Stanford University (2024-2025)

[raven lotus]

What mistakes? You already paid and submitted so u might as well sit and wait

[short zodiac]

yes

[short zodiac]

nahh just withdraw trust

[raven lotus]

Gotta respect the hustle

[normal shoal]

I wouldn't withdraw at this point unless there are big mistakes on your application that could be considered falsehoods. Otherwise it's just sunk cost

[drowsy oxide]

yeah

no point in withdrawing

[short zodiac]

imo everyone should just withdraw atp, would be pretty funny

specially those applying for CS

im deff not biased

[green spruce]

ANYONE

who applies for biomedical computation

should just withdraw rn

ill give u 10 bucks

[normal shoal]

gimmie 10 bucks (c'mon, you know what I do)

[green spruce]

ur not applying tho...

😧

[normal shoal]

you didin't say where

[green spruce]

also if ur comp bio in seattle do u work w the allen institute

[normal shoal]

that's what my Ph.D. application was on

[green spruce]

haha

[normal shoal]

no, I remote work in Boston

[green spruce]

oh word

allen institute has some cool projects but i spoke to some ppl there and they said the pay is p bad

[normal shoal]

I mean, that's true in all of academia

[green spruce]

its considered industry no

let me look

[normal shoal]

Allen is more academia than industry

they get NIH funding afaik

[green spruce]

isn't that drying up

under new administration

[normal shoal]

"The Allen Institute is a non-profit, bioscience research institute"

[green spruce]

ah

[normal shoal]

yeah, dropping the 15% bomb on a friday night has everyone shook

[green spruce]

yeah idk

it feels like this country is radically changing in such a short amount of time

which... it is

but its kind of weird

[normal shoal]

the negotiated rates are between 50% and 105% so it's a 40-90% haircut on indirect costs

which means admin is going to get hosed which will then put pressure on the scientists

[green spruce]

and its not olike there wasn't alerady

enough pressure

on scientists

to pump out ppaesr

[normal shoal]

which then puts pressure on our budgets etc.

it's a pretty fucked up situation. not gonna lie. I spent hours last night talking to people about it

[green spruce]

yeah...

idk

genuinely this is

a rough month

i dont know why our government

is

self imploding

right now

[normal shoal]

https://www.reddit.com/r/boston/comments/1ikncdl/nih_cuts_all_indirect_costs_to_15_this_is_going/

I'm trying to not let it affect me

[green spruce]

christ

our economy was already in the gutter because of his first presidency

[normal shoal]

because it's ultimately out of my control. But its affecting the people I work with

I should probably not engage on the politics, but we can talk about how the policy affects research

[green spruce]

like this is a DOGE intern whose currently monkeying around in the US treasury

[normal shoal]

lol.

[green spruce]

like.

[normal shoal]

🤷‍♂️

when you're a prefrosh, you should verify

[green spruce]

u have to commit right

i havent committed

[normal shoal]

yes

[green spruce]

im still waiting on udub

due to logistics id take udub over like every school on my list but 6 or 7

[normal shoal]

I mean, udub is a great school

[green spruce]

yea

im a cs major too

so

there would be no reason for me to go anywhere else

save a handful of outliers

[normal shoal]

I thought it weird when people around here told me that it was an elite school. But I had to readjust my scale from the east coast with 100 schools to WA/OR where there's 5 big schools and 15 community colleges

[green spruce]

for CS

i mean it is

but

[normal shoal]

but UW CS is cracked

[green spruce]

udub has practically 0 prestige outside of washington

even tho its cs program is comparable

to

ut and uiuc

because

they dont let anyone

out of state in

like they admit something like 100 internationals + out of state students every year

[normal shoal]

basically. It's UW, fred hutch, allen and seattle childrens

[green spruce]

which like yeah will kind of cripple the global reputation u have

[green spruce]

yeah UW cs is just a pipeline to accelerate the smart washington state kids into big tech

which is why it has very little pull on the east coat

[normal shoal]

in terms of international level research institutions

[green spruce]

great school

[normal shoal]

yeah, I never heard of it before coming here

[green spruce]

great research output

[normal shoal]

but then the big tech world here + UW was like eye opening

[green spruce]

yeah

[green spruce]

i think its the same way that

if u want quant u go be a cs major at like penn or cmu or wtv

if u want big tech go be a cs major at like udub or one of the bay area schools

[normal shoal]

basically

[green spruce]

stanford berkeley etc

its just a geolocation thing

[normal shoal]

since UW is basically an Amazon/Microsoft/Google (less so Apple/meta) feeder due to office/HQ proximity

[green spruce]

80/250 of the last graduating udub cs class

[normal shoal]

Apple meta has offices here but they aren't as big

[green spruce]

went straight to

amazon

and microsoft

[normal shoal]

Google's offices are in Bellevue

[green spruce]

there's a running joke among students there that there's a bus that drops u from graduation to microsoft HQ

[normal shoal]

(I think) I looked it up at one point

[green spruce]

i live in a city that's not seattle

w multiple of these campuses

so

i will likely end up hopping around

if i choose to stick w cs

[normal shoal]

yes, I think you mentioned

[green spruce]

i am like

the archetype

for tech bro speedrunning

ill probably go to grad school so i can do R&D instead of script kiddie work tho

[normal shoal]

if that's your inclination then go for it!

[green spruce]

i dont want to sellout ngl

i think the work deepmind is doing is actually p cool

it sucks that its primarily london based tho

[normal shoal]

I mean. researchers can do their work from anywhere

[green spruce]

ive heard most of the deepmind offices are in europe

i think some are in cali but its def a smaller scale

[normal shoal]

they were trying to force researchers back into the office, and some research head quit over the RTO because... it doesn't matter as much for research

[green spruce]

true

especially for computational research lol

[normal shoal]

the big AI hub for the US is still bay area

[green spruce]

true

reason number n when stanford is a sick school that should let me in

🙏

[foggy crane]

I need an interview LOL

[green spruce]

me too

:D

[foggy crane]

I know it’s availability based but like I know I could add so much to my app with an interview

[shut spruce]

Really ?

Sign me up bro

[zenith moth]

saint anford

[white schooner]

My interviewer said they cant reschedule my interview that didnt happen because they dont have any more time before their reports are due. Can I ask for a new interviewer?

