Stanford University (2024-2025)

[fierce iris]

St. Anford or UC Palo Alto?

[hazy swallow]

😭

republic d1 stanford troll fr

[fierce iris]

don't worry i live near stanford

[hazy swallow]

just got an interview req

local alum

[fierce iris]

sheesh

[graceful girder]

luckyy

how long does it take stanford to assign all interviewers

[hazy swallow]

they're all done by nov 20 at the latest i'd imagine

[fathom axle]

are you international

Im India and havent gotten update yet

its "optional" yeah but im hoping lol

[vocal bough]

which part

im from india and i applied to 26 universities and stanford was the only interview request i got lmao

[fathom axle]

South india

What about you

[vocal bough]

wait same

ah

[fathom axle]

specifically

yeah more alums there probably

[vocal bough]

idt it means much tbh

my interview went really well

still didnt get in

so like

meh

[fathom axle]

When did you get the invitiation

like around what time

like getting an interview seems like a "Gratification" or like a feelinng my application was valued

lo

[vocal bough]

i applied rd and got it jan 30

so pretty late lmao

[green spruce]

lowk kinda thankful my family left south india

iit m is 5 min from our house

pressure to jee sweat would have been crazy

[vocal bough]

depends on your family tbh

[fathom axle]

i didnt get any yet 😭

ive been checking every day

[twilit spindle]

how do international students get interviews

[vocal bough]

international alumni

[tiny sedge]

Are interview requests sent to ur email or through the portal?

[fathom axle]

email

thats what the website says

[graceful girder]

ummmmmmmm HELP I GOT AN INTERVIEW I WASNT EXPECTING TO ACTUALLY

ummm how do i prepare and stuff im lwk introverted

[hazy swallow]

lets gooo

its based on availability lol

like i genuinely dont think our applications are even viewed

[graceful girder]

yeah theres no way its been 4 days bro 💀

[hazy swallow]

well i mean

what if the amount of ppl in an area exceed the number of interview slots of alumni

is that just left up to chance

random assignment

[graceful girder]

idk maybe they skim apps rq

i think 10% of ppl get interviews

?

[low gull]

just got an interview request a few mins ago

im in the us

its so cooked

[graceful girder]

umm ok so my interview is scheduled at a starbucks

so what do i do

do i like j go in when i get there and wait? how will i know what my interviweer looks like

can i buy a drink whien i wait? do i buy the interviewer a drink?

[feral moat]

lol

[tiny sedge]

West or east or south?

[low gull]

west

[fathom axle]

Bruh i didnt even get any updte

ah this sucks

[final solstice]

If you want a drink buy a drink but you’ll both more than likely buy your own if you’re getting one

You’re a high schooler you don’t need to buy them a drink nor do I really think they’d ever take you up on it so it’s really not needed to offer

[graceful girder]

uhh will starbucks kick me out if i dont buy smth

also how do ik who my interviewer looks like? do i get their first or second?

[final solstice]

Probably not but generally when you sit down for a long period of time at a place that serves food you’re expected to buy smth for taking up seats

[final solstice]

You can message them that day and ask them how you can find them when you’re meeting and they’ll probably tell you what they’re wearing

You should get there a few minutes early but as long as you’re not late it doesn’t matter who’s first

[raw geode]

gl!

[raw geode]

u got this

just be real

[low gull]

i am cooked

[raw geode]

nah

i got straight 1s on my interview scores

and it wasnt crazy insane

[low gull]

😲 wait thats crazy

i stalked my interviewer on linkedin and turns out they did science bowl

just like i did

[raw geode]

nice somethign to connect abt

[low gull]

except they were actually good

[raw geode]

i connected w my interviewer abt fine dining and skiing

lol

[low gull]

ah i see

[vocal bough]

fine dining is crazy 😭

thats just a rich person thing

[raw geode]

I mean it made sense for my context lol

[fathom axle]

y'all getting interviews?

so lucky

[livid vigil]

no

interviews are RANDOM

if you get an interview your either lucky or unlucky

take your pick

damn my back hurts

it does

if your LORs suck it can be a bit helpful

but you dont get a penalty if you dont do one

[fossil swan]

got my interview req today

its scheduled for next Wednesday

[fathom axle]

i got it boys

i got an inteview request!

[graceful girder]

woohoo

any tips to prepare for interview anyone?

[fathom axle]

Yeah im looking for some too

Im scheduling mine on thursday

How do i make this good?

[tiny sedge]

Does stanford try to get an interview to everyone like MIT ?

[fathom axle]

Not completely sure, its based on alumni availability in your area

[graceful girder]

Only 10% of ppl get interviews which they say is random

So not everyone I believe

[flint wasp]

still haven't gotten an interview but 7/9 of my classmates who also applied rea did

ik it doesnt really mean anything bc theyre supposed to be random but still stressing

[cerulean comet]

💀

[tiny sedge]

Damn

[hushed sundial]

bro this is literally me too. do yk if it’s the same person interviewing all your classmates/if they got their interviews around the same time?

im checking my email like every 10 minutes + my spam too cus im like “what if i got an email request and missed it” LOL

but i think some of them did art portfolios so they had to submit on oct 15 so idk if that has anything to do w it???

[storm orchid]

it genuinely doenst matter its calm

ik hella ppl who didnt get interview who r here

intrviews do not matter at all

[fathom axle]

Guys what usually happens in a stanford intrview

[graceful girder]

Idk lmk when u find out

[fathom axle]

😭

mines on thursday

im nervous

i realy have no iddea what to expect

[hazy swallow]

mines tomorrow i got y’all

[vocal bough]

They ask you questions about yourself and you answer

[tiny sedge]

Do any of u guys have virtual interviews?

