin coral]

but when I submitted pdf for harvard it ws just small bullet points

[orchid anchor]

sounds good

[elfin coral]

barely 1/4 of the page--theyre already reading alot. dont waste their time

[smoky frost]

I wrote about bizarre sleeping habits and how I'am an amateur rock climber and learner of jazz music. I talked about anxiety about being away from home and that I'd videocall and my future roomie can photobomb anytime

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W

[opaque plume]

Yea right and I just realized that yesterday

Foog

[elfin coral]

dont stress. im sure its fine. that was just how I felt personally, but it varies.

who knows. your AO could relate extremely

[opaque plume]

😂

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ur not supposed to do this lol

[lusty thicket]

?

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brag abt intellectual achievements in roommate essay

so if u didn’t do that

ur good

[flint umbra]

huh

yeah i didnt

idt i did anywhere in my app

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defer or rd applicant?

you can put as many achievements as you want in a single update form

defer form you only have 150 words so however many ecs you can fit and describe why they're important in that amount of words

[flint umbra]

what i did for my rd's was i took my loci for a school and removed the school specific parts and submitted it as a bulk update

i submitted 7 updates in one letter

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smart

[flint umbra]

it was smart until i moved forward in a competition and didnt include it in the loci 😭

[lusty thicket]

thinking about doing this—did u add ecs?

[flint umbra]

idk if i will update any of these schools bc i dont want to bother them

[flint umbra]

yeah because i had additional activities/important updates to report regarding some of them

[lusty thicket]

perf that’s what i was doing

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when do you think committees begin?

[lusty thicket]

ok i feel validated

[harsh sentinel]

😔😔😔

bro i love that

[lusty thicket]

wait id send it! if they get annoyed, they just won’t read it 🤷‍♂️

[harsh sentinel]

French Spanish and Hindi but i mostly just do French! wby?

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idk as long as ur not sending 7 update forms to all of them i think youll be fine

[lusty thicket]

it’s just one update w 7 things right?

[flint umbra]

yeah no i only submitted 1 update bc of my course schedule and 1 update w/several updates combined

[flint umbra]

yeah

[lusty thicket]

is two updates pushing it 😭

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no

[lusty thicket]

i sent one in mid January

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thats good

i submitted 2

not 21 😭

[lusty thicket]

LOL

I was about to say

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well

actually

[flint umbra]

21 😂

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ig i'm submitting 4 with defer form and course schedule change

[harsh sentinel]

is it worth submitting updates if they're not biggg

[lusty thicket]

prob not for RD

but idk what u classify as big yk

[flint umbra]

i did something similar when i applied early 😂 i said i took 3 de classes in the fall when i took 4

[harsh sentinel]

decent achievements but nothing like national level and shit

do people send locis for rd? because you submit the app in December and only hear back late march

[flint umbra]

you're good! mine weren't really natl achievements either

[lusty thicket]

if they’re meaningful to you, def send them

sorry i thought u meant like maybe improving ur grades or something

[harsh sentinel]

nah lol

ec updates but not

major

[lusty thicket]

yeah if they’re like new projects in ur ECs, def

[harsh sentinel]

I did also improve my grade tho

not like on my transcript but in general

idk ill see

[orchid anchor]

rd!

[elfin coral]

lol thanks. tried to structure it like im talking to my best friend but in a a more somewhat professional setting

[orchid anchor]

can seomeone be super nice and kind and recommend which of the following updates i should send to stanford/other universities? i will dm (not sending here for privacy)!!!!

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sure

id just submit all in one form

and submit a course change form if it's a course change

[fringe sorrel]

Do colleges care for scholarship updates?

Like Gates semi-finalists or Jack Kent Cooke semi?

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idt it'd hurt if you havent submitted an update

[lusty thicket]

lmao all of my award updates r schollys

[fringe sorrel]

OKAY

[strong stag]

wait shit should i update schools abt that
i accidentally put a course as DE instead of honors

i realized after submitting like 5 of mine

wait no i put regular instead of honors

thats worse isnt it

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yeah idk i personally wouldnt if ur sending a lot of updates but im not an ao lol

eh

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no but

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whats the class

wait

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data structures

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i did that as well

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ohkay

but wouldnt it be lying

even if its downplaying the class

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i dont think so

you could tho to be safe

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I suggest u do tell them

So u don’t get any confusion once admitted

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i mean they have the midyears no?

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Although like Brandon said it prob wouldn’t matter cuz it’s minor

[solid steeple]

Well like sending final transcripts over

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i already am submitting like 5 updates 😭

[solid steeple]

Honestly the mistake is pretty minor so it shouldn’t be something to worry too much abt

But it’s just to be safe

[strong stag]

i hate that stanford has a 500 char limit per update

i have so many updatesssssssssss

[solid steeple]

Made a mistake on my academic record for ucs so had to email all 6 ucs I applied to

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was the mistake like an honors?

[solid steeple]

I didn’t label my summer history classes as during the summer I put them during the year

[strong stag]

wait if my interviewer was driving during the call and lowk spent more time talking about himself than asking me questions should i contact admissions

[digital carbon]

😵‍💫

[lusty thicket]

not really

[real herald]

Nah

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Good tbh you’re not supposed to rly do it anywhere

good move on your end

[warm carbon]

that’s cool and unique and shows a diff side of that ao’s like to see

lmaoo

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i feel like ive alr overcrowded my updates so im j gonna hope for the best 🙏

[elfin coral]

yo anyone whose done research. when youre writing author names and affiliations for example [mentor name], PhD, [university]
they got their phdd from that university arent a researcher there/affiliated (more in the industry). do i put uni name regardless?