[normal shoal]

that sounds like bullshit to me. E-mail stanford

[raw geode]

Yes

He thought it was funny

[green spruce]

LMFAO

dubs

[tame dust]

email school

they’re not due for a while

lmao

[white schooner]

I emailed them and they got back to me quickly saying that they cant assign me a new one due to limited avaliabilty of their alumni and they said that no interview won't harm me.

Nothing I can do about it I guess.

[normal shoal]

At least they know that interviewer is BS

[delicate hamlet]

hi guys!
do yall have any blogs with advice / example of how the deferal update form could look like / should be written?

thank youuuu

or any tips lol - should i treat the questions like common app essays or brief / to the point updates?

[faint egret]

Me too, have the same question

[waxen tartan]

Look up “letter of continued interest examples” and there are a lot of guides online

https://www.collegeessayguy.com/blog/letter-of-continued-interest

That’s one of them

[normal wigeon]

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🕯️ Stanford 🕯️

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[paper crypt]

ew

[zenith moth]

st. anford's academy

[zenith moth]

Yes

[mossy pawn]

r stanford interviews still being offered

[knotty arch]

Btw you can do _ _ instead of . to create the space

Nice

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🕯️ Stanford 🕯️

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[last scroll]

When does Stanford committee start

[tough marsh]

prolly already started

[keen thicket]

Bro why r there no alumni available in my area

This is some bs

[keen thicket]

Hopefully

[foggy crane]

Ong

[keen thicket]

Holy crap

Actually they are rare af

My buddy didn’t get one and still got waitlisted which is good

[sturdy kindle]

man Stanford interview would be cool tho sigh, my friend got one REA and was deferred + LA so ik they lurking 👀

[normal wigeon]

Really would be unfortunate if I don’t get the opportunity

I feel I’m much more charismatic in person

[tame dust]

_ _

[haughty wyvern]

someone i know got an invite yesterday

[normal wigeon]

Also I forgot to mention on my app that I weightlift daily, so they’d have to see me in person to realize 💀

[zenith moth]

https://tenor.com/view/bodybuilder-bodybuilding-muscle-muscles-gif-21832494

[shell belfry]

is no interview bad

[worn surge]

Supposedly, they don't pre-screen: It's based on alumni availability. I got in without an interview.

[tame dust]

it’s based on availability

[tame dust]

massive W

are you the one that has family that works there

[foggy crane]

Did u have a spike

[tame dust]

bro immediately asked about spike

[foggy crane]

I’m lowkey curious bc Stanford loves spiky kids lol

Whereas like Yale likes more well rounded kids

[tame dust]

i think that’s more myth than fact tbh

[sweet nexus]

I thought it was like buisness people more

[foggy crane]

Stanford’s culture is like entrepreneurship business/stem focused but the ppl they admit are usually spiked from what I’ve read

[foggy crane]

Hmm, interesting, just from every profile I’ve seen that’s gotten in, they’ve all been very very spiky lol, and I read 2 posts where Stanford AOs said they liked spikes

[worn surge]

Thanks, no.

[worn surge]

Like two mild spikes, yeah.

Not like I've done competitions or anything.

From the admits I've spoken to, everyone has one problem that they're interested in solving, whether that be a specific problem with sea lions, specific climate activism, specific part of math, etc....

But nobody is just one subject

[tame dust]

did they quit or something

[worn surge]

They worked there some time ago but not recently

I talked with my AO about this, she said that the only time that really comes in is when you're deciding between two equally qualified candidates. It's not like they choose people just because a family member worked for the university

[tame dust]

yeah 100% not doubting that at all you deserved to get in i just remember you mentioning that but then when you said no i thought i was tweaking lmfao

[tame dust]

ah makes sense

[worn surge]

crazy that you remember that lmao

[tame dust]

i need to touch grass 😭 🙏

idk i just remember what people say

[worn surge]

how do you have 12k messages 😭

[tame dust]

wtf 💀

yeah it’s cooked

[foggy crane]

Ah I’m cooked

[worn surge]

Not necessarily

[leaden ember]

i think passion outweighs specific interest

if u can be potentially passionate it is better than alr having your goals set

[worn surge]

It’s those kinds of “spikes”

I did not speak with anyone who won a ton of math olympiads, pure stem cop tests, etc…

[foggy crane]

Yea that’s crazy lol

[worn surge]

They want students who will collaborate with each other. The director even said “If you don’t want a collaborative environment, apply to a different school at our level. Oh wait, there is none.”

[foggy crane]

I like focused on a buncha different interests in my essays

[foggy crane]

Lmfao

[foggy crane]

Not like a spike

And my ECs weren’t great

I have a bit of an awards spike but that’s all, but I don’t rlly talk abt why I wanna study my major…

[worn surge]

My ECs were not that related to my declared major

But they were around two problems that I wanted to solve

[foggy crane]

Yeah ik

[foggy crane]

I just don’t have anything nearly like this LOL

[haughty wyvern]

i don’t think i was super “spiky” per se

but public policy was a big theme of my application

but i had multiple unrelated ECs and awards

my two big essays were about my part time job and the other was about public service; roommate essay was super random

4 of 10 ECs were public policy or service focused

but those 4 made up a majority of total hours

yes

for REA

are you leaning toward UIUC or stanford

yup!

cost? or smth else

yeah kind of in the same boat but im going to find a way to make it work

and stanford gave me $0 in finaid

[wheat flint]

damn

youre domestic?

[haughty wyvern]

yes

[wheat flint]

damn

rough

[last scroll]

If u send in a third recommender is that fine

[opaque steppe]

If everyone ik who applied to Stanford in my area has received an interview but me, should I be worried?

[supple sonnet]

is it ok if my midyear transcript arrives late for college courses outside my school? i emailed them to let them know but they haven’t responded yet and it’s kinda out of my control so I won’t be rescinded right

[supple sonnet]

no it’s availability based

[worn surge]

Yes, that’s why it exists

[urban glen]

i did that too

[summer monolith]

okay but remember sometimes less is more

there comes a point where the AOs probably dont want extra material if it doesnt add a much needed dimension since its extra paperwork

• it might feel like you are trying to oversell yourself

[tawdry pumice]

wait u got into stanford intended cs without a spike?