Or just in-person

[fierce iris]

it's mainly chit chat, u get to know ur interviewer better and ur interviewer gets to know u better. interviewer reports to school on the type of student they think u would be at their campus, and aos decide whether they want more of that type of student at stanford

[obtuse mural]

Does any of the interviewer say when the deadline is for them to schedule interview and send in report?

[fathom axle]

thanks for the help

[void apex]

Yooo same

[vocal bough]

yes

[graceful girder]

ummm hows the interview?

[hazy swallow]

pretty good

scheduled for 45 min, went for 1 h 30 min

tbh we talked a lot more about stanford and their experience with stanford than anything about myself or my activities/accomplishments

i don't think they really even asked the regular "tell me about yourself" question

i was asked "if you were given $1 million dollars how would you spend it" and "why stanford"

had to kind of talk about why major and my future goals both career and personal

they were a really engaged alum tbh so they really liked talking about the school and i tried to also discuss my own interest/character traits and how they align with the ideas of the uni

[graceful girder]

how long did u take to answer each question?

[hazy swallow]

quite a while tbh

most of my stuff needed quite a bit of a context

it was def more conversational, so not so much like going one question at a time but kind of just going back and forth

[hushed sundial]

so if you haven't gotten an interview offer, chances r pretty likely that ur j not gonna get one, right?

[vocal bough]

not necessarily

your interviewer could be slow

i submitted my app jan 5 and got contacted only on jan 30

all i msaying is it has no correlation to how "good" or "bad" your app is

[hushed sundial]

i see. i'm getting my wisdom teeth out in late november, so i'm hoping i can get my interview with over (that is, if i have one) before i get my teeth pulled out lmfaoo

[tiny sedge]

Just got an interview request!

How do I respond 😭 should I be formal

[raw geode]

Semi formal

[vocal bough]

dont read too much into it

[graceful girder]

how do ik if my stanford interview went well?

[vocal bough]

i mean you dont

you just trust

[fierce iris]

when u access ur ferpa thing if/when u get in

[graceful girder]

What if i don’t

Is there a way I should feel rn or smth

[fierce iris]

i mean in the end, ur interviewer is judging u

if u feel good about it, then you did all you could

and i wouldn't worry

[graceful girder]

esrhrtdsd idk if i geel good abt it lwk

[hazy swallow]

my copium for this is out of all the kids they interview every season, there's probably like 2 people that get in

no reason for them to hype every student up that much if they know it's not that easy

as long as you left a good impression there's no way their ratings won't be good

[graceful girder]

ahhhhh stressing

when do rea decisions come out

[fossil swan]

mid december

[graceful girder]

any specific date or no

[white mirage]

normally 2nd friday

so like the 13th

[graceful girder]

friday the 13th 💀

[white mirage]

oh yeah

oof

[graceful girder]

welp so im cooked

[white mirage]

lmao

[white mirage]

i think mit decisions are coming out on my birthday, u arnt cooked

u are less cooked then me

[graceful girder]

hey ig u get rejected email mit and say its ur bday present so u need to get accepted

[graceful girder]

nahhh

[white mirage]

lmao they defer not reject

[graceful girder]

tell them to undefer u then lmao

[white mirage]

like 25% get rejected only

[graceful girder]

oh fr? what percent defered then

[white mirage]

like 60 or something

i lie 70%

[fierce iris]

for mit?

[white mirage]

ya

[graceful girder]

dang they really be holding out hope

[white mirage]

on hod

on god*

[graceful girder]

meanwhile stanford w their philosophy of barely any deferals

[white mirage]

yeah thats almost why i rea'ed to stanford

just to have the answer

[fierce iris]

i think stanford should accept me, my family moved to norcal just because stanford is my dream school!!!

[white mirage]

delulu

[hazy swallow]

friday, dec 15 2023
friday, dec 16 2022
wednesday, dec 15 2021
friday, dec 11 2020
saturday, dec 7 2019

thanks wayback machine

[graceful girder]

wait u did stanford and mit?

[tiny sedge]

Think he meant he almost read to stan cus of their philosophy

[cobalt reef]

guys, how cook I am for Stan as a test-optional int!

[raw geode]

Ik hella ppl who got in off deferral

It def happens

[white mirage]

Stanford rd if I get deferred mit

[lethal dawn]

Based

[fleet citrus]

😭

dawg

[tiny sedge]

Was just featured in a news article, is it still early enough in the process that they will care/consider it if I update them?

[vocal bough]

do it anyway

what do you lose

[hushed sundial]

yale is confirmed on the 17th and usually stanford comes out a day after ivies, so maybe the 18th? not sure

[green spruce]

ive heard rumors abuot 13

[tiny sedge]

When do they usually announce the date?

[tiny sedge]

Ur right

[graceful girder]

when is something worth updating is it only supposed to be new stuff

[obtuse mural]

Anyone know the percentage of people getting interviewed during REA ?

[graceful girder]

10% varies by region

[fossil swan]

so ready for my interview tmrw

[lean hare]

thought it was majority of people

[obtuse mural]

Same here

[obtuse mural]

Wow this seems lower than expected

[cobalt reef]

hello everyone! This may sound like a dumb question but there is a club named Stanford Jewish Voice for Peace. I want to know if any student can join this club or you have to be Jewish

[rare sinew]

judging from their instagram recruitment post, you have to be jewish

[graceful girder]

normally they email and these are randomly assigned so requesting or emailing them will not get you one

[final solstice]

It’s not really based on proximity

If anything I’d argue if they are considering location if “more north than sf” is outside the bay that’s why you’re not hearing back

[drowsy oxide]

spoiler bc political: ||Students for Justice in Palestine https://cardinalservice.stanford.edu/opportunities/stanford-students-justice-palestine is open to all, Jewish Voice for Peace is basically the jewish section of SJP||

[fathom axle]

Stanford Interview went brilliantly

I was so nervous and totally was not ready to hear him say

"i see you and envision you on campus, best of luck"

❤️ 🔥

I hope this works out

[cobalt reef]

Thanks for the info

[fleet citrus]

thats awesome

cant endorse stanford but good job g

[low crest]

Awesome!

