Stanford University (2025-2026)

[spark willow]

I think I can still get full aid or sth

Though

[lean scarab]

yeah if you can somehow prove independence sure

i know it's possible for ucs and whatnot, potentially

[spark willow]

But I think I have to pay for living cost + housing

[lean scarab]

yeah

or just be homeless

shrug

i say that incredibly lightly btw that's how i became an independent

💀

[spark willow]

[low oriole]

how important are the three academic interest selections for applying? obviously I'm trying to pick what's suited to my ECs, but if I'm a little lacking for my top choice should I just choose something else even if the something else is a more competitive major that more ppl will be applying for?

[worldly eagle]

they don’t admit by major

but select the top 3 choice according to interests n stuff

[low oriole]

i’m well aware

that doesn’t mean that it’s not taken into account

they do need to fill their less common majors

it is objectively harder to get in as a comp sci major than like asian american studies depending (assuming both apps are well developed towards that major)

[worldly eagle]

Yeah

[low oriole]

i’m so stressed ☹️ i should just pick sum and roll w it

[worldly eagle]

pick the ones suited to your ecs

that’s the best thing to do

[low oriole]

i’m not a spiky student

they’re a tad all over the place

[worldly eagle]

oh

is there something that connects them

[low oriole]

i would think that econ would be best for me maybe…

but econ is like

a deaths wish

second most comp major

[worldly eagle]

is your main ec related to some thing

[low oriole]

i don’t rly have a main EC

[worldly eagle]

oh alr

[low oriole]

i’m deca president and Top 10 finalist at ICDC (internationals)

but i wouldn’t rly call it my main EC?

[worldly eagle]

hmm

[low oriole]

i’m pretty equally dedicated to most things

i also do a lot of “family responsibilities”/work in my dad’s office (he’s an orthodontist)

like assistant financial coordinator (i quote and explain fees, verify insurance), assistant digital coordinator (reviewing digital models for invisalign cases), i write blogs for the website, i do technical stuff like intraoral scans and instrument sterilization

just wtv they need help with when i’m there

but i also wouldn’t say that’s my main EC

[worldly eagle]

I know one person who had only environment related ecs but got in for cs but most people ik who selected competitive majors had their main spike or ecs in that field (there are exceptions ofc)

[low oriole]

honestly my favorite EC is figure skating but that’s not an academic one lol

[low oriole]

AGHHH yea it’s hard when none of my stuff rly lines up

[gray peak]

6 7

[steady dagger]

liuqi

[vale charm]

is this what 90 hours of work a week does to someone

[haughty obsidian]

I played a round of golf today and this grown ass adult did the dance when teeing up right after the 6th hole 😭

We’re so cooked

[steady dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/67-gif-8575841764206736991

[worldly eagle]

https://tenor.com/view/6-6-7-6-7-meme-6-7-memes-6-8-gif-14239599670513322648

[fringe coral]

hey,
Could you review my essay?

[gray peak]

no

[fringe coral]

[worldly eagle]

[spark willow]

bro 😭

leave him alone

his busy asf 🥀

[gray peak]

that, and the fact that my essays were not that good

[spark willow]

But u got into Stanford though

[gray peak]

well those two things need not be correlated

i think the essays matter a lot less than what people thnk

[floral skiff]

wait fr? 😭

im hoping my essay can carry (even tho its mid)

[gray peak]

it certainly can, it just has to be excellent

but for most people it's just another data point

[gray peak]

what's up

[spark willow]

Mb ur just underrating ur essay

[steady dagger]

its midterm season

as in weeks 3-7 of the 10 week quarter

[haughty obsidian]

it's always midterm season

that's so ominous

where did you see me 😮

[worldly eagle]

ur famous

[fringe coral]

didn't know he was busy

[spark willow]

everyone's busy in Stanford 🥀

[fringe coral]

oh guess so
so I have decided to REA Stanford💀

what do you think of that diversity essay?

That essay is cooking me

[spark willow]

wdym diversity essay

the #3 one?

[fringe coral]

that is the only thing left for me, then will click that damn submit button

[fringe coral]

yea

[spark willow]

bro

i lwk spent hella long time for ts

and i still didnt finished 🥀

how tf am i supposed to contribute at stanny 💀

[fringe coral]

yeah like this is the imo the most hardest and stupides supp to write

just ask why us man

[spark willow]

exactly

wt did i do lmao

[fringe coral]

yeah like you wanna know how? idk man maybe we will know in campus?
like just why that essay, every other essay is fun to write but this feels like forced

[spark willow]

@lyric mangoy

[fringe coral]

lol
what is happening. ig glitch

[spark willow]

how did u finish ts

im still working on it

im writing about my cultural background and stuff

[fringe coral]

nope
as i said this is the only one remaining

I am planning to connect my like personal life and some stanny shi* and make it like i did this so i will contribute that

[spark willow]

oh damn

[fringe coral]

but ts is so funny like just why man. i don't even know if i will be accepted and you wanna know how i will contribute

lmao

[spark willow]

which essay does admission officer read first though

do they check stats first? or p statement first

[fringe coral]

idk
ig personal statements first and then essay?

[fringe coral]

ig stats cause p statement comes in the writing section which is like in the last part of the pdf

[spark willow]

yea

mb

[fringe coral]

you int'l student?or US?

[fleet ibex]

it's in no particular order, to the discretion of each AO

(at least according to my AO when I asked her)

[fringe coral]

what do you think got you in?