[warm moat]

alot of pretentious people probably ☠️☠️☠️

mine was somewhat similar 😭 but i took a different approach

[rough lark]

i read jerry wei’s essays in my opinion they’re standard strong but nothing blew me away

they def helped IV wise and were for sure very great essays though

[flint umbra]

haha thanks

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jerry weis essay was one of the most interesting things ive ever read imo lol

[rough lark]

dont get me wrong they were great

but nothing i havent seen before

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you've seen somebody else write about computational linguistics in that way?

[rough lark]

i feel like developing such a spike around ML, combined with that insane academic profile was a big part, the essays were helpful but shouldnt be considered more significant than his spike and stats

[rough lark]

i’ve seen many others write about their intended field just as good

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i mean i havent read anyone elses essay so ig idk? 😭😭

[digital spoke]

same here, they were quite intriguing

Esp the comp ling essay

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ikr? i was tryna learn more after that

[faint canopy]

if I send an update now will they still see it?

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most likely

unless ur rejected

[spring veldt]

bro is an isef finalist

[lusty thicket]

I agree

[azure whale]

Applying soon 😅

[harsh sentinel]

for grad school? or transfer?

[azure whale]

transfer

[lapis crag]

does anyone know when likely letters have historically went out

[harsh sentinel]

march 29

[elfin coral]

☠️

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stanford likely 💀

[fringe sorrel]

ooooo

[faint canopy]

ive seen some around mid feb

[fringe sorrel]

Did Stanford likely come@last year?

[sturdy rain]

FEB 15 to 20
Yale and Stanny send their likely very early (middle of February)

[lusty thicket]

wait Stanford fr?

[sturdy rain]

Yes! 🤞🏼

[lusty thicket]

gulp

[elfin coral]

I GOT A LIKELY LETTER(manifesting)

[ornate urchin]

Are likely letters for Stanford also based off athletics/minorities like others

[fringe sorrel]

Wait do you know if stanford

Sent a likely last year?

[sturdy rain]

yes I found a few comments on Reddit

[fringe sorrel]

OKAY THANKS

[sturdy rain]

I found one from 2 years ago https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/s/IjyrPGp0Zz

[fringe sorrel]

Ya, same but I couldn’t find any from last year

[nimble bluff]

Does Stanford interview everyone?

[lusty thicket]

availability wise

i haven’t gotten an interview

[nimble bluff]

Samee

[flint umbra]

same

[nimble bluff]

I’m just waiting on Stanford and Harvard

Idk if Columbia interviews everyone

[lusty thicket]

r yall east coast?

[lusty thicket]

they don’t give interviews

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South

[lusty thicket]

same

[vale plover]

stanford didnt interview anyone for rea at my school (dfw)

and everyone got rejected

[lusty thicket]

😭

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😭

[lusty thicket]

y’all i think my duke interview was bc they needed addtl info

[nimble bluff]

I saw somewhere that they don’t have many alumni interviewers for oos or something Idek

[vale plover]

no deferrals at all LMAO

[nimble bluff]

I have mine Thursday 👀

[spring veldt]

why

[lusty thicket]

bc my interviewer was from mass. (that could be a lie)

[vale plover]

mby next year i break the curse fr fr

[lusty thicket]

im goofy and reading too much into things

[lusty thicket]

good luck 🙏🙏

[nimble bluff]

Dude they def needed more info from me in my Yale interview but I highkey didn’t add anything new 😭

[lusty thicket]

LMAOO real

i had to pick ECs/experiences that i didn’t alr write about

^for duke, i fumbled my yale

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I barely talked abt what I think they wanted me to elaborate on

[lusty thicket]

additional info is so vague

[nimble bluff]

Lowkey confused her too maybe cause she asked me to walk her thru my schedule

And I was like

[lusty thicket]

they really did well trying to be mysterious

[nimble bluff]

Macro is a super fun class (I’m not majoring in anything close to finance)

[lusty thicket]

😭😭

i don’t like those types of questions

another one i don’t like: what would ur friends describe u as

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FR

[lusty thicket]

my answers r always so lame for that

[spring veldt]

bruh same

like how tf do ik

[nimble bluff]

I haven’t gotten that quesiton yet but fr idk what perspective id answer that from

[spring veldt]

i j say “funl

funny

extrovert

someone who rlly is passionate

[nimble bluff]

Fun, awesome, and a perfect candidate for ur college! 😉

[lusty thicket]

“passionate and ready to pounce”

[lusty thicket]

LMAO jinx

[spring veldt]

yeah 😭😭

guys just wondering where did the winners of masterchef junior go to college

[lusty thicket]

I loved that show

Wait let me find my fav

nah lowkey i always rooted for the Asian ones 💀

Dara was robbed fr season one

[spring veldt]

real shit

nvm they just kept cooking

no college

[lusty thicket]

😭 wait have u seen that one guy on tiktok

[spring veldt]

nooo who

[lusty thicket]

nick digiovanni i think

he went to harvard 😱

[spring veldt]