[tiny sedge]

finished my interview , was sweating my ass off the whole time but I think it went well

[hazy swallow]

i'm filling out the css for stanford rn, does anyone know if they have issued us any stanford id numbers or anything like that

[tiny sedge]

No I left it blank

[low gull]

what questions did they ask you

[hazy swallow]

lit thanks

[tiny sedge]

Stuff like how was your week so far, and based off my response to that and mentioning one of my extracurriculars he asked me follow up questions.
Also asked more philosophical questions and like what I'm proud of and my biggest achievements in and out of an academic environment

[hazy swallow]

am i just supposed to put early action

[tiny sedge]

That's what I did

[hazy swallow]

ohh yeah i forgot earlier to say that i was also asked the biggest achievement question

[tiny sedge]

Priority deadline is 15th I think

[hazy swallow]

yeah lmaooo gotta lock in

my parents have been out of the house

so i've kinda just been procrastinating

[low gull]

ty

what kinds of philosophical questions did they ask

[tiny sedge]

One question she asked me was, what does it mean to "know" something really well

Caught my ass off guard

Bu I think I gave a good response

Do u have an interview? Be sure to be able to explain ur passions really well

[fathom axle]

intellectual vitality mate

intellectual vitality

[white mirage]

that is a really good question imo

@tiny sedge how did you answer, i feel like i would have answered to teach it

[hushed sundial]

if you didn't get an interview yet you're prolly not gonna get one atp, right 💀 ?

[fathom axle]

i know someone who scheduled theirs on monday

[fossil swan]

im pretty sure theyre due this saturday

[fathom axle]

weird

[tiny sedge]

Yeah I said something along the lines of that too as well as being able to connect ur own experiences and other topics to it as well

[hazy swallow]

there was an ss in the harvard thread of an athlete getting a likely that said rea harvard date was dec 12 2024

would suggest stanford rea comes out dec 13

same format as last year, stanford is 2nd fri of december and harvard is the thurs before that

[green spruce]

the legitimacy of that is being speculated upon

[hazy swallow]

ehh what's the rationale to lie

fame?

plus it makes sense 😭

[green spruce]

clout

lmao

people lie for much smaller

apparently there was a girl a year or two ago who pretended to go to harvard for like 6 months

and got in a picture with the dean

so

[hazy swallow]

me fr if i get rejected rea

wait wasn't there someone similar at stanford

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-01/fake-stanford-student-lived-in-campus-dorms

[fathom axle]

Its as i predicted

Stanford always does 2nd friday of December 4pm PT

so expected decisions date is Friday December 13th @ 4PM PT

[zenith moth]

i know someone from my school who published 4

she was absolutely nuts

[zenith moth]

e

[fathom axle]

hi guys

my counselor submitted mid year report. When does stanford usually download it?

[storm orchid]

idk prolly in a few weeks

it doesn’t matter atp

[fathom axle]

no its for REA

[green spruce]

if ur psat is 1420

you should be able to get a 1500 sat

[livid vigil]

i tried bro

[graceful girder]

stanford reject 🤩🤩

[fathom axle]

Stanford downloaded my mid year

my most recent grades are quite strong.

hopefully they can consider this too

since its relatively early in the admissions process

[graceful girder]

how do u have a midyear already

[hushed sundial]

some schools do trimesters

[graceful girder]

ohhh

[fathom axle]

No i do a semester

I do the ibdp program and we finish our first set of exams in early november

our 2nd set of of exams ( the external IBDP board) is scheduled in Late April to the end of May

but our school does the optional reports for our internal school exams for our 2nd half of the year too

[wispy sentinel]

r you a junior?

[fathom axle]

no im a senior

[vocal bough]

new major unlocked

[woeful lily]

Would it be advisable for me to submit my Q1 report?

[fathom axle]

Sure, i submitted my Q1 with my common app since our school finished. I submitted my mid year like a few days ago

[woeful lily]

Thanks for reply🙏

I was a bit worried about increasing their workload, but it should be fine.

[fierce iris]

fyi the palo alto mcdonalds shut down for all mc d fans

hope you'll enjoy our in-n-out instead!

[fossil swan]

in n out is crack 🙏

[lethal dawn]

Maybe this is silly, but should I be concerned that Stanford EE isn't ABET accredited

[rare sinew]

they’re a top program, they don’t need to conform to the relatively strict requirements of ABET to convince students to attend

[lethal dawn]

Valid

I just wanted to make sure it wouldn't make my life harder when I try and find jobs

[green spruce]

if stanford engineering didnt get any jobs

nobody would be applying to stanford engineering

[lethal dawn]

Well sure

But I'm talking about if someone wants to go into power electronics

Where you need a professional license

And getting a professional license is much harder without ABET

[raw geode]

You can do anything out of stanford

But also this is not a consideration you should be thinking of

Get in first and then go to admit weekend and talk to a professor about it

[livid vigil]

damn

[lethal dawn]

Lol valid

Probably won't get in anyway

[quaint nacelle]

lol 😂

[white mirage]

i personally care as it makes it easier to get a legally recognized like engineering lisance

[lethal dawn]

That's what I was thinking with the power electronics stuff, yeah

[raw geode]

Brother, it’s stanford 😭

[white mirage]

most states dont accept non abet degrees for licences

not even joking

[lethal dawn]

Hmm yeah this is true

Some states do allow alternative paths, but some do have a hard requirement

E.g. Utah

[raw geode]

Berkeley EECS isnt accredited either

[fathom axle]

nostalgia hitting me hard, going through old pictures

i was at stanford's campus 10 years ago when i was 7

i want to go back 😭

[hazy swallow]

good luck everyone

still figuring out how to tone down my optimism so i can properly finish other supps 😭

[green spruce]

i believe in u homie

keep it pushing

u got this

[fathom axle]

🔥

[fossil swan]

reallll

[timid bough]

the actual application is due december 5 it looks like but the portfolio needs to be in by the 10th

[fathom axle]

REA gang we ready?

