Stanford admissions success stories

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My son got in spring 2023. He had 4.0 unweighted, 1580 SAT, all 5s on APs, good ECs, but not anything award winning. He plans to major in Political Science or History so not anything STEM. I have no idea what got him in, but he did get a note from the woman who read his application about his essays, so maybe that was it.

He ended up choosing not to go. Too far and too expensive. He's at UVA and is very happy.

Wow, no offense, but what a maroon!

You can’t even spell moron. So I guess the jokes on you.

Ha ha, time for you to watch Bugs Bunny!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. I live in California and know many kids who have applied to Stanford in the past three years. Of the kids admitted, every single one was a child of staff/faculty, a double legacy (both parents from Stanford), an athletic recruit, the child of someone famous, or the child of a significant donor. None of the kids who didn’t fit into one of those categories were admitted.

Two of my kids got in and they don't fit any of these criteria.

At risk of being lambasted, one decided to attend and the other did not. It would be impossible to say what made them stand out, although both are deeply curious and read a ton.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP. I live in California and know many kids who have applied to Stanford in the past three years. Of the kids admitted, every single one was a child of staff/faculty, a double legacy (both parents from Stanford), an athletic recruit, the child of someone famous, or the child of a significant donor. None of the kids who didn’t fit into one of those categories were admitted.

Two of my kids got in and they don't fit any of these criteria.

At risk of being lambasted, one decided to attend and the other did not. It would be impossible to say what made them stand out, although both are deeply curious and read a ton.

Are they URM?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP. I live in California and know many kids who have applied to Stanford in the past three years. Of the kids admitted, every single one was a child of staff/faculty, a double legacy (both parents from Stanford), an athletic recruit, the child of someone famous, or the child of a significant donor. None of the kids who didn’t fit into one of those categories were admitted.

Two of my kids got in and they don't fit any of these criteria.

At risk of being lambasted, one decided to attend and the other did not. It would be impossible to say what made them stand out, although both are deeply curious and read a ton.

Are they URM?

No