YES

harvard man

[lusty thicket]

not junior though but i bet his app was so cool

[spring veldt]

he went to milton??

fsf

but i didnt hear of him before 2019

ohhh he didnt get into food til he was at harvard

[lusty thicket]

imagine telling Harvard u won’t matriculate

[sturdy rain]

I will try to find it

[harsh sentinel]

i love that question i wish i got asked it :(

[real herald]

Nah i dont like it bc its hard to answer in a humble way

[spring osprey]

I actually know someone who did that in real life. My AP Bio teacher got into Harvard Law but didn’t matriculate because she changed her mind and wanted to become a doctor instead 😭😭

[fossil grove]

oh yeah this one is so bad

cuz you gotta make sure you dont sound narcissistic

I feel like most times, it may come off as that tho

[pine rain]

lol my interviewere asked "why would you be a good roommate"

and i was like genuinely confused

so i said like

"to get the basic stuff out of the way: i can cook and clean"

and then before i was gonna say my next stuff

he started laughing so fucking hard

and he was like "that's actually a really good answer compared to the other bullshit ive heard recently"

[real herald]

Lmfao

[spring osprey]

Did he actually curse??

[real herald]

Many interviewers drop a couple in there im ngl

At least in my experience

Theyre all mad chill

[spring osprey]

My interviewer for another school was a teacher so I guess he’s used to not cursing around kids

[shut charm]

oh yeah my princeton interviewer said covid messed up a lot of “shit” and then was like “oops im so sorry i meant stuff”

it was so awkward

[real herald]

One of my interviewers said smth similar

One of mine said kickass

Like it was a kickass concert

Or smth

[shut charm]

Lmao

[real herald]

Tbf all my interviewers have been rlly young except like 1

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Will Stanford have access to my schools AP Passing rate?

It’s on US news

Someone lmk

[fringe sorrel]

Idk

Tbh

[spring veldt]

Yes its on ur school porfile

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Mk

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If AP courses are offered is this always the case for said high school

once again someone plz lmk (sorry I just really need to know)

[lusty thicket]

? it’s been answered

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cause my hs might be disorganized

[lusty thicket]

yes

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Like

[lusty thicket]

search up your school profile

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if ANY HS offers AP courses

will it always have AP passing rate

because my HS’s is on US news

but I just wanna make sure it’d show up on school profile

[lusty thicket]

it will but for peace of mind, u can look it up

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okay and yeah it did

ty

[digital spoke]

LOLLL

that's actually hilarious

[pine rain]

wait this was my harvard interviewer

btw

not my stanford interviewer

[digital spoke]

oh

[pine rain]

wrong channel

i thought this was harvard

my stanford interviewer didnt really speak english

so sometimes i spoke in chinese to make it easier

he spoke like okay english i guess

but he had to really thinkg about it

[pine rain]

nah he was acc so funny though

i liked that dude

probably one of my favorite interviews

i also really liked the northwestern interview

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my interviewer was very sweet

[pine rain]

cuz she literally used to manage PR for formula one racing

[fossil grove]

wtf

how did he make through stanford

[pine rain]

he was a one years master student

[fossil grove]

ah ic

[pine rain]

oh wait idk if it was one or two years

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but yeah I think my interview went pretty good

[pine rain]

but this is his timeline

he was an international student

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hey Billy

what’s your intended major

[pine rain]

honestly idrk

[fossil grove]

I always assume the alumni just finished undergrad and forget about grad school or things like that

[pine rain]

it depends on where i applied

i put diff majors

based on what i felt like

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For stanny?

[pine rain]

for stanford i believe it was like

data science

civil engineering

and physics

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Nice

Stanford has one of the best civil engineering

[alpine drum]

Does stan take only a few kids from each school

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prob

[pine rain]

i think they only take a few kids from across the country

ngl

[fossil grove]

lmfao fr

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you can be the only from a high school

and not even be accepted

[pine rain]

well yea

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Correct me if I’m wrong

[pine rain]

obviously

lmao

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Oh

[pine rain]

if they accepted one person from every high school who applied

then there would be like

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Tbh that one’s not as obvious but yea

[alpine drum]

We’ve had 1 legacy 1 athletic

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Hmm

it’s a draw of luck tbh

that and many other factors

[fossil grove]

stanford better accept me

the main school I tryharded my essays on

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sameeeee

[jovial bobcat]

where is my stanford interview

i live in a huge city i dont understand

[fossil grove]

ya bruh I need one too

I have a ton of questions to ask the interviewer too

[lusty thicket]

apparently they’re due the 22nd…

[jovial bobcat]

bruh

actually so stressed

[prisma yew]

my interviewer said in their email interview reports r due the 21

[jovial bobcat]

t

tf

wtf stanford

[dim badge]

i didnt get an interview

am i cooked!

[fossil grove]

Nah it's probably random

I really wanted one just to speak with a Stanford alumni tho 🥹

[rough lark]

in our region theres a shit ton of alumni you'll probably get one soon

[idle axle]

What is lse

[harsh sentinel]

London school of economics i think

[idle axle]

Oh lame

Stay in America 🦅

[harsh sentinel]

LOL fr

[kind owl]

yeah london school of eco

nah being a barrister sounds more professional than the harvey specter fantasy

[fringe sorrel]

It’s random

I got mines the 16th of Jan

Like I don’t think they even read my application yet

And my friend the 23

But then other cracked people didn’t get one

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What email do I send my LOCI to?

or do they only accept the defer form

[harsh sentinel]

i saw a guy on youtube who did both and got in

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where do i send it in then

[wary basin]

Any idea how much time is given to each application by the committee ?