[graceful girder]

When’s decisions come out?

[quaint nacelle]

real 😭

[quaint nacelle]

usually mid-December

good luck peeps!

can't believe there's gonna be a new class already

last year felt way too recent

[hazy swallow]

i still think dec 13 is most likely

[fathom axle]

Yes December 13th 4PM PST extremely likely

[graceful girder]

oooooo good luck everyone!

[fathom axle]

absolutely reminiscing palm drive. the fact that about a mile long road leads into campus is insane.

grand entrance fr

[green spruce]

check if its an optional or required box

also where u were born isnt what race u are lol

[fossil swan]

annoying to walk tho tryna get to caltrain and palo alto

i remember i had to take a piss on the way back and I barely made it to lathrop

it was at night so the marguerite wasnt running

[drowsy oxide]

wait isnt stanford on BART

[raw geode]

No

[raw geode]

Damn u rlly know campus

[raw geode]

If you’re here, you’ll usually just bike

[fossil swan]

didnt have my bike with me 😭

[fossil swan]

i studied and dormed over the summer

[white mirage]

cal train cal train

[white mirage]

damn

[white mirage]

second level makes you feel fancy

[drowsy oxide]

caltrain needs to be integrated into bart anyway

bay area transit is a mess

[fierce iris]

alaso hella expensive

[obtuse mural]

Decision already made by committee at this point ?

[fierce iris]

likely still in committee review imo

my vibes tell me committee review will start tmrw or started last monday

[fossil swan]

[hazy swallow]

ur name lowkey resonates need to get into stanford #1

im gonna have to hop on the train

[arctic narwhal]

Are all applications reviewed by committee or only selected ones?

[fossil swan]

LMAO

[fossil swan]

they slim down the pile based on academics i think

[fathom axle]

not only the academics

i think its all the applicants worth for consideration for admission

[fierce iris]

uhhh probably the best ones tbh

like # of applicants who get into REA round * 10 or smth like that

[hazy swallow]

last reported rea acceptance rate was like 8% so probably less than that

[fierce iris]

in the end it's all speculation

don't worry about what the committee is doing right now, it's out of your control

just know that you tried your best

[hazy swallow]

agree

did you rea stanford?

[tough marsh]

What is stanford looking for with this question: What is the most significant challenge that society faces today?

can I give like a quirky answer or something fr and actually really important?

[feral moat]

yes

[fierce iris]

no cuz half my school applied rea stanford 💀

[hazy swallow]

bro what 😭

[fierce iris]

half is an exxageration

lots of ppl did

[hazy swallow]

thats crazy

im guessing ur school is just like

very close to palo alto

so many people rea'd from my random public school

[fossil swan]

i think i was the only one at my school

everyone else rea'd usc

[hazy swallow]

you mean ea?

[fossil swan]

yeah that

im slow rn sry

[hazy swallow]

loll ur good

interesting

[fossil swan]

yeah

[hazy swallow]

i feel like at my school the gap is bigger

its either you just chill and ea the state school

or you rea one of top 5

[fossil swan]

only like 60 ppl end up going to ucs at my school i think

just the kids in ap classes

either ucs or higher for 60 and then the rest go local or to state schools

[hazy swallow]

ah

yea im not in california and didnt apply to ucs

ucla and uc berkeley sound super chill but the roi j isnt there

stanford and caltech for the california dream it is

[fierce iris]

spot on

[fathom axle]

what does stanny look for in their class

[waxen lantern]

there’s so many challenges in society, if u pick a quirky one then ur sort of ignoring all of them which I don’t think reflects well

u can maybe do a light hearted answer but the challenge should be an actual challenge

[tough marsh]

Alright thank you

[arctic narwhal]

Guys, when writing description for ECs in 150 characters, is it necessary/important to quantify the impact?

[vocal bough]

yes

[arctic narwhal]

But for example, if it’s research how to quantify it???

[lean hare]

"improved accuracy by x percent compared to previous studies"

[arctic narwhal]

ok

[zenith moth]

how the fuck do i do this prompt

idk what to write about tbh

Please describe what aspects of your life experiences, interests and character would help you make a distinctive contribution as an undergraduate to Stanford University

[fossil swan]

its the why you. how will you contribute to stanford's undergrad population, what do you bring to the table

[green spruce]

yuh

why are you a baller

[zenith moth]

do i talk about my interests?

or something like that

?

because im an asian dude so im the opposite of diverse

[green spruce]

u can be an asian dude who brings good things to a space

u dont have to be some random native tribe that comprises 0.005% of the population to bring cool and interesting traits to a college campus

[zenith moth]

fair

[raw geode]

It’s not, we don’t make mistakes to let you see early

[tiny sedge]

Do u know the decision date

[inland python]

Guys

If the deadline is x does that mean midnight at x-1

Or midnight on x

Ah nvm found an answer

[fathom axle]

Decision date is Friday the 13th going by previous trends of 2nd friday of december

[regal holly]

friday the 13th 🥶

[zenith moth]

literally a third of my class rea'd stanford

im ready to hear a lot of screams

[hazy swallow]

that's insane bro

i can't imagine waking up after decision day

and the first 10 insta stories are people getting in

[bleak needle]

wait for art portfoio rd apps, is it due tonight or tomorrow night!!

[inland python]

Ur local midnight on 5th

[bleak needle]

ok yay thankss

[opal torrent]

when do we find out when decisions come out?