[foggy crane]

That’s crazy lol

[foggy crane]

Yeah but Stanford takes into account intended major and according to AOs likes spiky kids

Spike is like

You’re rlly good at one area ec/award wise

Yeah

And like a theme of your app

Based on a subject

Wb your essays

I mean like ur Stanford supps

Okay yeah makes sense lol

Lol

What did u write your IV essay about

And your distinctive contribution

I’m lowkey curious

Genuinely excited abt learning

Fire

Idk what that is LOL

Is it related to your major

Like is it cs related

Yeah that’s like major related id say

So that seems to be a theme

That Stanford loves spiky kids who mention major related stuff in their supps and especially IV essay

RD. But I don’t rlly have a spike and didn’t mention my major in supps so it’s kinda chopped lmfao

My essays are on hella unique topics tho so maybe

[forest tapir]

It’s alr bro

It’s stanny

The school is mega tough

Realistically who even has a shot

[foggy crane]

Did ur ao give you a note

[foggy crane]

Yea fs I lowkey think my commonapp is gonna resonate with an AO at some random school

It’s like hella hella hella unique

[forest tapir]

yeah but like

regardless

we already got good schools

no real point in caring all that much anymore

just like have a mentality of "it'd be nice but I don't need it"

[daring totem]

@worn surge do you think Stanford like applicants with spiky music/art achievements? sorry that's kind of a bad question. cuz they're the only school ive seen that has their entire app due a month earlier just for an arts portfolio

[fierce iris]

stanford is very sigma

[fierce iris]

music is pretty big in the bay area

but music spike or art spike won't be "magically better" than one in some other subject

[haughty wyvern]

i actually didn’t mention anything about my major in my IV essay

i used it to show how im genuinely excited to learn in a multitude of contexts not just one

[foggy crane]

Damn did you have a spike in the rest of ur app then

[haughty wyvern]

i wrote about my “spike” in my what will you contribute essay

but half of my listed ECs and awards were unrelated to my main major choice

[foggy crane]

Ah nice

[tacit field]

guys when is the last time stanford can send interviews

[supple sonnet]

yeah i did that

every single essay was about an ec

never again.

intended major does play a role tho :p

[foggy crane]

Did u get in lol

[supple sonnet]

yea

[worn surge]

Considers your major, sure. But they won't reject you because you selected CS and your extra curriculars were in public policy.

[worn surge]

If that's your interest, sure! Just practicing some piano each day isn't enough, though.

[supple sonnet]

i don’t rly agree with that but to each their own 🤷‍♂️

[tame dust]

dont really agree with what

[daring totem]

haha i wrote about baking for IV essay... cooked 😭

[foggy crane]

I wrote about a rlly unique art hobby LOL

[tacit field]

yo does the stanford interview emails tart with "congratulations"? for making it to this stage or sum

one of my friends got tht

what that mean

[gilded jewel]

Mine started with "Dear [name]", but YMMV

Actually, hold on

[gilded jewel]

For those of you who got a Stanford interview email, what was the opening line of your email?

• 1️⃣ "Dear [name]"
• 2️⃣ "Congratulations!"
• 3️⃣ Other

[summer monolith]

My interviewer just greeted me by saying Good evening (name),

But thats standard practice in greece when communicating after 12pm

(email)

[tacit field]

when i get one its gonna start with congratulations trust

im boutta lock in

TIME TO GRIND

[worldly latch]

I think it might js be the interviewer quirk

My upenn interviewr started their email with

"Dear [name] :-),"

😭

[tacit field]

are the stanford and harvard interviews selective?

[foggy crane]

Harvard yes

Stanford no

[tacit field]

im not sure to be honest

[tacit field]

fr???

no way solely on availability tho for stanford or hypsm i thoiught

harvard and yale ik selective

[leaden ember]

stanny is available

[tacit field]

mit and princeton i think they give a lot and ts just u gotta be like a decent person

[leaden ember]

harvard domestic is available

[tacit field]

my mit interview was like kinda mid to be honest

like mid decent nothing that bad

[leaden ember]

harvard intl is selective iirc to an extent

honestly even if u dont get one its not a bad thing

if ur bad at interviews

[tacit field]

what about yale

ik yale domestic selective

[leaden ember]

yale is selective...

[tacit field]

and duke too

[leaden ember]

or at least we think ikd

[tacit field]

i want a harvard or stanford interview jhust to straight up talk to them to be honest

i love talking to people

its sm fun

[calm bone]

Yes

[summer monolith]

i truly believe it is availability based

it was also a very nice experience

in general like i liked interviews alot more than i expected

i met "important" people that i otherwise wouldnt and talked about many interests

[supple sonnet]

LMAOO THIS MADE ME CRACK UP

did you return the 🙂

[worldly latch]

of course 😼

she is a really quirky person I think 😭

who adds that smiley face tho

[foggy crane]

Idt Duke is nearly as selective as yale

[tacit field]

ye it isnt

[foggy crane]

Duke def interviews like 30+%

[foggy crane]

Yale interviews 15%

Harvard/Duke def more

Quality of certain applicants who are getting interviews

[haughty wyvern]

i wrote about something very similar and i got in!!

[daring totem]

ayyy

baking is peak

[haughty wyvern]

mine was about tea

and my old job at a tea store

[haughty wyvern]

Dear (my full government name),

My name is (interviewer name).

[daring totem]

oh lmao

that's v cool too

[foggy crane]

Maybe

But kids with relatively weak apps at my school are getting them

Like ppl who didn’t get into our state school and rejected from ivy ed

[foggy crane]

Just read my essays again and uh

I’m COOKED

I didn’t even talk abt my major outside of the biggest problem LOL

[tame dust]

lol don’t read them over

[foggy crane]

No they’re like so fire

I’m just realizing they don’t fit what stanny wants

But they’re elite for like any other school lol

[tough marsh]

what does stanny want

[foggy crane]

Spiky kids

[tough marsh]

what defines spike

[foggy crane]

Like a rlly strong narrative of ECs and essays

So you need like rlly good ECs that are mostly but not fully all in one area

And then a few supps about that area too

[tough marsh]

ohhh I see, so not really a specfic EC that is good? like having 3-4 ECS in one area?