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probably in update but its only 500 characters

[fringe sorrel]

It depends

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i dont think its necessary though since the defer form is essentially supposed to be your loci

[fringe sorrel]

STANNY

[fringe sorrel]

Wait do yk if stanny sends likely?

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prob idk

[harsh sentinel]

yeah im just saying what i saw

they asked if stanford accepts or not not whether they recommend

btw brandon is stanny still your top

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yes

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i really would prefer not to go to the east coast 😭

[harsh sentinel]

slay, i hope you get in

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whats the youtube vid?

[harsh sentinel]

are all of your other choices east coast?

[harsh sentinel]

shaurya sinha

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yes

[harsh sentinel]

bro received an award from the prime minister tho like after the deeferral

so its not necessarily the loci that got him in

[fringe sorrel]

I prefer not to go to the west coast

[harsh sentinel]

shaurya is actually insane he got into stanford and trustee at usc

[harsh sentinel]

me fr but i cant do cold weather like dont get me wrong i love cali but east coast is better for journalism job prospects wise because bay area and silicon valley are stem kids cenral

[fringe sorrel]

Ya, I can't do hot weather ot stanford quarterly system

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ok i hate to be this guy but i feel like his interviewer is not a good source

[harsh sentinel]

quarter is the best system wdym

[harsh sentinel]

huh?

you mean asking your interviewer on what to do to get in is not the best idea?

if you meant that i totally agree

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yeah hes saying it as a source to what to do

[harsh sentinel]

but i dont think it can hurt

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i mean its good advice

[harsh sentinel]

like its more of a

learning more about the school

not asking them specifically what to do to get in

because he's right when he says your interviewer is your closest connection to the school esp if you dont know alumni

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this guy lowkey went crazy 😭😭 addtl letter of rec + loci + defer form

[harsh sentinel]

yeah fr

i mean i did that for uchicago lmao

emailed ao + loci + music portfolio + research abstract

[flint umbra]

I’m the opposite

Applied to Stanford as a joke, only west coast schools are that and usc

Hope to go to the east coast

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good luck hope u can go!

[flint umbra]

thanks!! hope stanford works out

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dub

oh wait

i thought that said likely letter😭

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alright guys so I talked to my counselor

And the school profile lists the amount of AP courses offered

But she said it didn’t list the AP passing rate (17% here) which is on US News

I feel like Stanford should have that unit because it’d explain the context for which why I got the scores I did (3’s and 4’s)

What do u do and how do i make sure they get that info? Should I include it in additional info update on the Stanford portal?

Someone plz lmk

[digital spoke]

You can just do that

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Okay ima double check fully first to make sure it’s actually not there

Also would I be submitting it too late like did they start reading or would they see it

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someone lmk if it would be too late and if they’d see it frfr

[supple phoenix]

is it alright to not receive an interview from stanford?

all colleges say interviews do not really change the decision, but if you don't get an interview does it mean anything?

[harsh sentinel]

I don't think it would make a major difference?

[harsh sentinel]

For stanford it doesn't

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It would

Context is important

my question now is if Stanford has started reading

and if I submitted if it’d be too late

[supple phoenix]

so not an auto reject or auto accept? nothing like that? is it just purely based on availability?

[harsh sentinel]

yeah but sending it like a month later isn't gonna affect i mean

[harsh sentinel]

yes

[supple phoenix]

peaace ty

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Wdym

like would they still see it

Or is it too late

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okay guys real shit

my school profile doesn’t include any of that AP passing rate stuff

so if I were to upload a link to those stats in the Stanford additional info portal

Would they still see at this point and would it be too late?

Someone plz lmk bc my counselor just showed me out school profile and it shows very limited info

They say the notification of missing documents deadline is mid February

So someone plz lmk I’m just glad I caught this in time

[flint umbra]

We do not know

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Wdym

I’m just asking if it’s too late to submit anything rn

And if they’ll still miss it

They’re saying the notification of documents is mid feb

[flint umbra]

We don’t know if they’ve seen all of your app or not

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So what do I do

@flint umbra do I just submit it anyway? And if they’ve already made a decision for me will they see it? And if so can it change what they’ve decided

[flint umbra]

You mind as well if you don’t have many updates

I am not sure if they still will see it yet and if it could change what they’ve decided. It probably depends on the admissions officer.

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Okay and yeah I don’t

Can I dm you the format in which I’d update it and if it’s appropriate or not? @flint umbra

[flint umbra]

Sure I wouldn’t mind

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Okay I’ll DM you

@flint umbra just DMed you

[faint canopy]

my common app essay already talked so much about my love for learning

and I skipped the stanford iv essay

I told the ao to skip it

will that be bad

[lusty thicket]

HUH

Wait ur messing right

[faint canopy]

unfortuantely not

[warm moat]

aint no way 😭

[lusty thicket]

Bruh im sorry but that’s a rejection…

[faint canopy]

how?