[hybrid compass]

December 13th 4pm PST

[opal torrent]

confirmed?

[final solstice]

No

[hybrid compass]

It'll show up on the website a couple days before I think

[hazy swallow]

and/or be posted on their insta

[hybrid compass]

But December 13th is the estimate

[opal torrent]

Alr tysm!

[hazy swallow]

hoping its dec 13 lol

will have more time for rd apps

[opal torrent]

agreed

are you waiting for it come out before applying other places?

[fathom axle]

Traditionally 2nd friday of Dec

But not confirmed yet

[hazy swallow]

not intentionally 😭

its just a consequence of being a conventionally strong applicant

hard to get away from the "what if"

[hushed sundial]

do you guys know if stanford reads all updates?

[hazy swallow]

probably but by now the first and second reads have most likely already happened

so if your app goes to committe they already kinda know what you're about

there's no harm in sending though imho

[hushed sundial]

if your app wasn't gonna get brought to committee but u get a good award + update they're prolly not gonna take ur stuff outta the reject pile and bring it to committee this week tho 😭 right

i mean no one knows

none of ur are aos ig

[hazy swallow]

yea

from what i know

i feel like if the first/second reader don't see anything in you it's probably not going to make it to committee

[hushed sundial]

rip

[hazy swallow]

and the chance they look at anything coming from you after that is relatively low

[hushed sundial]

r there like any awards that are enough to carry ur app in ur opinion other than like int oly wins 💀

[hazy swallow]

just the conventional like big scholarships or prestigious competitions tbh

[hushed sundial]

😭 ahh ok

[hazy swallow]

i feel like from what i'm hearing you should just send it cause why not

[hushed sundial]

i already sent it yday

[hazy swallow]

oh

[hushed sundial]

im so scared tho

[hazy swallow]

lol

nah

you got this

[hushed sundial]

thx, you too!

[hazy swallow]

i hope it notifies the ao

and makes them change their mind lol

[hushed sundial]

i hope it notifies tho ao too

cus like if it just gets attached and they alr tossed ur app

then that's kinda tragic

ig idk if u never had a shot one thing aint gonna make the difference

unless u win like imo or sumn

[hazy swallow]

exactly

no one thing esp in the context of the entirety of ur app is gonna like turn the entire table

[hushed sundial]

u did rea right

[hazy swallow]

yeah

i kinda just want results to come out so i can lock in/crash out

[hushed sundial]

same

[hazy swallow]

rn im just in a daydreaming haze

[hushed sundial]

bro ik im not getting in

but im too lazy to work on rd

😭

[hazy swallow]

😭

[hushed sundial]

it's like "stanford or bust" which is a terrible mindset

[hazy swallow]

that's me too tbh

[hushed sundial]

i think i spend more time worrying about stanford than writing rd apps which is lowkey not it but 😜

[hazy swallow]

i feel like i've channeled the experience of getting in so much i can't see myself anywhere else

such a cooked mentality

[hushed sundial]

lol dec 13 is gonna be a big wake up call for me

[hazy swallow]

im scared because what if i get rejected

and it makes me less motivated

than i already was

which was very very unmotivated

[hushed sundial]

dude the thing about stanford is like they defer no one

so it's basically reject or accept

and the single digit acceptance rates are not very promising to look at 😭

[hazy swallow]

the confirmation bias is easier with rea though

it's like 8%

[fathom axle]

cut in half for intls

😭

[hazy swallow]

"i only have to beat every 11.5 applicants!!!!"

[hushed sundial]

athletes get in through rea tho

[fathom axle]

cut in another half for aid

so its like 2%

💀

[hazy swallow]

are you an intl needing aid?

[fathom axle]

Yep

[hazy swallow]

damn

[hushed sundial]

that's like 10% of the incoming class

nvm 12%

according to stanford website

[fathom axle]

india too

[hazy swallow]

dude yeah athletes

[hushed sundial]

• all the legacies and stuff

[fathom axle]

even harder

[hazy swallow]

and all the people with triple legacy at my school

are rea

[hushed sundial]

like rea is truly the cream of the crop lmao

[fathom axle]

But im hoping i got a good chance

[hushed sundial]

idt anyone at my school has stanford legacy; i just dont think my app is particularly compelling

[fathom axle]

since everyone i talked to said i have a decent shot

[hushed sundial]

but lets see what the aos have to say

[hazy swallow]

i think i'm exaggerating the chance i have

which means no work on rd apps !!!

#1135712610847834224 message

guys a2c acceptance rate is 22%

so should be a lock !!

[hybrid compass]

Lol you're gonna be accepted, trust

[hybrid compass]

Same tbh 😭

[hazy swallow]

praying for all of us

[fathom axle]

mines normal

[hazy swallow]

as kirk said i dont think thats a thing

also no point anyways

i'd rather find out through the letter not through a missing button on the portal 😭

[fathom axle]

True

[wheat gate]

realsies just better for official decisions to come out tbh

then the euphoric high of the acceptance letter will hit so good

good luck kiddos

[hazy swallow]

blessed by a caltech chad?!

let us in stanford

imagine the banger of a winter break we'll have

anyways gonna go write some dartmouth supps

oh also friendly reminder to you all to cop some stanford merch

in case you don’t have any

for the extra luck

[fierce iris]

should i get from costco or stanford store

[fossil swan]

clutching my stanford hoodie, hat, tank, shirt, and tree plush

[raw geode]

Hush

[hazy swallow]

costco is more cost effective but stanford store is more authentic 🤓🤓

store.stanford.edu vs shop.stanford.edu too

[fossil swan]

60 bucks for a hoodie but damn is that hoodie comfy

[wheat gate]

?

[raw geode]

brotha get it from amazon

[arctic narwhal]

Guys! What is a hook for an intl applicants ?