[spark willow]

intl

[fringe coral]

ohh
Asian?👀

[spark willow]

arent u cooked if they read ur #3 supp before ur p statement?

[spark willow]

yea

[fleet ibex]

haha I think I was genuine. everything I did throughout hs was just for my interests, not to play the "admissions game"

[fringe coral]

idk maybe

[fleet ibex]

no...?

[spark willow]

did u have crazy stats?

[spark willow]

i mean.. he said he was going to connect it with personal statement

[fleet ibex]

I think I was decent -- my AOs gave me 2s on everything, cummulative ranking of 2+

[spark willow]

can i ask ur SAT and GPA?

[fringe coral]

i didn't even know US admission existed before i graduated in 2024

[fleet ibex]

1490 and 4.4 or 4.5? I forget

exact gpa doesn't really matter, they recalculate it

[spark willow]

damn. did u submit ur SAT score though

[fleet ibex]

yeah, why wouldn't i?

[fringe coral]

not like literally but some parts yk💀

[spark willow]

because its not within the percentile? and it was test optional back then

idk

ppl keep saying that if ur below 25percentile

u shouldnt submit ur scores

[fleet ibex]

oh no that's kinda stupid. I took it twice iirc and didn't want to bother studying more

again, asked my ao about this and they said submit whatever is decent, they don't really are

[fleet ibex]

below 25 percent is still a quarter of all students who submitted tests

tests aren't that deep

[spark willow]

ic

[fleet ibex]

i know plenty of test optional people and people under 1500

[spark willow]

do u think ur essay was decent?

[fringe coral]

guess you were cracked in other aspects

[spark willow]

yea. supneb told me...

but i've just seen too much perfect score submitters 🥀

[fleet ibex]

sat is not going to determine whether you are accepted or rejected, it is a multitude of factors

[spark willow]

like lydi and supneb himself

[fleet ibex]

but i'd say I was decent

[fringe coral]

do you think SAT compensates low GPA?(low due to circumstances)

[spark willow]

GPA >>> SAT though

its in CDS

at least. thats what i think

[fleet ibex]

yeah, I think so. my admissions file focused primarily on grades tho, not as much ECs or essays (which is what I heard from other people who looked at files). i had 2 pages blacked out in my file for why I should be admitted, most people had one paragraph 🤷‍♂️

[fleet ibex]

what gpa

[fringe coral]

idk I am very anxious

[fringe coral]

3.63/4 CGPA

[spark willow]

whattt?? fr??

i thought essays >> grades....

i mean... i have 3.96GPA, but everyone else

[fringe coral]

guess I'm cooked if Grades are THAT imp

[spark willow]

also has decent GPA though

[fleet ibex]

I see. I'll just remind you of this:

totally possible, don't give up!

[fringe coral]

maybe i will be into that 6.7%

[fleet ibex]

I was surprised by the focus on grades, but yeah. I may be in the unique circumstance that my grades were very different compared to most people, but that's what I heard from my friends

[fleet ibex]

6 7?

[fringe coral]

please not ts

[fleet ibex]

it's everywhere at stanford

[spark willow]

lmaoo

[spark willow]

wts "grade" that ur talking about?

GPA?

[spark willow]

btw, we can ask AO's abt this stuff?

[fleet ibex]

don't want to be too specific, but almost all of my coursework was in university, not in high school

[spark willow]

......

ic

[fleet ibex]

once you're admitted, we have admit receptions and parties

but not before then

and depends on the ao

my one was happy to chat about admission

[spark willow]

lmaoo ok

[fringe coral]

you can see the whole file too?

like how they grade you and all?

[fleet ibex]

there are redacted portions, but just about all, yeah

yes

[spark willow]

btw, random question, but are u he/him?

[fleet ibex]

we're ranked from 1-6 (1 being highest) in a variety of areas: Test, High School Record, Support, Extracurriculars, Self-Presentation & Intellectual Vitality, and general Eval.

[fleet ibex]

i am. my pfp is from covid and I barely use this account 💀

I should get rid of the picrew pfp lol

[spark willow]

wdym "support"?

[fringe coral]

oh oh i see

[fleet ibex]

"SUP: Support, How strong were your recommendations from teachers/conselor/interviewer? Are you legacy/relative of donor? Are you a recruited athlete? Is a Stanford coach or professor vouching for you?" source

[spark willow]

btw

are u intl or US?

[fleet ibex]

us

although most of my friends are intl

[spark willow]

btw

[spark willow]

did u have classranks in ur HS?

[fleet ibex]

nope

[spark willow]

am i cooked if i have classsize of 8 💀

[fleet ibex]

I had a class size of 20-30, you'll be fine

[spark willow]

"Note that Stanford will take your intended majors into account, they give preference to underrepresented majors and judge overrepresented ones more harshly, evaluate if your race & gender are under or overrepresented in the major, and evaluate how well your ECs, classes, essays, recommendations fit into your major."

im Korean.... and my race is ofc Asian

and my intended major is CS, Data Science, Math

am i cooked 🥀

[fleet ibex]

That's from five years ago. Also from an unconfirmed source.