[warm moat]

isn’t that an incomplete application

[lusty thicket]

not doing an essay = auto reject

[faint canopy]

I put like 100 words down explaining my love for learning and then said that most of it is already in my common app and this side of me is already displayed so please skip it

[lusty thicket]

Dude

Respectfully…

[warm moat]

alot of the supps asked for the same thing i wrote my common app about 😭 you just find another unique angle to write about

[real herald]

If im being honest thats an autoreject

Youre basically saying theres only 1 thing that gets u excited about learning

[inner ore]

nah let him cook

[faint canopy]

wow for some reason I thought not wanting to waste the ao's time would be ok, cuz my app is littered with that stuff already

[remote lagoon]

Ummm yeaaa that's a problem

[inner ore]

i can see how this could maybe work out

[real herald]

Yea i cant

[faint canopy]

oof

[real herald]

Sorry fam

[faint canopy]

that sucks

[real herald]

If u get in feel free to rip me a new one

Best of luck 🫡

[inner ore]

i mean also why would u do this tbh

even if u were wasting thier time

[faint canopy]

my app is centered around learning about one specific thing

and I thought i would be confusing them if I tried to bring up a separate topic

[lusty thicket]

oh ..

ur supposed to do different things

it can be under the same theme

but not reiterating what u already said

[faint canopy]

you are right

I was being stupid

oh well I guess I have to just wait and see, I hope im not an autoreject

[lusty thicket]

it’s ok at least u look consistent lol

[real herald]

Turing is goated dude

Im hoping i get into bhp myself

UT is a great school to have as a basis

Im sure your RD round will go amazing

[flint umbra]

I’m confused?

How did you even submit?

Did you say Ao my common app is on this I don’t wanna write it

[faint canopy]

I gave a recap of my common app essay which is on it, that's about 100 words

[flint umbra]

Bro 😭😭

I don’t think you’re supposed to do that

[faint canopy]

I know 😦

[flint umbra]

But if you answered the prompt with that…then ig

Dw it’s best not to stress its over with

[digital spoke]

The essay, generalized, is meant to display your love of learning, but the prompt itself isn't generalized 😭

[dim badge]

uhhhh

all u can do is wait

[flint umbra]

I talked about organizing presentations teaching kids why vaping is bad and how it made me want to go into public health

But it was reused

Do you think that fit the prompt?

[digital spoke]

Maybe? Sorry, it's hard to tell without reading the whole essay

[lusty thicket]

that’s kinda like a why major

[flint umbra]

Nah Stanford doesn’t have public health

it was focused more on the specific situation

With a short sentence in the end talking about public health

[solid steeple]

Is this for personal or supp

Honestly Stanford I’d be surprised if I got in

Cuz I did my essay a day before it was due

I didn’t even know if I should apply to stanford

[lusty thicket]

Same 😭

[dim badge]

Stanford New CDS

Breaking News:

anyone notice anything new

[solid steeple]

Stanford was my dream school but honestly it’s whatever. We just ROLL AND SEE

[solid steeple]

Standardized testing considered?!

[dim badge]

yep

went from very important -> considered this yr

very important last year

[solid steeple]

Is this the same for ivies this year

[lusty thicket]

were they not TO last year?

[dim badge]

idk i just saw stanfords new cds

[dim badge]

they were but test scores were listed as very important

[lusty thicket]

egad!

[solid steeple]

Released today?

[dim badge]

no idea was just exploring stanfords cds

[solid steeple]

Damn it went down two levels

I mean good news for next year prob will go back up to important

[dim badge]

i dont know about that one

it'll probably remain considered for a bit since stanfords in cali lol

test opt/blind is the precedent there it seems like

[solid steeple]

Isn’t uc announcing their test next year or another year

[fringe sorrel]

Dartmouth is not test optional next year

[solid steeple]

Cuz I remember UCs are establishing tests again

[dim badge]

they're talking about making their own "test"

like an entrance exam

[solid steeple]

Ya

[dim badge]

but ucla test opt till atl 2025

[flint umbra]

Supplementary

The one supplement asking you to describe some intellectual thing and why you like learning

[flint umbra]

Wooo

#testopt

[next karma]

Wait where did you get that page?

[flint umbra]

Bro mine is too OMG

I think one person got in

And idk if anyone got in that applied ea (handful of people)

[dim badge]

unfortunately my school too

some neighboring schools were successful though

[night frost]

bro last year's class at my school was cracked

we had like, five ppl get in or something stupid like that

our grades are roughly 100 ppl btw

[dim badge]

are cds based off of s1 senior grades?

just curious

or do they report su6?

[night frost]

what is cds

and su6

[dim badge]

common data set

[night frost]

ohhhh

ty

[lusty thicket]

tbh that’s not bad

[night frost]

yeah that's pretty good actually i think (?)

[digital spoke]

Wait, it got released? Isn't RD not out yet

[dim badge]

its just rea

data

[digital spoke]

AYOOO

Do we get to see how many admits

[dim badge]

didnt check

[digital spoke]

Where do you see it?

[dim badge]

on their cds page

just look up stanford cds

[digital spoke]

Is it 23-24?

[dim badge]

yes

[digital spoke]

Assuming this includes grad?