[hazy swallow]

some of the typography on the amazon listings is kinda sus ngl

as a figma nerd it's just unacceptable to me

and i can almost guarantee you some do not use pantone 201C

[fossil swan]

yuppppppp

i have a stanford tree plush with interchangeable expressions

[vapid ocean]

Costco carries stanford merch??

Til

[fierce iris]

mountain view costco does sometimes

right next to stanford ☠️

that doesn't necessarily make it easier to get in

my school has crazy acceptance rate but it's inflated because of legacies

it's actually easier for bay area applicants i feel like

well maybe except for the schools right next to stanford 💀

those are more debatable

they take more ppl on average

and tbh a lot of resumes here are paper tigers

it's less impressive when you get context

(which is why the UCs preach "context, context, context")

but even after that, there are still a higher percentage of really cracked ppl here

it's just not as bad as reddit tells u

🫡

we have 100+ applicants per year

[opal torrent]

what are paper tigers

[fierce iris]

~400

[opal torrent]

ah icic makes sense

aww thank you! lol

[fierce iris]

my class this year is bigger

[opal torrent]

1/4 is crazy 💀

im the only person who earlied stanford at my school

[fierce iris]

i didn't rea stanford 🫡

honestly like it doesn't help during rea that i don't have music portfolio and i'm nogt legacy

[opal torrent]

liek south, but not competitive areas like ga etc

[opal torrent]

wait does music portfolio help?

[fierce iris]

for ppl at my school, yes

[opal torrent]

cuz i submitted one and im scared it could cook me 😭

[fierce iris]

are u applying music

[opal torrent]

no

[fierce iris]

then portfolio doesn't matter tbh

[opal torrent]

ah ic i applied statistics iirc

[fierce iris]

cuz a lot of ppl from my school apply music and submit a music portfolio (and they're usually really good because bay area has a hella music culture)

[hazy swallow]

im so scared for decisions

[fierce iris]

i don't do music ☠️

[hazy swallow]

how many like actual normal applicants get in rea

[fierce iris]

allat

[hazy swallow]

half of the rea pool has to be like legacies and athletes

[fierce iris]

stanford is selective of the legacies at my school

tbh

[hazy swallow]

that's good

in my area i feel like legacy is sometimes the only thing that makes ppl stand out

so it's like avg applicant with legacy vs avg applicants

[fierce iris]

cuz i think the standard is now "your parent has to be a professor and not just any other faculty member"

[hazy swallow]

is having a connection to stanford becoming like less of an instant hook

yay

[fierce iris]

if ur in the bay, yes

[hazy swallow]

that makes sense

[fierce iris]

if ur not then i think anything is very helpful

[opal torrent]

ahh so nervous for decisions

awejgapwegji

[hazy swallow]

i keep telling myself to not stress but there's nothing else thats as exciting to stress about as this

is it even possible to be cracked in the rea round

[fierce iris]

let's see if caltech likes me enough

[hazy swallow]

ur so lucky to have a confirmed decision date

[opal torrent]

im convinced its not 💀

some people are ridiculous

[fierce iris]

but honestly i wouldn't disqualify stanford even if i got into rea because i can still live with my parents 💀

[hazy swallow]

if i got in stanford rea

i would have even less motivation to work on rd apps

like i dont think i could write a single essay

no like see in practice

i would apply to harvard

i just wouldnt be able to

[fierce iris]

not many ppl have that level of awards

[hazy swallow]

im not there ya go

[fierce iris]

it's rarer than u think

[hazy swallow]

also imho olympiads are like so low roi

[fierce iris]

i mean i basically have nothing non-stem related 💀

[hazy swallow]

unless you actually like the subject 💀

[hazy swallow]

me too

but maybe that's a hook for caltech

business econ and mgmt @ caltech ?!

it has a nice acronym

[fierce iris]

nah i applied cs + cds ☠️

[hazy swallow]

💀

[opal torrent]

💀

[fierce iris]

cds is where my peak ec is it

control and dynamics systems

kinda related to jpl

[hazy swallow]

caltech --> jpl pipeline is so cool

ms&e for stanford?

[fierce iris]

i have an internship in SRP 💀

i think i'm going to apply engineering physics to stanford tbh

[hazy swallow]

physics has the most goated major selection

not gonna even lie

[heady thicket]

I have already applied to Stanford

[hazy swallow]

ah nice

[hazy swallow]

i tried to do the thing where you google the acronym and pretend you know what it is

but i genuinely cannot figure out what srp is

signal recognition particle

suggested retail price

[opal torrent]

simons research program

?

[hazy swallow]

standard reduction potential

[hazy swallow]

"in SRP" so im guessing its like a field

[opal torrent]

yeah im tweaking 💀

[fierce iris]

stanford research park

[hazy swallow]

LMAO

so you're him

or her

[opal torrent]

^

[hazy swallow]

bro i've done rejection simulator too many times

no motivation to work on rd apps no more

[opal torrent]

wut is that...