[spark willow]

oh ok

[fleet ibex]

You shouldn't let that deter you

Legally, it's not supposed to be of imapct

There was no mention of my race or ethnicity in my application files (Latino rural)

[fringe coral]

oh
i was nearly cooked otherwise cause i am also Asian

and i am also CS

💀

[spark willow]

so.. should i select Asian

or just leave that blank

[fringe coral]

why are we all asians in CS

[fleet ibex]

I mean yeah ig

but that's your own choice

[fringe coral]

they will know regardless cause it will me mentioned in where you are a citizen of and in many other parts

[spark willow]

and, ur from somewhere near India, Pakistan,... etc this area?

[fringe coral]

yea i am from Nepal

[spark willow]

wts ur major btw??

CS? 😭

ME?

[fleet ibex]

cs + poli sci

[worldly eagle]

were ur ecs exceptional?

what was the thing that stood out or made you get accepted

[fleet ibex]

i'd say my ECs were decent. a lot of work with government and legislators

[fleet ibex]

my academics and genuine interest in my ECs. nothing was done for college applications

[worldly eagle]

damn

[haughty obsidian]

real

[gray peak]

I think the point is not to ask why us because the answer is kind of obvious

[fringe coral]

Well
The diversity is even more annoying😭

[steady dagger]

i actually hate why us essays sm 😭

[terse terrace]

same

[spark willow]

Did anyone REAed to Stanford last year?

[gray peak]

mhm

[haughty obsidian]

mhm

[steady dagger]

rd ❤️

(my rea didnt want me 💔)

[spark willow]

Btw if my major is AI/machine learning

Should I choose CS, or data science when selecting intended major in common app

[fleet ibex]

mhm

[fleet ibex]

cs

or put both

[spark willow]

Yes I did

But I have to select 3

In order ig

So idk which one should be #1

[fleet ibex]

cs, sym sys, data science?

[spark willow]

Wts sym sys

Nvm

Ic

[vale charm]

yall smart

[fringe coral]

yoo
did you submit REA?

[vale charm]

No I go to uc davis

[fringe coral]

oh mb

[humble sphinx]

readddddyyyyyyyy

[haughty obsidian]

set?

[humble sphinx]

GOOOOOOO

[low oriole]

submitted REA 😖

[spark willow]

last sec submission lol

[low oriole]

yeah it was pretty bad

11:05pm

i did 1 supp and redid 2 in the last 3 hours

[spark willow]

lol

[low oriole]

it’s ok we got this guys right…

[spark willow]

i fixed 100 words entirely

for my p staement 💀

[spark willow]

fs

[low oriole]

i’m scared abt potential interview

it would be my first one

[spark willow]

+redid 1 sup

😭

it happens ig

[spark willow]

i cant even do the interview

only option is duolingo or initial view

[low oriole]

oooohh

[spark willow]

.... is ts worth doing though

[spark willow]

@haughty obsidian

did u do any interviews?

[low oriole]

i feel like it’s much more likely to help or do nothing than hurt

but idk im kinda terrified for if i get one but i think i might be disappointed if i dont

[spark willow]

i mean... if i had real alumni assigned to me

im down for it

but its duolingo or initial view 💀

[low oriole]

yea that sucks

i wanted to take a break after this but lwk i gotta lock in

[spark willow]

btw

[low oriole]

my college consultant wants yale princeton and harvard done by next week

[spark willow]

can i ask ur SAT score

[haughty obsidian]

for stanford I actually never got an interview offer

I realize that my situation was very weird

[low oriole]

1570 (RW 780 Math 790)

[spark willow]

wait. did u select No. in common app?

[haughty obsidian]

I said yes

But I never got one

[spark willow]

lmaooo wt

prob in spam folder 🥀

[haughty obsidian]

I actually kept on checking and I never got one

[spark willow]

damn....

[haughty obsidian]

I’m thinking my interviewer never sent me the email and put some random stuff on the form instead

[low oriole]

oh my 😭

[haughty obsidian]

Which is kinda messed up

[low oriole]

yea that’s terrible hello

[haughty obsidian]

Or maybe I genuinely never got one

[spark willow]

Dear Paul,

We would like to inform you that Stanford will accept interviews from Duolingo English Test and InitialView this year for applicants in China. Although interviews with Stanford alumni are not available in China, Duolingo English Test has a recorded video response section where applicants may demonstrate English proficiency and InitialView offers unscripted interviews with native English speakers where applicants may discuss their interests and further demonstrate their English language proficiency. Duolingo English Test will send final results including the video and InitialView will send a recording of the interview to Stanford University and any other university indicated by you.

Please keep in mind that we do not require an interview, and we consider an application complete with or without an interview. If you would like to complete an interview, we will accept either option. For further information, please contact Duolingo English Test or InitialView.

Applicants must sit for their exam or interview on or before November 15, 2025 in order for us to consider the results. We are aware that the processing time for the interviews may take several days; there is no need to pay for expedited processing. As long as your interview is scheduled to take place on or before the deadline, our office will accept your results.

If you have applied for need-based financial aid at Stanford, you may request a fee waiver for an InitialView interview by emailing Shari Wilson ([email protected]). In the email, please state that you applied for need-based financial aid at Stanford and would like a fee waiver for an InitialView interview. We do not offer coupon codes for Duolingo English Test.

Sincerely,
Office of Undergraduate Admission

wt should i do lmao

[haughty obsidian]

Since it’s based on availability

[spark willow]

oh. i think i saw this

in stanford website

due to volunteer limit type stuff

[haughty obsidian]

Yeah

[low oriole]

i’m rly regretting not submitting an arts portfolio

i lwk fumbled guys

[haughty obsidian]

you’ll be fine 💛

[low oriole]

let’s hope!