[loud wren]

WAIT

my school is lit crazy watch

[real herald]

We have never had a stanford admit

[lusty thicket]

WHAT

[night frost]

kinda shocked more men apply than women. i feel like most other schools have the opposite

[lusty thicket]

Why r all of yall applying

[night frost]

parents

[lusty thicket]

do you know where the 3 accepted went

[real herald]

Wild that 3 got in and none chose it

Especially being stanford

[lusty thicket]

I wish my school updated its naviance

[real herald]

I would love to be the first admit

❤️

[lusty thicket]

sure you would pal

[orchid anchor]

not really shocked because stanford is a predominately stem school. there's a gender disparity in stem. could be the cause

[flint umbra]

Wow

Same there’s a school like 30 min away from me that always has people going to crazy schools

Mine is the opposite

[real herald]

I have a higher chance than u mr. Will my interviewer reply 🥺🥺

[loud wren]

i do indeed

im from central jersey

it's like bay area competitive but one step down

[real herald]

Princeton?

[lusty thicket]

ur on thin ice… next time I won’t let this slide…

[real herald]

Timber me shivers

[loud wren]

2 to pton and 1 to harvard, yes.

[real herald]

🥶

[real herald]

I would choose stanny over harvard and pton

[loud wren]

acc maybe it was 1pton 1 hvd and 1 mit?

[real herald]

Only wharton over stanford imo

[loud wren]

idk

[real herald]

[loud wren]

we have like 150 applications a year to harvard

maybe 160 to yale

[real herald]

Feeder?

[loud wren]

nope.

[real herald]

Prestigious private?

[loud wren]

nope, very public

very competitive public

[lusty thicket]

Wrong again 🤣🤣

[loud wren]

we send a few to rpinceton just because we're right there and they lik eus

but maybe 1 a year to the other ivies

yeah our school is pretty wild

[lusty thicket]

damn I feel like my school’s apps to t20s shot up bc no way r there only 15 now

[loud wren]

yeah... it stinks but oh well!

getting <1500 is honestly frowned upon here

which is whhy im just kind of excited to get out of here

[lusty thicket]

tbh… I bet that’s the culture at top schools anyway

[loud wren]

yes.. a few.

[lusty thicket]

I think brown would be chill tho

[loud wren]

about to mention brown, yes!

i applied ED there

but deferred so still a chance!

[alpine plume]

twins

[loud wren]

you got this 😎

i know a few people deferred --> accepted

[alpine plume]

hopefully 🤞

[lusty thicket]

my friend was deferred too

[real herald]

I know a lot of people deferred -> rejected too

[loud wren]

love the optimism! :)

[real herald]

Sorry

[lusty thicket]

you know people? 🧐

[real herald]

The hating got the best of me

Abe and you are getting in

If not we march!

We protest

[loud wren]

hm

maybe no

but thanks :)

[real herald]

Ok just abe can get in

[loud wren]

haha yes!! Abe did you send a killer LOCI?

[alpine plume]

yep submitted it with my midyear report

[fringe sorrel]

Wait how do u check

[alpine plume]

naviance

[loud wren]

naviance...search colleges...

[real herald]

Does ur school use naviance

[loud wren]

then

[alpine plume]

if your school uses it

[loud wren]

the "admissions" tab

[fringe sorrel]

Yes

[real herald]

Click on a college

Go to admissions

Scroll down

Boom

[fringe sorrel]

okay wait

Lemme do it rn!!!

Ahhhh

[real herald]

!!

I WILL be the first stanford admit

[fringe sorrel]

Is it acceptance history

[real herald]

Wdym

[fringe sorrel]

Like

[real herald]

Just click the school

[fringe sorrel]

I don’t see

[real herald]

Click the admissions tab

[fringe sorrel]

Wait can u show me

In DM’s

OH I SEE IT NOW

DANG

it only show accepted

Not number applied

[alpine plume]

yeah your school can select if you see that or not

[fringe sorrel]

Dang

[dim badge]

dont know

4% is kinda crazy though if it doesnt include grad

846 enrolled already too

[alpine plume]

we have 32 applied and no one ever got in

[inner ore]

how do u guys get bar graphs in naviance

i only have the x and checks thing

[ember basin]

yeah same i have the scatter plots

so it doesn't show by year

[real herald]

Your school can choose what to display

[ember basin]

ah ok, thanks

[dim badge]

AWWWW YEAH SO BASED

[flint umbra]

yay no interview

stanford doesnt exist anyways

[remote sparrow]

How to check this record???

[remote sparrow]

Where did u find your school’s date

Omg

[remote sparrow]

oh nvm i saw the chat history

[elfin kraken]

mine says not enough data to graph 😭

i think like 1-2 (at most) apply each year and our last admit was in 2011...

[lusty thicket]

same those r my most recent dates

[remote lagoon]

Wait wdym

I've emailed my regional ao before and she's responded

So I guess it depends what email

[fringe sorrel]

Wait

How did u know

Who is ur regional AO

[dim badge]

yeah how did you know that btw

[remote lagoon]

They send you a note once ur admitted by physical and email

So I have their email lol

[dim badge]

ohhhh

[fringe sorrel]

ohhhhh

[remote lagoon]

O

Yea no

[fringe sorrel]

Wait which region

Are u from

Yes

[remote lagoon]

Uhhhh very close to West Coast

[fringe sorrel]

Columbia doesn’t respond

Call them

To make sure

No

If they@said yes

Then it’s fine

then it won’t hurt to call!

[remote lagoon]

Wait wait this is your additional info form?

