Who really get into Stanford?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our family knows of two boys--one Indian American, one Korean American--who got into Stanford last spring after a super brutal Ivy Day. One got rejected from every Ivy and the other got rejected by all but Columbia. Both were very high stats but very generic/packaged. The one had a "passion project" for feeding the homeless that was obviously just for college and the other did a lot of debate things (but no national awards). Both were pretty arrogant and not overly likable. Maybe a total coincidence that both got in, but I'd say the thing they had in common was being grinds, lack of authenticity, and ego. Oh, and they are both very conservative.

Isn't Stanford's student body more liberal than most of the Ivies? Maybe not Columbia/Yale/Brown level liberal but supposedly more liberal than Harvard/Princeton/Penn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I must agree with some of these comments. Was on campus just last week and learned the last entry class was 22 percent white- and likely many of those are athletes. As a white, UMC unhooked applicant the odds are incredibly low. I can absolutely see the appeal - the campus is incredible and has great energy.

22% - that's really low. Are the other top schools like this or is Stanford an outlier?

It's probably an outlier. Since Stanford draws heavily from California, there are probably a lot more Asian and Hispanic students than HYP.

[Anonymous]

Babson rejects mostly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I must agree with some of these comments. Was on campus just last week and learned the last entry class was 22 percent white- and likely many of those are athletes. As a white, UMC unhooked applicant the odds are incredibly low. I can absolutely see the appeal - the campus is incredible and has great energy.

22% - that's really low. Are the other top schools like this or is Stanford an outlier?

NYU obviously isn't at this level, but only lists 21% white students, although it is possible that there is a certain percentage of students reported as Latinos and internationals who are also white, so the true number may be higher. Same may be true of Stanford. But probably not a significant increase.

Keep in mind that Stanford is in California, which is a majority non-white state.

[Anonymous]

My bff's DD got into Stanford recently, she is a triple legacy (both parents and one grandparent).

[Anonymous]

I taught at a dc private for a decade. Under my watch:

One heiress, you would know the family name. Smart but not brilliant.
One legacy with major donor dad
Three recruited athlete - two crew, both within the range for admission without sports, one basketball, smart kid but would have been below 25th percentile
One URM who was a gates scholar


I do not recall any unhooked kids getting in. This includes kids who won national level awards in science research.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our family knows of two boys--one Indian American, one Korean American--who got into Stanford last spring after a super brutal Ivy Day. One got rejected from every Ivy and the other got rejected by all but Columbia. Both were very high stats but very generic/packaged. The one had a "passion project" for feeding the homeless that was obviously just for college and the other did a lot of debate things (but no national awards). Both were pretty arrogant and not overly likable. Maybe a total coincidence that both got in, but I'd say the thing they had in common was being grinds, lack of authenticity, and ego. Oh, and they are both very conservative.

Most of the kids I know who got in were either arrogant or lied on their apps. I think Stanford has a “type” that wouldn’t get into most Ivies. They’re not the brightest bulbs in the room either. Perhaps Stanford worries about the super smart kids turning them down for MIT/Harvard/Yale.

[Anonymous]

From DD’s private DMV school, the only Stanford acceptances over the past 5 years were 1) double legacy with VIP parents and obscure major; top 20 percent; 2) Olympic level swimmer, top 10 percent of graduating class.

(This is a school that does very well with all other top 10 schools apart from MIT).

[Anonymous]

I know 4 Stanford admits and they are all female rowers--- 3 out of 4 are over 6 feet tall!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our family knows of two boys--one Indian American, one Korean American--who got into Stanford last spring after a super brutal Ivy Day. One got rejected from every Ivy and the other got rejected by all but Columbia. Both were very high stats but very generic/packaged. The one had a "passion project" for feeding the homeless that was obviously just for college and the other did a lot of debate things (but no national awards). Both were pretty arrogant and not overly likable. Maybe a total coincidence that both got in, but I'd say the thing they had in common was being grinds, lack of authenticity, and ego. Oh, and they are both very conservative.

Most of the kids I know who got in were either arrogant or lied on their apps. I think Stanford has a “type” that wouldn’t get into most Ivies. They’re not the brightest bulbs in the room either. Perhaps Stanford worries about the super smart kids turning them down for MIT/Harvard/Yale.

Apparently, Yale is no stranger to people lying on their apps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our family knows of two boys--one Indian American, one Korean American--who got into Stanford last spring after a super brutal Ivy Day. One got rejected from every Ivy and the other got rejected by all but Columbia. Both were very high stats but very generic/packaged. The one had a "passion project" for feeding the homeless that was obviously just for college and the other did a lot of debate things (but no national awards). Both were pretty arrogant and not overly likable. Maybe a total coincidence that both got in, but I'd say the thing they had in common was being grinds, lack of authenticity, and ego. Oh, and they are both very conservative.

Most of the kids I know who got in were either arrogant or lied on their apps. I think Stanford has a “type” that wouldn’t get into most Ivies. They’re not the brightest bulbs in the room either. Perhaps Stanford worries about the super smart kids turning them down for MIT/Harvard/Yale.

Stanford’s yield is ridiculous — over 80%. Yale’s is 70%, a lower rung of school.

[Anonymous]

I know a few Stanford kids who had parents who set up ELABORATE non-profits when the kids were in 7th or 8th ---bascially the parents had a 6 year college application plan

[Anonymous]

TBH the kids I know, a couple from our school every year, are super bright. The campus isn't my cup of tea, I find it too spread out, but it is an amazing university.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I must agree with some of these comments. Was on campus just last week and learned the last entry class was 22 percent white- and likely many of those are athletes. As a white, UMC unhooked applicant the odds are incredibly low. I can absolutely see the appeal - the campus is incredible and has great energy.

22% - that's really low. Are the other top schools like this or is Stanford an outlier?

NYU obviously isn't at this level, but only lists 21% white students, although it is possible that there is a certain percentage of students reported as Latinos and internationals who are also white, so the true number may be higher. Same may be true of Stanford. But probably not a significant increase.

Keep in mind that Stanford is in California, which is a majority non-white state.

That’s because NYU has lots of internationals and they are not included in the racial categories…
Stanford has 11% int’l and NYU has 26% https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=New+York&s=all&pg=3&id=193900#enrolmt

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know a few Stanford kids who had parents who set up ELABORATE non-profits when the kids were in 7th or 8th ---bascially the parents had a 6 year college application plan

Does this include untimed SATs? 38% of Stanford students are registered with the office of disability services. https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Stanford&s=all&id=243744#general

MIT is only 7.5% https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=MIT&s=all&id=166683#general