[foggy crane]

Like either being insanely good at one or 2 ECs in an area

Or having a bunch that are major related

Not having a couple major related a couple not and essays that show too many diff parts of you

[tough marsh]

oh alright I think I got 1 Insanely creative EC please save mee

[tough marsh]

yea those were kinda my essays

[foggy crane]

Same it’ll hurt us I think

I’m pretty sure most admits either used the idea that excites or the distinctive contribution to talk abt smth major related

[tough marsh]

wait no idk

let me check

[foggy crane]

I talked about a niche creative ec I do that’s unrelated

[tough marsh]

okay LMFAO one of my essay is literally about that SPIKE in engineering and solving problems with the EC

the life experiences is kinda related to engineering as well as other things

the roomate is just pure funny

[foggy crane]

Ok that’s what stanny wants

Ur good

Statistically based on my profile I have no shot at Stanford or MIT

But other than that I think my essays fit what other schools want so

[raven lotus]

Stanford isn’t real

[rare birch]

GYAT

[foggy crane]

Yea based on tons of research I’ve done though they like spiky kids with iv

“Based on my research” bro

Chill out it’s not that deep

[haughty wyvern]

i would actually say the opposite my application showed soo many different sides of me

[tame dust]

based asf

[foggy crane]

But like u had a spike

[normal shoal]

https://tenor.com/view/galen-gering-venice-spike-volleyball-boom-gif-13112555

[foggy crane]

Hmm okay

[tame dust]

lowkey spikes are overrated

[foggy crane]

Like I have 4 major related ECs lol

And some good awards

But not cracked ECs

Rest of ECs are a bit scattered

Also like i didn’t mention my major in supps outside biggest challenge so im lowk cooked lol

I wrote my 250s abt art & my personal growth

[tame dust]

^^ this

i wouldnt worry lmao

[worn surge]

I had one or two awards. They were local community stuff.

[foggy crane]

Cracked ECs I’m guessing lol?

[tame dust]

😭

[foggy crane]

Stanford rea is crazy bro

In which supp lol

Bc a 50 is diff than a 250 😭😭😭

[worn surge]

Something that makes you passionate about learning. I didn't really answer the prompt, but I talked about my experience taking a specific college course when I was nine and then TAing it last year (related to prototyping and design. My major is meche).

[foggy crane]

College course at 9 is crazy wtfffff

[worn surge]

My ECs were centered around two themes, with 2-3 miscellaneous ECs. I had a lot of problems getting them to fit, so I stuck about ~10 ECs in my additional info. My AO thought that was helpful, but not that necessary.

[foggy crane]

10 ECs in addl info is crazy lol

[worn surge]

Those ECs were all related to my two "spikes" (really just interests that I spent time on).

[foggy crane]

Ah yeah that helps lol

What were ur spikes if u don’t mind

[tame dust]

LMAOOOOOOOOO

sorry the 10 ecs in addl info is so funny 😭

[worn surge]

this was a genuine problem. i ran out of space for the UCs, too. how can you fit anything in 10 or 20 ecs with 150 characters 😭

[worn surge]

Activism in two specific topics, with research supporting them.

[foggy crane]

Are you fitting like 30 hours in a day bro 😭

How do you have that many ECs 😭😭

[worn surge]

Ngl, kind of. It's hard to explain.

[foggy crane]

Fire no surprise you got in lol

Did ur ao send a note

[tame dust]

bro had 30 ecs

[normal shoal]

my high school resume fits in 3 discord posts, it's a crapton of text

so 🤷

my current resume is just papers

[worn surge]

Yeah. Very reflective of my application.

I talked with them for a bit at a recent admit event, they really pay attention to everything.

[normal shoal]

what's your prospective field?

(I forget if I asked)

[worn surge]

Mechanical Engineering (which I don't really love), but I'd like to go to law school.

[normal shoal]

that's cool. I have a friend who was one of the strongest EE students, went to HLS and said it was easy. He's a patent lawyers somewhere now

[foggy crane]

Interesting lol

[rare birch]

your ao reached out??

bru

[foggy crane]

Stanford AOs always do I think

[worn surge]

The AOs always send notes to admits.

[normal shoal]

that sounds great for retention

[foggy crane]

They send notes of what they liked or sum

[worn surge]

You also get to meet them and chat with them at admit weekend and at a welcome reception for REA students.

[rare birch]

WOW

princeton is so bummy holy shit

no notes no letters no calls no emails

[foggy crane]

Gee boy that sure would be nice (I am NOT getting in) 😭

[worn surge]

Ah, cool. I'm good at STEM and eng stuff, but I really prefer working with people and with teams. I don't exactly love engineering, but it's a good backup plan if I don't go to law school 🤷‍♂️

[normal shoal]

straight aura

[foggy crane]

I lowkey think Stanford is my top choice atp in time lol

Screw yale

[normal shoal]

naw, there's a lot of engineers who feel that way. Being an engineer who can work with people is actually a superpower

[rare birch]

all that endowment and doesn’t spend any of it

[normal shoal]

hell, 50% of my job right now is working with other

[normal shoal]

it underperformed last year

too much private equity, not enough stock market or osmething like that

[rare birch]

yeayea

[normal shoal]

most of it goes into student shit once you get there anyway

[rare birch]

send me a shirt and give me a reception that’s all i want 🙌

[worn surge]

What major are you thinking of?

[worn surge]

we don't get a shirt, I asked an ao 😭

[normal shoal]

there's a reception after RD decisions

[worn surge]

last year, admits got crocs

[normal shoal]

also, once you attend they hand out t-shirts like candy

[rare birch]

yeah i’ve heard

[normal shoal]

then you have all these school specific t-shirts that nobody can buy

[rare birch]

but they really don’t gaf ab their yield it’s funny

[normal shoal]

I have an uber collection for my era

[rare birch]

like my yale friends are getting stuff left and right

AND pton preview is a glorified club fair

smh

[normal shoal]

yeah, prefrosh weekend is a riot

they do their best to keep you away from alcohol

[rare birch]

oh yeah

i heard ab some mccosh incident

[normal shoal]

I have no idea what the recent stuff is, but ... stuff is always happening

same thing, different year

I mean, day drinking in class is a thing on Newman's day

I don't know if they still do that 😅

(24 beers in 24 hours on 4/24?)