[worldly eagle]

💔

[fringe coral]

Duolingo?

[spark willow]

yea

[fringe coral]

I can't even get that

So I don't even have a chance for that

I submitted the app in Oct 31 and got the app today but there was no css profile part why?

[spark willow]

?

\wdym

u have to go to CSS Profile

to submit css profile...

[fringe coral]

nope i meant for the isafa

[spark willow]

wt abt it

i didnt understand

[fringe coral]

here is no option for CSS or ISAFA

so like how would i know they received it?

[spark willow]

because u didnt submit CSS profile

[fringe coral]

well I did submit ISAFA cause i don't have the money for CSS and stanford allows to submit ISAFA for int'l students

if they can't submit CSS

[spark willow]

nah

ur good

i submitted CSS

and its not showing

[fringe coral]

ohhh got it, thanks

[spark willow]

"Please note: The Financial Aid Office (FAO) cannot confirm receipt of financial aid materials until after admission decisions are released. If the Stanford school code was listed in your CSS Profile and FAFSA, then our staff will be able to access your documents."

@fringe coral

[fringe coral]

oh oh got it

[steady dagger]

from what i saw at the admit reception a lot of people who get accepted dont get one

[spark willow]

Ic

The prob offer interview to ppl with sus stats?

Or doubt their English skills

And authenticity?

[steady dagger]

idk if that conclusion is necessarily true they give out interviews pretty generally

but i did notice that people who got in tended to not have interviews more often

at least for rd

rea is different because i think they have a higher ability to interview everyone

[spark willow]

Ic

[haughty obsidian]

lol I applied rea

I remember going to the Singapore admit meetup and afaik I was the only one who wasn’t interviewed there

[gray peak]

hmm I got an interview but I lowkey threw

not having an interview doesn't really matter

[pliant atlas]

very skibbidi

[trim cosmos]

Anecdote but my friend @ Stanny this year as a frosh read his application file and he was a borderline waitlist but his interview got him into the acceptance pile

And he applied regular

[gray peak]

yep interviews can be an advantage
it's very rare for them to be a disadvantage unless you truly come off bad during the interview

therefore not having an interview ≠ a disadvantage

it just means they'll look elsewhere in your application for data points

[trim cosmos]

Yea being our school’s valedictorian probably helped

TO though

[spark willow]

But should I still do ts though

It’s not even interview with alumni💀

[steady dagger]

i dont think interviewing is ever a bad thing unless you're just like generationally bad at interviewing

but then again i only got into schools i didnt interview for so maybe im not a good source of info for this

[spark willow]

@humble sphinx

bruh

y add 😭 emoji

[humble sphinx]

Wdym

[spark willow]

Delete 😭

[humble sphinx]

Where did i do that

[humble sphinx]

Im so confused @spark willow

Oh

I csnt on movile

Ill do it in a sec

[spark willow]

Ok

[humble sphinx]

done

[humble sphinx]

dubs

[hidden badger]

😊

[haughty obsidian]

maybe

[gray peak]

possible

[spark willow]

Yea

If u donate a building

100% acceptance rate

[fringe coral]

lol

[hidden badger]

wow guys thank you

Imma go bankrput and give a buidling

[mental sundial]

this place hates my school

[glossy talon]

same twin same

[shut estuary]

for your school specifically it's probably just an east coast thing

[mental sundial]

precovid was 6-7 a year now its like 1

[shut estuary]

dang interesting

[grizzled basin]

chat im fried

im actually so scared

i keep checking my portal even tho there's literally nothing to do besides wait

[paper cipher]

https://tenor.com/view/67-gif-8575841764206736991

[mental sundial]

do u know a leon

[paper cipher]

Who is that

[mental sundial]

frshman at princeton

[paper cipher]

No

I know a Liam

[mental sundial]

oh well

[karmic raven]

has anyone gotten an interview yet?

i've heard of 2 people getting interviews in the last 4 hours

[fringe coral]

Does Stanford send likely letter?

[spark willow]

wdym

wts likely letter

[fringe coral]

like admissions office sending letters with praise and all?
just head it is a thing is some other IVYs

so like asked if it is also prevalent here

[spark willow]

tbh idk lol

[marble matrix]

Likely is only Columbus afaik

[grizzled basin]

yale does em too

[fringe coral]

ohhh i see

[steady dagger]

stanford does do likely letters but i think theyre less common than yale/columbia

at least for columbia i knew a bunch of people with likelies

[karmic raven]

they're from cali or nah

[gray peak]

yes but they're rare

[grizzled basin]

Likely letters are rare period

I think duke does them too

Im genuinely so nervous for ts decision

[upbeat dune]

A likely letter is sent to very few students (as in a couple hundred students out of the tens of thousands who applied) basically telling them a few weeks before decisions officially release that they should expect an offer of admission come decision day

[steady dagger]

also everyone in here is probably rea and rea doesnt do likelies

[alpine veldt]

no

[shut estuary]

athletic recruits

[steady dagger]

really? whats the point of that

[shut estuary]

i guess so the athletes knows slightly earlier? i got no clue, but i’ve seen it

[paper cipher]

Yes they do

[low oriole]

has anyone gotten interview requests yet? i’m irrationally worried because it’s been almost a week and other people from my school are getting interviews for other REA schools aaaa

[karmic raven]

yes ive seen people on reddit & fb get interviews

seems like they were released wednesday evening

[low oriole]

oh gosh

[gray peak]

dw if u don't have interview

[spark willow]

lydi

did u have a chance to interview?