[hazy swallow]

https://ivyhub.org/rejection-simulators/stanford/

[opal torrent]

💀

[hazy swallow]

agree

i need to figure out how to work on rd apps

or i can wait the 8 days until rea comes out !!

can i not add

5 + 8 right

[fierce iris]

i mean if you look into context, it's from a school district partnership and not cold emailing so i'm not like the final boss on r/chanceme 💀

[hazy swallow]

lol ur good

nowadays when it comes to writing rd apps

i just sit and think

for an hour straight

come up with three good ideas

then review the good ideas and realize they're all kinda shit

and then go do something else

[fierce iris]

yea there is an art to cold emailing that i don't know about womp womp

[hazy swallow]

yeah i have a phobia of sending emails

and responding to them

bro

its like so scary

when like some adult from some org messages me

even if i know them

[heady thicket]

Hello stanturds

[hazy swallow]

i have to like follow a strict regimen to quality control that

hello rural idaho

[fierce iris]

yea that's what i was saying earlier about context

everything is somewhat (to extremely) less impressive when u know more about it

dw about other ppl, AOs will see through them

[hazy swallow]

which is why ppl think bay area is a mf combat zone

ai-enriched quantum vr spreadsheets to keep track of all competitors

[heady thicket]

My arts supplement I need to record maid of the mist

[fierce iris]

yes, i have to admit that we all know how to embellish our achievements and some are much much better at embellishing than others

[hazy swallow]

that's crazy

[fierce iris]

i've heard of someone actually doing this by the way

this is not a myth

[hazy swallow]

if i was in that environment

[fierce iris]

someone made a spreadsheet tracking other ppl

[hazy swallow]

i would probably crash out before senior year

[fierce iris]

i'm already crashing out dw

[heady thicket]

Wow way more people REAd Stanford than Pton

[fierce iris]

stanford is a better school

[heady thicket]

I feel like Pton REA is always small

[heady thicket]

For some things

[hazy swallow]

agree

[fierce iris]

stanford football my goats 😍

even before i moved to the bay

i see past the WL record

[heady thicket]

Pton sports are ass but idrc tbh

[hazy swallow]

i feel like only 10 people talk in this chat though

ig the same thing is gonna happen when all the lurkers pop out before rea decision

[fierce iris]

ngl every non-east coast student would choose stanford over any of the top schools on the east coast

[heady thicket]

Better than like the four in Pton chat

[hazy swallow]

lol

[heady thicket]

This server is gonna be insufferable on REA day

[hazy swallow]

im gonna crash out so i wont be there to see it

but hope yall have a good time

[heady thicket]

I’m gonna be at work all day

And school

[hazy swallow]

oh

[heady thicket]

And book club

Realistically I’ll have time to process it at like 9 pm

[hazy swallow]

im just gonna take a solid couple hours

to look at the beautiful view status update button

[fierce iris]

i have mutuals with suprisingly a lot of ppl in this thread

[hazy swallow]

my ahh has checked the portal too many times without it

[heady thicket]

Nope I’m gonna hit it cold turkey

Just BOOM

I might close my eyes while it loads

[hazy swallow]

yeah cause half of them are probably from schools near stanford

[fierce iris]

yea seems like it

[heady thicket]

My school is gonna go 0 for 1 for T20s this century

[fossil swan]

i got it from stanford

[fossil swan]

LMAO

[zenith moth]

im so ready to hear the screams

me but photography

[south jay]

for arts portfolio teacher recommendation, is there a way to check if it's been submitted?

[zenith moth]

THERES A TEACHER REC???

fuck

[lean hare]

no writing 💔

[lean hare]

freakt

[green spruce]

"i wanna sell out to consulting!"

https://tenor.com/view/buzz-lightyear-gif-21327280

[grizzled pewter]

!stanford

[heady thicket]

Arts supplement da goat

[heady thicket]

Actually your app was so bad that they won’t tell you decision date and you have to guess within a five minute time period that could be any time from now to commitment deadline

[zenith moth]

chat what is this

send help

[timid bough]

what kind of art are you doing

its basically just a resume of what you did in your discipline

for example i did music so pieces i played, orchestras i did, etc

[bleak needle]

what if i have no art experience and i only do it as a hobby!!

im also self taught so i genuinely have nothing to write for there

[heady thicket]

This is for your accomplishments in art

[zenith moth]

so i just do a writeup

[heady thicket]

I made a resume but yeah

[ripe raptor]

i said it was finding nemo!

/hj

[fathom axle]

any rea stanford applicants got a notification for decisions day confirmation?

[serene sandal]

any tips for the 250 word artist statement?

[regal holly]

i think they'd just send an email

[fathom axle]

I saw a story

saying REA decisions date

last year

Moreoever i saw a post on reddit from 2 years ago saying that it will be posted on instagram and on their website

The Office of Undergraduate Admission will release decisions to Restrictive Early Action applicants on Friday, December 16 at 4 p.m. (PST). Decisions will be available in the Stanford portal. If you have not yet logged in or are having difficulty logging in to your portal, reset your credentials by selecting “Forgot Your Password?” from the login page.

this was posted 2 years ago

on the website

Its either on the instagram or on the website

i mean i subscribed to their mailing list, so maybe i might get an email

Yes

thats what i expected

[tough marsh]

oh wow thats kidna cool

[ripe raptor]

there was a little bit more than that but sorta lol

i said it was humans fundamental inability to cooperate after a certain size

when group cohesion breaks down

like how in finding nemo all the fish can swim together to break the net

if only humans could consistently swim together

THATS SUPER COOL

may you get in 🙏

[tough marsh]

ohh thats actually cool

shes in college 😭

[ripe raptor]

o i did apps last cycle

[ripe raptor]

well gap year

[tough marsh]

im just doing RD to stanford

[ripe raptor]

no like i applied last year for places

technically i'm prefrosh since i've committed but being prefrosh for a year sounds lame

also purple is a prettier color

mit

oooh!

idk i think that's interesting too

😭

[fierce iris]

hi wsg guys

😭 i feel u sometimes

always remember that ur better than the ppl who feel entitled to their ED/REA school 🫡

[heady thicket]

Helloooooo

[fossil swan]

oh thats cool i wrote about empathy being at an all time low and unity being a facade in this era

[ripe raptor]

OOOH

[pliant saddle]

shoot did everyone do something similar I should've changed my idea then

exactly

oh I replied to the wrong message

mine was about the lack of unity through communication and discussion

imagine if no one talked about climate change or racism or something because everyone thought someone would do that

how did you have so many words 💀

[hazy swallow]

i know too many stanford legacies who think REA is an easy in

[pliant saddle]

ah ic

what

did you just purge yourself loll

yes

yea I tried doing the broader connections thing throughout my application

idt it worked...