[foggy crane]

Econ

I have okay business ECs and awards nothing standout though

[rare birch]

apparently their infirmary was overwhelmed from alcohol so they stopped making pton preview overnight

not sure how true this is tho

[normal shoal]

one of my friends from undergrad is the student health services director.... maybe I'll ask her 😅

it's within the realm of reason

[haughty wyvern]

mine called so late and when i was at work

and from a no caller ID

thought it was spam

[kind oak]

did any of you guys do any summer programs?

[leaden finch]

Yes, did at UChicago

[shut spruce]

Random but : why Stanford ? 😭 there’s so much to say about Stanford but what really does make Stanford stand out

[worn surge]

Yeah, they called after they said they were doing calls (15th). Wasn’t going to pick up until I saw it was a Cupertino number.

[shut spruce]

It’s always the cs people 😭

[normal wigeon]

I talked about their plasmonic solar cell and Shadow-Based Robotic Localization research

but it shouyld be different for everyone

[shut spruce]

thank you sero

[foggy crane]

Looking at linkedins of Stanford freshmen and prefrosh students and wtf bro 😭

[normal shoal]

I mean, it's also the freshman/prefrosh who bother to create a linkedin

so there's a bit of selection bias in there

[foggy crane]

Fair enough lol

But like these kids are legitimately insane

Like crazy ass ECs and stuff lol

[normal wigeon]

a friend whos a freshie at stanford rn made a biotech startup at 14, valued at like 3 million

saying literally anything more would give away his identity 💀

[foggy crane]

Yeah see what I mean bro 😭😭😭

[raven lotus]

lol I just stalk them to find out what ECs to do

[raw geode]

LOL ik who ur talking abt

[foggy crane]

I should’ve done more research on them earlier lol

Like every Stanford admit has the same couple characteristics of their app lol

[raven lotus]

Lowkey I should have been on a2c since freshman year

😭

But at the same time I’m glad I wasn’t college obsessed and got to enjoy my passions and life before getting into college maxing

[normal shoal]

and those are?

[foggy crane]

Usually some sort of crazy EC combo or spike / if not, then family responsibilities

1-2 major related 50 word supps
1 of the 250 word essays related to major (usually IV essay)

Compared to other HYPSMs, anecdotally, obviously, Stanford seems to take crazier kids and less well rounded ones

Would love to hear ur thoughts lol. Obv you’re more qualified since u actually got in, just was saying what I noticed lol

[foggy crane]

Hmm were u well rounded

[raven lotus]

I agree with rka

I feel like Stanford likes spike kids

[wheat flint]

well only the admissions committee knows how they define a "well rounded student" imo

[normal shoal]

that's interesting

[tame dust]

stanford does take crazy kids

but i don’t think that essay strategy is the formula

and crazy kids can also be well rounded

[worn surge]

Uhh, no.

[foggy crane]

Yeah lol

[tame dust]

FACTS

[haughty wyvern]

i think stanford takes different types of kids

your application is reviewed in the context of your high school for a reason

[tame dust]

facts

[quick urchin]

Hopefully they fw my context 🙏

[storm ledge]

what’s IV

[foggy crane]

Intellectual vitality

It’s unclear what that actually means though

Def includes intellectual curiosity tho

[storm ledge]

😭😭

imo you guys are thinking way too into this, decisions come out in almost a month. alls done, why are you worrying about it now?

[normal shoal]

Individual values

[foggy crane]

I’m coping bc I messed up my app LOL

[pallid escarp]

Other xx

[tame dust]

doubt it

[foggy crane]

Nah trust lol

My ECs were mid so I need a strong narrative / alignment w what schools want

I did it good enough to get an interview for Yale Harvard Duke but not stanford

[tame dust]

interesting ok then

[south spear]

stanford interviews are availablility based

[foggy crane]

Ik I’m saying since Harvard yale Duke allegedly prescreen ik I had a good app for them, but I didn’t have a good app for Stanford

Unrelated to the interview

[south spear]

ohh i see lol

congrats on getting interviews for those tho!

[worn cargo]

do most ppl who get into stanford also get interviews

[foggy crane]

It rlly depends, I’ve heard of a ton that got in without

Stanford interview deadline anyone know?

[fierce iris]

2/23 iirc

yes 2/23

that's what my alumn interviewer said

[fierce iris]

it really doesn't matter if you do a stanford interview or not

i know someone last year who opted out and got in

[foggy crane]

Yeah. I know for me, though, I’m a weaker applicant and could rlly benefit from my interview

I didn’t realize that family responsibilities could be an EC so I cooked myself there LOL

[worn cargo]

Same

[fierce iris]

i see i see

have you gotten a request yet?

sry i haven't been following the convo

[worn cargo]

I didnt get an email or anything and i dont live in a rural area

Although i wouldnt be like "oh yea theres a ton of stanford alumni in this city" either

Idk any1 else who applied to stanford from my school either

[worn cargo]

i did get a upenn itnerview though

[foggy crane]

Nah, I’ve gotten basically every other school I applied to that offers one tho lol

The only kid in my school that got one was my cracked friend lol

But so many kids applied

[fierce iris]

😭

[faint egret]

When does commitee read begin?

[gilded jewel]

stanvor

d

[tranquil garden]

Everyone who applied rd, did any of you get an interview mail

[leaden ember]

i did not

[south spear]

yea i did but interview is based on alumni availability in your area! so i wouldn't think too hard about it

[tranquil garden]

:(

Im international from india

[rose fog]

i did not either and am in TX

[torn ravine]

my friend got stood up on from her stanford interviewer 😭

[tame dust]

happened to me with darty lmao

[forest cloud]

Just got an interview

[finite token]

u might be giving me hope

[foggy crane]

Did they say when the deadline was

[foggy crane]

Is this rage bait bro

[wraith hawk]

Go Stanford

[lethal holly]

guys I already submitted the CSS Profile, but I came across the International Student Supplement to the CSS Profile and saw that it asks for a lot of financial details.

• Do international applicants have to submit this?
• Has anyone who applied and got accepted submitted it?
• Would filling this out affect my chances since it directly shows how much my family can contribute? (I already said I needed need-based aid on common app, but here they will see how much we will contribute every year etc)
• Would it be better to wait until after decisions to submit it, or is it necessary to send it now?