[gray peak]

yes

many of my friends didn't and they still got in

[spark willow]

do u think interview helped ur app?

[gray peak]

prolly not

[spark willow]

ok

[paper cipher]

I didn’t get an interview and got in so dw if you don’t

I was like the only person in my school who didn’t get an interview

[low oriole]

okayyy it’s out of my control so i won’t worry about it

it’s just apparently one of my classmates’ mom is an interviewer and there’s multiple for my city i heard but ig it’s all just rumors and like there cannot be more than like ten people max who applied rea to stanford from my entire city but wtv wtv

[gray peak]

they have alumni there so yes

[grizzled basin]

i havent gotten interview either hahahahahhahahahahahahadhhdhfjcjcj

i know i live in an area w stanford alums too

stanford doesnt prescreen tho so it's fine right

[steady dagger]

probably not for rea

[steady dagger]

ts also was true for me

[grizzled basin]

i just got my interview req

fuckfuckfuckfuck im so nervous

[fringe coral]

For me, it doesnt do interview at all

[dire sapphire]

chill gng

[low oriole]

finally got my interview request omfg

i’m terrified

[low oriole]

i was given the option between zoom and in person, in person is prob better right??

[haughty obsidian]

Do it if you can

[low oriole]

okayyy

[haughty obsidian]

Make sure to express gratitude to the interviewer that they're taking time out of their day to see you in person!

[low oriole]

my college consultant said this interviewer is her friend but super flaky and none of her three kids who applied to stanford last year were able to meet with her because she didn’t show up more than twice for all of them 🥀

[low oriole]

okok yes i will!!

[haughty obsidian]

Oh rip well at least now you know

[low oriole]

maybe this year will be better she said there was extenuating circumstances last year so 🙏

[tough solstice]

yea chill out bro...

[scenic pendant]

didn't get an interview ggs

anyone know if interviewers generally reach out into mid-late november?

[spark willow]

if u REAed

no

ig

only before Nov/15

[low oriole]

1 day 19 hours and 17 minutes till my interview 🫩

[haughty obsidian]

You will be fine

[spark willow]

Chill bro

😭

[low oriole]

true true true i have other stuff to lock in on anwyay

[spark willow]

U were talking to stanny ppl the whole time

They’re humans

Lydi might not be

But that’s just lydi

[haughty obsidian]

Yeah I don't even know what's up with lydi

[gray peak]

lydi is currently drowning in real analysis

[haughty obsidian]

I never see him around anymore. I'm beginning to think he's either ascended/become enraptured or is being abducted by aliens

So you've become enraptured

[gray peak]

tbh it's not so bad 😭

i just don't spend a lot of time in dorm

if you frequent coda or the med campus u will see me

[haughty obsidian]

med campus???

[gray peak]

yes it's very pretty there

[haughty obsidian]

que fais-tu là-bas

[gray peak]

studying

[haughty obsidian]

I've been there a few times but where's the good study space?

[gray peak]

and it's usually very quiet

[haughty obsidian]

oh shit pog

thanks for sharing

[gray peak]

okay this information is now wiped

[haughty obsidian]

BAHAHA gatekept

[fringe coral]

You gave the interview?
How was it?

[low oriole]

not a class of 1998 one that’s gonna write stuff about me 😛

[spark willow]

nah

my region is not supported 💀

😭

[steady dagger]

most interviews are lowk just chatting with some random adult in your community

dont geek out about it

[fringe coral]

didn't you say you were offered one though?

[fringe coral]

same for me

[spark willow]

No

They said i can either do Duolingo or
Initial view

[fringe coral]

does initial view cost money?

[spark willow]

Yea

Like 135 usd or sth

But ig u can apply for fee waiver

[fringe coral]

why didn't ypu give it then?

[spark willow]

Lazy

It’s optional

[fringe coral]

lmao

[fringe coral]

[fringe coral]

yeah that is true too

[spark willow]

https://stanforddaily.com/2018/01/16/admissions-staffer-removed-from-directory-after-instagram-posts-publicized/

https://imgur.com/a/B3YpX

💀

[spark willow]

AOs inta post 💀

[grizzled basin]

gng this is from 8 yrs ago

[low oriole]

interview lwk went well she was super mega qualified and cracked but like it was good

ofc it could always be better but i think it went well

[glossy talon]

congrats

[pliant atlas]

Lfggggggg 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[grizzled basin]

Chat i got mine w an md phd td

She's currently in residency so im like wtf how do u have time but whatever

[pliant atlas]

I think mine is an investor at a firm I already talked to 💀💀

this is going to be so akward 😭

[grizzled basin]

i think ur not supposed to knw ur interviewer 💀

im mad scared bc i wanna do md phd and kinda wrote abt that so she might grill me

• she does research in a fieldadjacent to mine

[pliant atlas]

I mean I didn’t talk to them directly but they know my company since they did the dillegence on it 😭😭😭

[grizzled basin]

ahhhh

[pliant atlas]

Oh shit

Uhhhh

[grizzled basin]

that might be good then

[pliant atlas]

you should study up then!!! Idk 😭

[grizzled basin]

bc they know ur stuff's legit to

yeha i gotta read her papers

[pliant atlas]

Not really because then they gonna rail me about the most random ass startup topics 😭

[pliant atlas]

That is true

[grizzled basin]

i mean i know my stuff but at the same time i know my stuff as a hs student and she might bring up smth that i js dont know

whatever good luck to us

WE are going to stanford

[pliant atlas]

Hell yeah 🔥🔥🔥

[paper yoke]

Does Stanford only care about legacies if they donated a building?