Ah icic

Yea couldn't hurt

[dim badge]

I think they hid them so you wouldnt call them lol

you're better off just emailing the general admissions office

[dim badge]

That’s what my counselor did

so if the office doesn’t respond does it still mean they got the info and saved it?

@dim badge

[dim badge]

uhh no idea

its a busy season so they are def being overloaded w emails

Mk

could you also put the update on your portal to be safe?

it would exceed the character limit but alright

[dim badge]

gotta compress ig

[dim badge]

Are you sure I should send it in both

Should I ask someone else on what to do

Or fuck it, should I compress it and do it to be safe @dim badge

like would that hurt@me

[fringe sorrel]

what are u tryna send anyway

like if it’s a transcript stanford requires u to mail those in

[dim badge]

additional school profile context that my dum school forgot to include

it’s already been emailed recently but yeah

everyone is saying just my counselor should do it

[fringe sorrel]

Ya def ur counselor

my counselor

[dim badge]

ok

[fringe sorrel]

Mailed it in

[dim badge]

so don’t submit it as an update on my end?

but let my counselor do it only?

[fringe sorrel]

Try ur counselor first

[dim badge]

Pre-acceptance or after

[fringe sorrel]

I applied rd

[dim badge]

oh

[fringe sorrel]

she mailed in my transcripts

Teacher recs etc

[dim badge]

Well mine emailed

Should that be fine

My main concern

[fringe sorrel]

Idk

Stanford

[dim badge]

Is that there hasn’t been a response yet

[fringe sorrel]

Doesn’t accept emailed transcripts

I think

[dim badge]

but idk if that’s normal

[fringe sorrel]

But idk about school report

[dim badge]

no it’s not a transcript

it’s additional school report info

[fringe sorrel]

ask counselor

[dim badge]

augh who do I ask about this

[fringe sorrel]

or call them

Tbh

[dim badge]

I don’t wanna bug stanford by calling em

[fringe sorrel]

Call stanford

ur not bugging them

[dim badge]

I already have

[fringe sorrel]

They don’t know u

[dim badge]

yeah tru

but I’ve already claled

so doing it again would be redundant

[fringe sorrel]

Ya and I spammed called Columbia 5 times -9

Cuz my 2nd rec letter won’t process

But it’s fix now

[dim badge]

should I upload the school report info on my update just to be safe

or what

[fringe sorrel]

I think

Just ask ur counselor

And then call them

To confirm they got it

[dim badge]

she doesn’t know much about that stanford process tbh

and she’s busy rn

and I don’t think they confirm direct emails

[fringe sorrel]

Well it’s her fault so she gotta fix it

[dim badge]

wait wdym

she sent everything

[fringe sorrel]

What

I thought u said

[dim badge]

I’m just trying to make sure stanford got it yk

no

[fringe sorrel]

She forgot

To send the school report

[dim badge]

administration makes the school report

[fringe sorrel]

okay

[dim badge]

but the school report they issue doesn’t have info for shit

[fringe sorrel]

Then just call stanford and confirm they got it

[dim badge]

so we’re forwarding extra additional contextual info

about the school background

[fringe sorrel]

Okay

[dim badge]

But yeah

I’m just trying to make sure they received it yk

and processed it

[fringe sorrel]

Call them

it works faster

[dim badge]

I already diddd

They were helpful and I asked but I was sorta confused with what they meant

they mentioned something about app. Updates and some emails not warranting a response

and to be sure then something I didn’t really take in

Ykw

I’ll just ask on some subreddit

[dim badge]

does anyone know how long it takes for stanford to email back

[snow lintel]

do we know anything about likely letters for stanford yet

[rough lark]

yes, none of us will get one

[tropic grotto]

i got one

[snow lintel]

😭 i know

let a man dream

[rough lark]

yeah we don’t know much about stanford likelies cuz we not AOs but thats the one thing thats certain

[rough lark]

proof?

[dim badge]

stanford likely is crazy

[tropic grotto]

it was in my dreams

[dusky pumice]

still no interview womp womp

[dim badge]

same

we might be cooked bro

[snow lintel]

is interview significant for stanford?

[dim badge]

no

[snow lintel]

ok that was my impression

[fringe sorrel]

ya I don’t think it is

[prisma yew]

who do i contact if my interviewer isnt responding

[frail sorrel]

uhm....

Stanford admissions?

[email protected]

[supple phoenix]

[email protected]

but I'd suggest CCing them both

@prisma yew

[prisma yew]

thanks!

[drowsy hedge]

One more sun

One more moon

Still no interview

[supple phoenix]

same, this is the last week for interviews apparently

[flint umbra]

same

maybe we're admits and they dont think they need more info 😍

/j

nice to stay delusional

[supple phoenix]

copium pro max

[quaint vessel]

guys don't sweat it, I know people who weren't interviewed and still got in

[drowsy hedge]

Then we are so back 🔥

[sturdy rain]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/s/lD57uj7zRP No interview but his son got in

[flint umbra]

wooo I guess

that’s why I’m hyping my lack of an interview

[rustic heron]

only one? i got two from stanford alone 😭

they wont leave me alone with likelies

[fringe sorrel]

I donMt think stanford does likely’s anymore

[stone mural]

My interviewer said he has an ‘internal’ deadline of 22nd of feb so I am assuming there’s still more time

[supple phoenix]

Oh, thank God.