[pliant saddle]

according to a friend, his interviewer's entire famly tree is stanford

lol your edit

max confidence -> no confidence

oh hard at work huh

well

hardly working it seems like

chat was the diversity in community essay actually a why us???

😭 great i was feaking out suddenly

yea its like

the opposite if anything

really?? don't they ask about

unique experience or something

ive learned if it doesnt come from the prompt i cant trust anyone's words

ah ic

yea I formatted it as like

overarching community EC example that covers a broad range of things

each paragraph on an aspect, then i applied each aspect to Stanford at the end of each paragraph

something like that

I had questions about only having one overarching example but I think my other essays also show unique things so

💀

now I feel overconfident I'm still screwed though

noice

see I grew up w/ no trials or tribulations soooooo

it's been smooth sailing really

...my "extenuating" circumstance she wrote is being denied my orchestra class because of scheduling conflicts...all my counselor could think of

oh

I love scheduling conflicts

💀

[hazy swallow]

my interviewer’s was too

including her kid

[pliant saddle]

yeah I had a several court case assignment to do

like 10 pages or something

in a week

and weekly note packets

I actually have to read the textbook

I realized how had ap physics 2 after seeing friends suffered so I dipped

huh two different APs in one class?

dang that qualifies an "extenuating" circumstance for me

I feel more priveleged now

if you overcame them then u might not be cooked

work?

that sounds pretty extenuating

damn

sounds quite extenuating to be noticed

lets see

• resilience

• independence

• tenacity

I respect the strength

probably

the 15% cceptance or whatever is so a lie

• legacy students

• stuednt atheletes

[timid bough]

if somethings easy its not worth doing 🫡

[pliant saddle]

oh mb

• self slecting pool

o

oop

good thing aobut Stanford is when u get deffered u have like 60% acceptance RD

cuz they rarely defer

transfer oht

out

oh

💀

[ripe raptor]

idt it's that common i don't remember

[pliant saddle]

ig unity is a common theme

ig ill transfer to a UC

I’m chillin

now time to write more supps to schools I’m not going to

[ripe raptor]

hmm idk i mean sorta?

but like it's fine it's not gonna get u rejected

[pliant saddle]

no ik

yeah probably

well ik I didn’t plagiarize anything so

[ripe raptor]

yeah definitely

it's hard to look at the world and not see the lack of unity

[pliant saddle]

ah now I feel depressed thinking about the state of the world 😔

[fossil swan]

hoping the fact i come from some random ass public school in cali where 99% of students are minorities and 85% are socioeconomically impacted may help 🙏🏽

yes yes

[pliant saddle]

I get to philosophical:

What, may I ask,
drives the human race
to complete a multitude of tasks
at such an astounding pace?

What drives the very individual,
made of flesh, bone, and blood,
to exit a state of lull
and enter one of movement both bad and good?

One most ponder the motivations
that has led to so much progress.
Yet, there exists individuals of beautiful machinations
and individuals who do no more, no less.

Say, are there two categories of people?
One, a linear line, who makes peace with the current state
and one, an oscillating curve, who changes through push and pull.
Both add to existence but never converge and equate?

Or, are there more than two groups?
An absolute diverse world of being,
who always conflict and who no eye sees
the possibility of unity or coexisting.

Which explains us the best, do you think?
But does it really matter,
when we are on the brink
of the time for the world to shatter?

yea

I had a sudden burst of inspiration

reflecting on college apps plus nearly finishing Crime and Punishment

i love how I'm writing but not my Duke supps by a random poem

same

and all my RDs

all

of

them

I'm screwed

"Prepare two or three short, contrasting pieces that demonstrate your current level of ability. A suggested overall audition length is about ten minutes. Your submission should be in one instrument/voice area only."

from https://music.stanford.edu/admissions/prospective-undergraduate-students/recorded-arts-portfolio

no hard limit, but I'd keep it under 15 cuz they recommend 10

i didnt submit art supp,, but id follow the recommendation

unless there's something you really feels needed to be shared

but like going over 20 mins will need some justification to show u arent wasting their time

[hazy swallow]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/18imh5g/rea_stanford_applicants_are_we_ready/

last year the insta story announcing the decision date was posted the day before on dec 14 😭

rip

i just need them to drop bruh

[raw geode]

yall got this

[hybrid compass]

I think composed

[fierce iris]

i mean the average person in r/a2c doesn't have legacy

[serene sandal]

im legacy but i didnt apply rea cuz i didnt think i had a chance lmfao. applying rd tho alr submitted my app cuz arts portfolio 🙏 🥺

[fierce iris]

🫡

[fossil swan]

my only hook is fgli

[raw geode]

Half the legacies here rn got deferred REA

[fierce iris]

btw u from the bay area by any chance?

[serene sandal]

no thats why

[fierce iris]

r ur parents professors?

or faculty

[serene sandal]

alumni

whats diff between profs and fac?

[fierce iris]

professors are tenured, faculty are usually just doing research

[serene sandal]

i see

[hazy swallow]

let’s hope they accept the non-legacies then

@raw geode when you have time wanna try to provide some actually reasonable evidence as to why getting into stanford won’t solve all of our problems

or confirm that it actually does that

[raw geode]

Wait it genuinely does that

Wait why tf do I have prefrosh role

[raw geode]

I have no complaints and my life has improved so much since being here

[fierce iris]

what prompt is it

[hazy swallow]

lfgg

adding to the hopium

[hazy swallow]

tbh it looks better than the pink for college freshman

[fierce iris]

oh that one

[storm orchid]

living on west has to be a complaint

[fathom axle]

ah yes