[gray peak]

essentially

[grizzled basin]

T-5 minutes to interview

[grizzled basin]

done

she barely asked any questions icl

but she said md phd at stanford would be a great fit and that i would be very happy at stanford so prolly good

[gray peak]

welcome to week 3 and week 9 midterms :D

[grizzled basin]

can't be as bad as hopkins doing one every three weeks for my stupid math class

and it's warm

im tired of chopped cold maryland weather in winter and humid muggy spring/summer aghhhhhfhdhgfhghfdsagfbk

[gray peak]

hmm yeah we just have week 3 midterms week 6 midterms and week 9 midterms :D

and then finals in week 10 😭

but nevertheless u should come here

[spark willow]

I have my 51 finals in 3wks.....

I think im cooked 😭

[gray peak]

oh dw it's light

the ohs finals are easy

[spark willow]

......

😭

sure

for u

def light

but not for me

[gray peak]

nah you'll be fine

u should take real analysis next semester

[spark willow]

wdym next semester lol

mb next year

[gray peak]

just sign up for xm615

[spark willow]

how do u know SPCS program so well

[gray peak]

bc i did it

[spark willow]

fr?

damn

can u transfer credit?

[gray peak]

not at stanford but maybe some other universities

it's weird

[spark willow]

yea fr

so do xm615 after

im051

[gray peak]

mhm

yes

[spark willow]

right?

ok

[gray peak]

xm615 is not that bad

but you have to work hard

[spark willow]

ok

im CS/AI major

or rather symsys

still xm615?

or is there anything better for me

[gray peak]

i mean naturally after 51 you should just do real analysis

[spark willow]

ok

[gray peak]

then you come here and take math 61

[spark willow]

was 51 a bad choice?

[gray peak]

nope

[spark willow]

i still have to take those again though

lol

the credit stuff is stupid tbh

[gray peak]

well yes but if you did not take xm615 you'd be very underprepared for 61 imo

we are currently covering submanifolds and tangent spaces 😭

[spark willow]

wtf 😭

[spark willow]

thank God i chose 51

[gray peak]

beware that if you cruised through 51 you won't necessarily cruise through xm615

[spark willow]

i got into both ulo and ulo immersive

but i only chose 1

[spark willow]

ok

[gray peak]

the textbook is elementary analysis by ross, you should take a look

[spark willow]

61cm right?

thats wt i should prepare for

[gray peak]

no, xm615

[spark willow]

after xm615

[gray peak]

61 has a weird textbook it's not rlly that good

[spark willow]

i mean... stanny text books are just weird

ig

[gray peak]

bro xm606 was so troll

[spark willow]

it said take modern algebra

[spark willow]

u also took xm606?

[gray peak]

take real analysis

[spark willow]

😭

[gray peak]

i took everything except for pdes

[spark willow]

wtf?

when did u start taking?

ULO or wtever class

[gray peak]

like soph year?

[spark willow]

💀

....

wtf

[spark willow]

i lit started this year

....

[gray peak]

oh that's fine

i remember there was a soph in my complex analysis class that was crazy

[spark willow]

does ULO last for 2 month or sth?

[gray peak]

something like that?

wait no

[spark willow]

ok

[gray peak]

it lasts the same as ur ULO

[spark willow]

i did ulo immersive

its like 3month or sth

or 4 month

[gray peak]

oh yeah it should be around that length

[spark willow]

bro y is this 1.7k only 💀

...

i fkin paid 3k for SPCS summer

[gray peak]

did u do sumac

[spark willow]

program

💀

[spark willow]

no

🥀

[gray peak]

oh sumac program 1 is quite nice

i might apply to be sumac counsellor some time

[spark willow]

ik

[spark willow]

lol

its alr too late for me

[gray peak]

can u not do it senior year

[spark willow]

im alr sr

[spark willow]

isnt sumac in summer?

[gray peak]

mhm

[spark willow]

y would i do sumac

if i will be in uni

by then

[gray peak]

oh nvm

it's for grade 10-11

[gray peak]

it's fun 😭

[spark willow]

lol

[spark willow]

def ig

u get to vist campus and stuff

mine was all online

[gray peak]

oh yeah ulo immersive is weird

[spark willow]

even SPCS summer one

ts was 2wk program

and cost me 3k 💀

[gray peak]

if ur cs major u should prestudy data structures and algorithms

then take cs106b when u come here

[spark willow]

where can i do that?

[gray peak]

through online resources

and also preferably know how to code in c++

[spark willow]

does stanny have any?

[spark willow]

ok.

[gray peak]

not that i know of?

there might be

but im not cs major

[spark willow]

mb i can take CS50

[spark willow]

wt major then?

[gray peak]

math

[spark willow]

😭

ok

[spark willow]

ill apply to ulo rn

thx

i would have never know lmao

[gray peak]

yep, nw

hmm i should take this some time

[spark willow]

nooo way

wtf

Andrew NG?

[gray peak]

yea

[spark willow]

does he teach?

[gray peak]

uhhhhh

[spark willow]

no way 😭

[gray peak]

sometimes?