I saw on Stanford's website that they mention it, but I’m not sure if avoiding it would make a difference. Would love to hear from others who have experience with this.

[haughty wyvern]

im pretty sure it is REQUIRED if you are asking fofr need based scholarship

i wouldnt risk not being considered for need based for failing to fill out a form

and honestly the international supplement isnt really asking t hat much mroe than the css

most of it can be deduced from the profile anyways

i dont think this is really the make or break to ur app

[lethal holly]

alr ty!

[harsh grail]

does idoc request mean anything

[unique shore]

From Stanford?
Maybe

[harsh grail]

i just got a idoc request yesterday and only stanford’s showing up in rhe list of schools inside rhe portal

so i don’t think it means much

[foggy crane]

Is it too late to submit an additional rec letter

[tame dust]

no

[foggy crane]

Oh fr? They won’t get mad? I’ve sent like 3 updates lol

[tame dust]

if they get mad that's their problem not yours

[foggy crane]

Yeah but I don’t wanna annoy them

[tame dust]

then don't annoy them

[unique shore]

When did you turn into a salty mod

😭😭😭

[tame dust]

bro 😭 😭

im just saying 😭

[unique shore]

LMAO

[tame dust]

like i would just submit it and let them get annoyed if they want

them getting annoyed is not my problem if i have an update/something i want them to see im sending it

[unique shore]

Frrrr

[normal shoal]

I would think about it this way. If you know someone who's looking to hire someone and has 100 resumes to read. And you can put something in front of them and ask them to pay extra attention to that one resume. Would you ask to do that? Of course you would.

give them the option to not read it rather than to not offer

you can be respectfully annoying. If the admin tosses it, the admin tosses it. You still had a non-zero chance to get it passed on and read by an AO

[haughty wyvern]

stanford requires the IDOC from everybody after you submit the CSS

[zenith moth]

saint anford

[sweet sparrow]

greetings

[worldly latch]

and salutations huzz!

[foggy crane]

I submitted 4 updates to my app over a week lol I hope they don’t hate me now 😭😭😭😭😭

The 500 char limit sucks

Do u think it’ll hurt me

I used it to create a spike lol

[tame dust]

LMAOOOO

hilarious

[ocean hemlock]

i also did dw lol

i may send another one tmrw 😭

[foggy crane]

I lowkey think I did a solid job ngl, though I hope they didn’t alr reject me

[foggy crane]

They gon hate me tho

You’re cracked you’re chill

I’ve sent in 1 updates w awards, 1 with updates on online classes I decided to take, and 1 talking about family responsibilities I didn’t mention before, and 1 on a project I’ve been doing.

I’m gonna have another recommendation sent as well LOL

I think they don’t like me but like if they liked me enough to admit me they wouldnt care so I hope it’s okay

[south spear]

oh wow

i was waiting to update on a project until i get some more possible awards which should be soon

or does it not matter if i just send them whenever 😭

[storm ledge]

i think it rlly depends on where they are this cycle

like cmu is nearly done with their reads

and said no guarantee on reading it

ofc stanford is very different in terms of # and admission system

but since we’re nearing march

and march is when they decide on the waitlist kids

i’m assuming they’re in home run rn

[south spear]

ohh

ok wait maybe i should just submit now then 😭

crazy to think that my decision might be decided already...

[south spear]

is there a source for this O.O

[storm ledge]

someone mentioned it when cornell said they’d extend their deadline to march 1st that usually the later periods are used for kids on the fence rather than going back 😭

again stanford is a whole other school but it makes sense

[south spear]

mmm ok fair enough!

thankie

[storm ledge]

take this w a grain of salt—i sent updates yesterday but most of them warned me that they might not be read due to the timing

[south spear]

thank u thank u

i just submitted my update as far as i know lol, i think i'll just update periodically if anything comes in

[storm ledge]

good luck!!

i hope yours get read

😭😭

[tame dust]

bro just submit as you get stuff

[unique shore]

Guys

I just received a weird email

About Stanford interview
Stanford doesn't even take interviews from my region

Am I being pranked

[storm ledge]

what’s werid abt it

[unique shore]

.

The number is also for a restaurant

[storm ledge]

does it end w this

[unique shore]

Nope

It's not a Stanford address

[storm ledge]

i’d be weary

maybe email stanford

[unique shore]

Yeah that's what I am thinking

[storm ledge]

my penn one was for a photography business he owned

so idk how rare that is

[worldly latch]

my penn one was her personal email

[unique shore]

Yeah, but Stanford doesn't take interviews here lol
The interviewer doesn't even have a LinkedIn

[storm ledge]

my penn one didn’t either

check w stanford then

[unique shore]

DAMN
Stop giving me hope

😭

[unique shore]

I have mailed

Also my country isn't in the 50 regions Stanford states itself
So it's a 100 percent fake

[unique shore]

It was indeed fake

[raven lotus]

Why do ppl even do this

Like how jobless do you have to be

[haughty wyvern]

my interviewer's email was from comcast.net

not all interviewers use their alumni email

[storm ledge]

😭😭

[languid osprey]

How do they even find your emails…

might be one of your close friends damn

[raven lotus]

Good question 💀

[dull walrus]

man some people are horrible just keep your head up they are probably jealous or sum 🙏

[bright glen]

Chat im on the campus rn

[raven lotus]

Tell them to accept me

[shut spruce]

Take pictures 😭

[bright glen]

Im in the cs building

The gates building

The architecture is balls ugly

The medical area has bussing architecture tho

Lowkey this is more bussing architecture

Balls

[unique shore]

So nice
Would love to touch em 😍

[bright glen]

I touched them

Embraced them

Stroked them zestily

[raw geode]

Check out CoDa

[bright glen]

Whats coda

I already left too

[raw geode]

Rip

New building

for computing and ds

[bright glen]

Oh the tour guide said other stuff not open during weekend

We only went inside cs robotics wing

[raw geode]

Oh yea i guess its closed

Well no

i just walked in the door was open

u didnt need to scan

[bright glen]

My teacher would yell at me for leaving the tour group tbh

[normal wigeon]

Yall Stanford is taking all of us

Trust

They can fit in an extra 300 parasocial nerds

[mental silo]

omg yeah the engineering quad

its so peak there

bro if you go in the labs. oh my gyatt
the massive laser danger warning signs... the broken down phd students... the intricate and complex posters...

