Who gets into Stanford unhooked?
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Anonymous
| The ones I know weren’t hooked in the way OP mentions but just next level talented. Like very athletic but not being recruited for sports but had the type of talent that they could be. Plus legit deep leadership activities in something that wasn’t sports that they were passionate about. They also had top grades. I would imagine the essays and recommendations were also excellent. |
Anonymous
| I knew a kid - Mormon, 1600 SAT score, took honors but no AP/IB. No sports. Got in. No idea what happened there. |
Anonymous
The kid from my flyover meh high school who got in isn't really hooked but he does have older siblings and parents in academia. He was able to get a research position in high school at another college in the summer. He wasn't even top of the class. Not an athlete. Just a curious kid who caught an AO's attention. |
Anonymous
lol! I would pay to see that! |
Anonymous
| Stanford admits tend to be hooked. |
Anonymous
how do you know another kid's essay topic? |
Anonymous
Being from a flyover state is a hook. |
Anonymous
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Last year, there were nearly 14,000 high school seniors in MCPS. 8 of those 14,000 students were accepted to Stanford. It's fair to assume at least half of those 8 students had significant hooks. So, generously, 4 unhooked students in MCPS received acceptances to Stanford.
That includes the magnets. The W schools. Good schools with high performing students. 8 total. Maybe 4 unhooked. A Powerball ticket would be a better investment for 99.99 percent of MCPS students. |
Anonymous
| I know a handful of students admitted- all were hooked except one. The non-hooked student was brilliant. The others were not particularly impressive and everyone was shocked they got in. |
Anonymous
I love how you’re guessing and passing it off as data |
Anonymous
| The one I know who got in unhooked from our DMV public is super smart. He was a Regeneron finalist and lots of other awards. I assume he had a top GPA and test scores. He turned Stanford down for an Ivy. |
Anonymous
NP. I live near Stanford and I’ve known several kids who have gotten into Stanford. Not a single one has been unhooked. Every single one is ALDC. |
Anonymous
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Colleague's wife applied from SFBA, had zero hooks, middle middle-class family, good academics (not stellar), was accepted, and then graduated.
She had studied a less common language in HS. Her ECs all lined up with interest in that part of the world. Her application essay indicated her desire to study that language. She got a degree in that language. My guess is that they needed students for that language program that year. I doubt this is reproducible for any popular major/degree. |
Anonymous
| Super pointy liberal arts kid who is an amazing and acclaimed writer. |
Anonymous
This. And young arts winners. |