LMAO

[spark willow]

bro

i def want to take ts

[gray peak]

ugh idk if i take it this year i can't take abstract algebra

[spark willow]

wts the prerequisite

[gray peak]

all have their merits

anyways i'm taking field theory anyways this year

so abstract algebra might be redundant

idk we'll see

[spark willow]

btw

if i can take more than one course

what should i take

with xm615

[gray peak]

do you have prior proof writing experience either in competitions or in math classes

if not, xm615 will eat up all your time

[spark willow]

uh... i really dont know

ig i have some

because im from Asia

[gray peak]

then you should only take xm615

[spark willow]

nah

fr?

isnt this precalc

& trig....

[gray peak]

there's a lot to cover in both

around 3-4 months?

yeah

but these are not stanford university courses

they're "university level" courses

designed for hs students

sort of

except they don't transfer credit to stanford

[spark willow]

is ULO Immersive

ULO?

i dont see IM051 though

[gray peak]

say continuing student

and then just check off XM521 and explain in the box below

that you took IM051

i think there's more places to explain on the next page

so don't write an essay in that little box

[spark willow]

in prerequisite

i can explain ig

[gray peak]

yeah and just say u studied multivar integral calculus

[spark willow]

bro. like

y tf is ULO Immersive and ULO use same portal

and it doesnt show Immersive courses 💀

[gray peak]

wait don't sign up for linear algebra

[spark willow]

no

[gray peak]

it's gonna be redundant

[spark willow]

thats this fall

[gray peak]

ohh i see

[spark willow]

i did apply

like in July

but i just withdraw

[gray peak]

yeah sign up for 615

[spark willow]

since i got accepted to both

and i chose 51

[gray peak]

and check off both multivar diff and linalg

probably a high chance they let you in xm615

also make sure ur not taking a heavy hs schedule

[spark willow]

👍

[spark willow]

Yea

[gray peak]

615 is not that bad but depending on your experience you might need to spend a lot of time

[spark willow]

3AP…🥀

[gray peak]

oh that's ok

[spark willow]

Bro

But it takes forever

For me to finish my lang assignment

[gray peak]

it's okay

i took like abstract alg with 6 aps 💀

you'll manage

[spark willow]

Sure

[gray peak]

do prestudy it though

[spark willow]

Ok

How though

[gray peak]

prestudy until chapter 2.8 https://plbailey79.github.io/portal/harc/z17/RCmplx01_Ross.pdf

[spark willow]

Tysm lol

Thank God ik someone who can help😭

No one else knows ts🥀

[spark willow]

Any other thing I can do?

Except xm615

[gray peak]

not in particular

[spark willow]

👍

[gray peak]

depending on your math experience xm615 may be the most difficult thing you've taken so far or just another proofs based course
if your experience falls within the latter, you should probably self-study some point-set topology and the beginnings of measure theory

even for a CS major these are relevant

[spark willow]

👍

[spark willow]

Should be the most difficult one

Since 51 was the worst so far

[gray peak]

i think xm615 is considerably harder than 51

[spark willow]

yea i can see that

im cooked 😭

[spark willow]

wait

wtf

i just found out

if i select continuing student

i dont need to write any essays 😭

[spark willow]

@gray peak sorry for the ping

but this is ULO Immersive.

IM051 (Math51)

should i also do Discrete Mathmatics?

im CS/AI major btw

also, is discrete mathematics Math 108?

[gray peak]

nah just do 615

[gray peak]

it's more rigorous

[north quarry]

are the interviews chill

i have mine on sunday

in person 😬

[haughty obsidian]

Just wanted to throw this here to reinvigorate your spirit and remind u what ur fighting for

[spark willow]

.....

are u joining this?

[spark willow]

.......

[haughty obsidian]

i filled out the form but lwk i kinda want to keep at least a shred of my dignity so I prolly won’t show up but who knows

[spark willow]

......

take lydi with u

[haughty obsidian]

I was about to say that’s weird but the argument goes out the window when you’re about to be pressed against 200 other naked people

[spark willow]

at least ur pressed under someone u know

[spark willow]

btw

i had a question

when u get accepted, does stanford send sth to ur house?

[gray peak]

oh fuck no

[haughty obsidian]

Yes

LMAO

[haughty obsidian]

YES

[spark willow]

they mail to u?

[haughty obsidian]

not yes to Lydi bruh

[spark willow]

even to intl?

[gray peak]

yes

[spark willow]

he said yes

[gray peak]

might take a bit longer but you'll get something

you'll basically get an admissions package from almost all the US unis you get into

[spark willow]

damn. ic

[haughty obsidian]

what

you only get it from unis with high budgets lol

[spark willow]

prob

i dont think any CCs send u stuffs

[gray peak]

oh true

Canada needs to step up their game in this regard

[haughty obsidian]

now I know lydi only applied to hella reaches lol

[gray peak]

I got into uoft and they gave me a flyer

[gray peak]

well tbf I knew I was gonna get into uoft

[spark willow]

wait. if u get in, u just get sth?

[haughty obsidian]

also can you verify with Sebastian if the run is actually coed that shit is insane to me

[spark willow]

even without decision?

[gray peak]

I'm not sure I'm not even attending gaeities

[haughty obsidian]

WHAT

WHY NOT

[gray peak]

yeah u don't have go commit for them to send you stuff

[gray peak]

not that interested

[spark willow]

damn

[gray peak]

I'll show up to big game though

[haughty obsidian]

??? Isn’t gaieties like fucking insane tho

Especially Friday gaieties

[gray peak]

it's ok I have like 3 more years to go 😭

[haughty obsidian]

cro 🥀 🥀 🥀 🥀

[gray peak]

I wanna do my CS pset before Thanksgiving 😭😝

[spark willow]

are u CS minor?