one of my favorite places on campus fr

i used to write papers around there and get food from the coupa outside jensen

[bright glen]

I did not go in anywhere besides the robotics

[mental silo]

sigh 😔

[bright glen]

I do like the medical building

I think ill apply there for med school

[mental silo]

which one? the one on the other side of campus by grad housing? or a diff one
i cant recall

[bright glen]

I dunno

I only saw one

[mental silo]

yeah but do yk where it was 😭

[bright glen]

Naur

[mental silo]

truly unforch

[bright glen]

I was a bit too focused on pokemon go and the inscribed discoveries in the black marble thingies

[mental silo]

sy'gh

i need to go back at some point

[bright glen]

Caltech -> stanford roadtrip

[mental silo]

so real

[bright glen]

Damn imma go to norcal three times this semester alone

The 7 hour bus drive is honestly nothing now

[mental silo]

😭

[foggy crane]

Yes

They are, however, exclusively based on availability

There are multiple people who I just read about the other day who got in without an interview and were in ur exact same situation

Also, everyone at my school got one rea and no one got in

Reddit

And multiple ppl in this discord didn’t get one and got in rea too

Also I read some Stanford interviewer said that like out of everybody they’ve given a perfect interview rating on not one got in

Right

[torn ravine]

Yeahh not getting an interview does not hurt you in any way

u got thiss king

[opaque steppe]

Bet thanks

[last scroll]

Did u get interview ?

[tame dust]

its random

its literally random

[torn ravine]

naw

[worn surge]

It’s primarily for alumni engagement. I know a couple of people who got interviews and didn’t get in. I did not have an interview and I got in.

FedEx says tomorrow

[haughty wyvern]

tuesday for me

[bright glen]

This courtyard boring asf besides the jungle islands

[gilded jewel]

Samfor

[shut spruce]

Is Cali hot ?

[haughty wyvern]

not at this time of year

but also this is northern california

[bright glen]

Its february vro

[worn surge]

Likely yes. But stop worrying about your application. There's nothing you can do and worrying about it will only make you feel bad

[worn surge]

?

[tame dust]

bro deleted the message 😭

[tacit field]

guys i have a question

so hypothetically

if you were to have an alumni interview

and then you get called for a in person interview with that same alumni again alter what does that mean

like if you had interview with alumni even tho they alr submitted report i think and then you were requested by them to meet in person or something

the og interview was online

but this new one is in person tf does it mean is it good its same person just in person now

[fierce iris]

what kinda neuroticity is this

[tacit field]

just answer the question if u know lol

if you dont know dont comment on it por favor

[tacit field]

what is this bait bruh

no i mean like genuinely?
im asking this for a really good friend of mine it happened to him

[storm ledge]

just take the second interview

nothing is confirmed

[raw geode]

no lol

[vast flint]

Hallo stanford! Would someone be able to help me find info on stanfords IEEE?

Like do they got an email? Website? Discord? Something?

[uneven lion]

are interviews still going out?

socal region

[worn surge]

I don’t think so, but remember that interviews are based purely on alumni availability. They aren’t prescreened. I got in without one.

[zenith moth]

i think interviews are over with

[foggy crane]

They are.

[uneven lion]

i see thanks man

[old vector]

is stanford interview still rolling out?

[old vector]

when was deadline

[vapid citrus]

mid february https://admission.stanford.edu/apply/first-year/interview.html

[old vector]

i see ty

[teal gyro]

does anyone know if there's a stanford co'29 discord server & link? ☹️🪿

[calm bone]

Yes dm

[faint egret]

When are Stanford decisions out?

[unreal remnant]

day after ivy day im pretty sure

[faint egret]

And when is the ivy day expected?

[plain owl]

27th, stanford on 28th

[faint egret]

Thanks

[tiny sedge]

Is the 27th confirmed or rumor?

[tame dust]

should be 28th

[gilded jewel]

Doesn't Stanford's timeline say early April

I'm confused

https://admission.stanford.edu/apply/first-year/index.html

Decision Released By: Early April (RD)

I guess it technically could be released earlier, but I had the idea they released during the first few days of April

[tame dust]

decision released by, not decision released after

what happens every year is that they release 1 day after ivy day

ivy day is confirmed to be the 27th so its speculated to be the 28th

[gilded jewel]

I see

[tame dust]

but again, this is pure speculation

hasnt been confirmed by the school yet

[gilded jewel]

I will say that this is probably more of a coincidence than anything
From what I understand, admissions offices don't have a set decision date until they're almost done with the backlog of applications

So, if there are more applications than usual, that's probably going to delay it, and vice-versa

[tame dust]

probably

im not the one making this speculation

[gilded jewel]

(Disclaimer: this is literally just what I've heard, I have never interacted with an admissions officer lol)

[unreal remnant]

i have a physics test day of stanford decisions 😭

[tame dust]

yay

goodluck!

[stark prairie]

hey, if i send an update to stanford now regarding an addition to my activities, will they read it? i'm assuming they would've already made decisions at this point or atleast have a finalised list of students to accept. so idk if it's considered

[unreal remnant]

wouldnt hurt to try

[stark prairie]

yeah I sent my update so hoping they'd read it

[final solstice]

I would say no to this

MIT is always on pi day for rd

Yale unofficially announced Ivy day months ago

Well before rd apps were even due

There are some schools that are more prone to adjusting but some tend to be very consistent even when their numbers go up

[nova hamlet]

are stanford interviews evaluative?

[worldly latch]

yew

[nova hamlet]

what if people didn't get an interview/declined an interview

[storm ledge]

then its not considered for your app

[nova hamlet]

what if i accidentally ghosted my college interview email

would that count against me 💀

[storm ledge]

ermmmmm

idk..