[flint umbra]

anyone wanna trade supps for Stanford

[lusty thicket]

sure 🤷‍♂️

dm me

[zealous sphinx]

im down for anyone, just dm me

[dense onyx]

Hi, does anyone else not have their mid-year report showing in the Stanford portal?

CommonApp says it's been sent but the portal doesn't

Does anyone have a screenshot of their checklist on the portal?

[quaint vessel]

No worries, mine doesn’t show on the portal either

[dense onyx]

Phew! Thanks 🙂

[silver turtle]

guys

where can i find my reference number for stanford

my counsler wants to send an lor via email to their office but needs my reference number lmao so the office knows who this LOR is for

[flint umbra]

Wooo no interview

Which is really interesting since my area does have Stanford alumns

[quaint vessel]

I don’t think Stanford gives applicants reference numbers

[silver turtle]

Yea nvm they don’t

[quaint vessel]

You can tell your counselor to include your Common App ID

It’s easier to identify you that way

[dim badge]

Commonapp will say if they’ve downloaded it

[pliant trellis]

its ok i live in a country where interviews arent offered at all if it makes u feel better!

live laugh kuwait

[flint umbra]

Noo it’s totally ok I’m chilling

[pliant trellis]

i even listed my address as both in jordan and japan to see if they wanted to give me one so i could go visit my relatives and score that interview

but apparenetly

jordan doesnt have one

and i dont actually live in japan LOL

[pliant trellis]

youll bve fine

we've had people get in without interviews for years

ur chilling

[lusty thicket]

has anyone done Stanford SHTEM before? I might do it for fun this summer

[dim badge]

GUYS I GOT A LIKELY

||(in my fucking imagination)||

[crude chasm]

stanford interview ✅

soooo chill and conversational

[fickle beacon]

I submitted my Mid-year on the 15th, is that fine?

Also, who ususally gets likely's from Stanford? any patterns like STEM based, etc.?

[spring veldt]

Noone

They barely do them

And it shouldn’t be stem based

[dim badge]

I even think stanford discontinued likelys

[random musk]

for internationals is the interviewer always from your country?

[small iris]

Are we allowed to send thank you emails to the interviewer?

My interviewer told me he can't contact me after the interview so

[harsh sentinel]

i sent an email and got no reply but i don't think there's any problem in sending a small thank you note. don't ask follow up questions or anything tho

[opaque plume]

I always send thank you emails

Never got a response tho

[rough lark]

yes! i did the program while also interning for a prof at stanford irl. i would say its great for college apps cuz its “stanford research”. dm me if you wanna know more

[rough lark]

my stanford interviewer replied to my thank you

[harsh sentinel]

hm i got a ping?

[jovial bobcat]

does stanford have smth similar to harvard's interview profile number lol

[deft sleet]

Stanford interviews don’t matter

[nova horizon]

I had to reject mine cuz of some extenuating circumstances

[deft sleet]

Oh uh

I don’t know how rejecting interviews look

[nova horizon]

It says it was completely optional

Initially I accepted it but then I had to reject it

[crude chasm]

my interviewer said that i could send it but she wasnt gonna respond to it lol

straight up

i think its just policy but either way it doesnt really matter

[digital spoke]

really? mine responded lol

[crude chasm]

she said i could send it but she told me she wouldnt respond either way 😂

she is a physician so ig it makes sense

[dim badge]

Thank you messages don’t rly matter tbh

They’ll still remember

[solid steeple]

wtf bro I think I’m not getting an interview.

Any interview from any school

[proper night]

Did anyone try emailing Stanford supplemental materials? Do they accept them?

[night frost]

Maybe there just aren’t alums in your area?

[snow robin]

didn't get a stanford interview

[lusty thicket]

portal

[nimble bluff]

Me neither but there’s also not a Stanford alumni club in my state

[drowsy hedge]

Is it Stanfover chat?

[harsh sentinel]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3hQCs1OaNi/?igsh=aGUzc2lyaHg2eG5m
tfw stanford is your safety

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[civic flower]

wrong chat mate

[drowsy hedge]

sucks she got rejected from her reach

[fervent crystal]

i just had the most traumatizing interview of my life with stanford

he was so critical n shit

[harsh sentinel]

what happened😭

[fervent crystal]

talked about how i wanted to keep doing biomedical research and he said then i should just go to other schools since stanford is for those with an entrepreneurial spirit like BRO CHILL U DONT HAVE TO BE THAT DIRECT

and i asked for his fav thing about stanford and the only thing he said was that the girlfriends you get there are "high quality ones"

wydm "high quality" bro 😭 and he said this to me, a woman, as a 50 year old crusty man

[harsh sentinel]

BROOOOO WTF THAT'S SO EWWW WHAT

can you report that bcuz wtf😭

[harsh sentinel]

also. no. like sure it's the place for entrepreneurs but that doesn't mean nobody else goes??

[digital carbon]

i mean-

at least he didn't say that his degree is useless

[warm moat]

??????

the fuck

[jovial bobcat]

the fuck

"quality ones" 💀

[dim badge]

she prob EA

[harsh sentinel]

yeahhhh if she didnt rea its just stupidity

[digital spoke]

what the...

yeah, you should prob report that

[digital spoke]

^

[dim badge]

Dude…