[haughty obsidian]

is that the AI one 💀

[gray peak]

yep

[gray peak]

no I'm just taking it BC it seems mildly useful

[spark willow]

😭

[spark willow]

do u also take some course for fun?

[haughty obsidian]

Oh yeah I definitely do

I’m taking dlcl 100 (urban studies) and engr 103 (public speaking) next quarter

And maybe intermediate golf if I can snatch it up

[gray peak]

I'm excited for spring college actually
there's some pretty interesting courses

[haughty obsidian]

YES FINALLY SOMEONE DOING SPRING COLLEGE

[spark willow]

ppl say engr 103 is useful

[gray peak]

hmm I seem to know a lot of people with spring college

[haughty obsidian]

My roommate and everyone in the singapore group wants to do big lecture 102 😧

College 102*

[north quarry]

ill tell my interviewer i really look forward to joining the naked run

[haughty obsidian]

💀 💀 💀

[gray peak]

bro just tell ur interviewer that you'd be willing to live in crothers

[haughty obsidian]

and that you’ll append every freaking word with the cr- prefix

[gray peak]

welcome crome!

[haughty obsidian]

cranford

[gray peak]

cranberry

[haughty obsidian]

you’ll crove it crere in the crungeon 🗣️ 🗣️ 🗣️

[north quarry]

💀 its not that bad its just unc

and could prolly use a face lift

[haughty obsidian]

i genuinely think referencing the crazy aspects of college life can be useful if your interviewer did undergrad and they mention that they partied hard or similar

just make sure to ask questions and get a feel of how they are before dropping it

but also don’t be indecent 💀 💀 💀

[north quarry]

lmao yeah

ill just take it chill and see where it goes

[haughty obsidian]

huffman encoding for the cr digraph in crothernese takes encoding “01”

[north quarry]

its my first interview of college apps so 🤞

[haughty obsidian]

Good luck!

[gray peak]

sob

[autumn plume]

Hi

[karmic raven]

sounds like a grand time

[paper yoke]

ope

Just realized my 1470 (760 RW/710 M) is probably not good enough for Stanford

I have 7 legacies (can only list 5) but none of them are my parents and they didn't donate buildings so that probably doesn't matter.

[spark willow]

wtf?????

7 stanny legacies?

[spark willow]

nah its alr

idk how ppls RW score i shigher than math.... 🥀

[spark willow]

how is 760+650 1470 though

[paper yoke]

ya

[paper yoke]

sorry, 710M!!!!!!

i got a 650 math 3 times before getting the 710 so its sort of muscle memry

[spark willow]

lol

[spark willow]

God damnnnnnnnnnn

wtf

and u still want to go to columbia 🥀

[spark willow]

btw

lydi

is MATH 205A

same real analysis as ULO one?

[gray peak]

way harder that's a grad course

xm615 isn't actually real analysis it's just an introduction to it

[spark willow]

oh ok

[spark willow]

so its not an stanford undg course

right?

unlike im051 being math51

[gray peak]

yeah

but it's like

useful

[spark willow]

yea ok

[gray peak]

none of the ulo courses are actually Stanford courses tbh

the Stanford ones are way harder

the actual math 51 is harder than im051

[spark willow]

ic

midterms and finals are harder

ig

other things are same lv

[gray peak]

there's also more content I believe

[spark willow]

um... idk. so far

its all same

but its slower though

like the pace is slower than real course

[gray peak]

I'm pretty sure the reason why you cannot switch im051 credit is because they cover a subset of the actual math51 content

[spark willow]

u have 10wks

[gray peak]

that's what they told me anyways

[spark willow]

and i got 15

ok ic

[gray peak]

oh did u sign up for 615?

[spark willow]

Yea

[gray peak]

nice nice

[spark willow]

I lit had to do nothing

No essays lmao

[gray peak]

yep that is intended

[spark willow]

Just prerequisite stuff and that’s it

[spark willow]

I had to write a lot of essays

When I first applied

[gray peak]

mhm

returning students do not

[spark willow]

SPCS felt like college application 💀 💀

Like y do I need EC list and video essay and work sample😭

[gray peak]

it happens 💀

[spark willow]

It lit helped me prepare for my REA though

I sort everything out when I was applying in Jr year

[gray peak]

hmm i didn't find it that useful for me but ig it helps haha

[spark willow]

I mean… ulo app is easier

Than SPCS

[gray peak]

oh for sure, and also the actual college app took a while

[spark willow]

It’s just summer program 💀 💀 💀

2wks bro

Like wtf

[spark willow]

It did

More than what I’ve expected

[gray peak]

yeah it's gonna be like this for the other colleges too

but if u get into rea u can troll

[steady dagger]

hi lydi

[spark willow]

Lmaooo fr

[gray peak]

wassup

i am procrastinating CS

i do NOT wanna code up a huffman tree bro

[steady dagger]

me too

bro ive lost the plot ngl

[gray peak]

it's so annoying

[steady dagger]

😔

cs106b pmo

[spark willow]

Btw

Does REA boost ur chance?

[gray peak]

idts

[spark willow]

😭 😭 😭

Bro