[nova hamlet]

i responded right now but after like mid feburary i kinda started actually locking out

it's been like 2 1/2 weeks since the email and a deadline wasn't really clairified i guess

[hollow quail]

you should never wait to respond to an email

[storm ledge]

that doesnt sound accidental

😭

[mossy pawn]

i heard stanford doesnt pre vet

[nova hamlet]

I searched up "interview" on my inbox because I had to look for another interview (non-college) info and i found it on my inbox

i didnt ghost them intentionally

[nova hamlet]

what does this mean

[mossy pawn]

like they dont go thru the app and deicde if they need mroe info

they just assign randomly

[nova hamlet]

ohh ic

[thin plank]

maybe cus they prolly needed more info 😭

yo ghosted is insane tho

[nova hamlet]

i didnt intentionally do it

[thin plank]

looool

[nova hamlet]

so im like panicking rn

do yo uthink itll be a disadvantage

[thin plank]

when did u get emailed

[nova hamlet]

just now

2.5 weeks after email

[thin plank]

damn

[nova hamlet]

yeah 💀

[tame dust]

doubt it

[fair vessel]

idk if it applies here but I got an email for a harvard interview mid february in my spam and I only responded 2 weeks later because she texted me, but she said it was fine

although idk the deadline for stanford interviews

[nova hamlet]

okay update- person said interview deadline has passed.

I know that rejecting and interview offer doesnt matter, but im still scared if I didnt respond at all it'd count against me

[fair vessel]

tbf Its probably fine if you told her it was in your spam. Also stanford doesnt really weigh interviews that highly

[nova hamlet]

I didnt specifically say it was in my spam, is it okay? I just said like sorry for the late response

[fair vessel]

oh i misunderstood your previous messages and though it was in your spam

[fair vessel]

did you say any reason abt why you missed it?

even if you didnt its probably fine

[nova hamlet]

Not a specific reason but my wording made it clear that it was a mistake and not an intentional thing

Also tbh even if I give a reason all the reports are sent I assume

because its past deadline

[fair vessel]

I think when students dont respond the interviewers just write that they couldnt reach you. So it definitely wont count against you

[nova hamlet]

mm okay

[haughty wyvern]

i doubt there is anyting your interview could tell the adcom anyways at this point

[nova hamlet]

yeah

i hope my interviewer just treated it as a decline rather than tell them that I didnt respond

[tame dust]

they usually note the person didnt respond

but again its optional

[mossy pawn]

how prestigious is all state

i didnt explicitly say all state but im a three year all stater

assuming all states only have 3 years

[left harness]

🌲🌲

[red anchor]

where my stanny likely at

[unique wharf]

i already got mine

[mossy pawn]

what does it say

[last scroll]

If music is related to one of main activities yea

[quaint nacelle]

fs

[quaint nacelle]

don't worry, many people have trouble with interview emails every yr, they won't place it against you

[tame dust]

doesnt hurt

[jolly osprey]

hi everyone! I'm little late to the party, but does anyone know if there is a stanford deferral discord this year? thanks!

[last scroll]

I’ll join I lol idk if there’s official server tho

[tame dust]

i think theres a rejection one

[hollow quail]

@jolly osprey @last scroll dm me

i made one and we have 12 ppl

[bright glen]

stanford balls

[fathom charm]

do we have a predicted decision date

[tame dust]

3/28

[unique wharf]

i saw it in a dream so i forgot

[last scroll]

Dmed

[lethal holly]

cant believe it went this fast, feels like I applied yesterday 😭

results in 16 days omg

either will feel on top of the world or at the bottom of it, will see how it goes

[shut spruce]

Yeah 💀

It’s rly sentimental honestly

Anyway I have another question: so basically my school gets 0-1 Stanford accepts each year, but this year WE GOT 3 REA?!??? (One was recruit tho.) is it possible they will accept anymore RD? One of the ppl who got in REA is also doing same intended major, international relations (we have quite different stories tho)

So TLDR; does Stanford have quotas with school or have a limit

[last scroll]

Oh my schools quotas dropped this year honestly it’s a rough quota but this year is weird

All our t5 r always recruits tho

[worn surge]

didn't you post this on reddit or smth?

According to my AO, she didn't compare me with others at my school but idk

[shut spruce]

I did but no one replied lol

[shut spruce]

Ok 👍👍

I mean obviously they’d look at the school report and stuff but ig they aren’t like comparing files side by side lol

[shut spruce]

You guys actually have a “quota”?

[last scroll]

I mean we have 5 JHu per year every year for like last five years

2 Cornell for past five years

It’s not stated by the college but u can tell

[worn surge]

Correlation does not prove causation.

[shut spruce]

Idk my experience fully shows the opposite

3 in one year REA when we hadn’t had any in 2 years in kinda crazy

[worthy lily]

i totally applied for fun

i am not expecting anything but i did enjoy writing the supps

[leaden ember]

me w mit

[foggy crane]

Were they all cracked

[shut spruce]

Like not rly

1 was a recruit like I said

They were all very strong

But not crazy

Like they were very interested in their intended major

High impact extracurricular but not like national awards or anything

[tame dust]

colleges do not do quotas

[foggy crane]

What do u consider high impact lol

[foggy crane]

Ah like spiky kids?

[zenith moth]

did the portal just die

cant even log in breh

[hollow quail]

yea portal dead

This resource is temporarily unavailable.

on most pages

[faint egret]

Why does it happen?

[tame dust]

well nobody is uploading or changing anything at midnight pst

[zenith moth]

i think it shot itself in the foot

thats all

[tame dust]

yeah i wouldnt take it as a sign

[sweet sparrow]

Good luck!

[tame dust]

thanks :O

[shut spruce]

Sure I guess

[urban glen]

when is stanny predicted to come out?

[storm ledge]

28th

[uneven lion]

guys i accidentally clicked the "click here" button that asked if the name on the page didn't match my applicaiton when it did. when i clicked it, the page refreshed but idk if i should be concerned about this. am i good?

[calm bone]

blud what

[worn surge]

three engineering related ones

I don't think it matters a ton

[shut spruce]

Guys I’m a couple percentage points below avg admitted student at my school (96 vs 98) but my SAT is about 200 points higher avg (most ppl went TO)

[shut spruce]

Yes

[uneven lion]

idk man i accidentally clickd the "not you click here" button

am i fine?

i hope i didn't like withdraw my app or something

[calm bone]

No they sent an atomic bomb to your registered permamnent addres

[uneven lion]

sounds about right

[worn surge]

probably just logged you out

[uneven lion]

i see thanks

[serene sandal]

when do decisions come out if its april fools day that will pmo 💔

[tame dust]

probably 3/28