Stanford REA

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Someone got in from DC’s school who has several patents pertaining to insects and has developed a novel mosquito repellent and is an amateur blacksmith etc etc. It’s kind of ridiculous.

I really don’t see why this person should be at an elite school for just being weird. Like these aren’t interesting or impressive ECs to me, just strange ones

Hello?!? They want innovators and big thinkers. Not kids who have been programmed to get perfect test scores. This isn't hard.

Those mediocre people are innovators, big thinkers? Tell me something else that is less ridiculous!

DP: apparently Stanford thinks so...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone got in from DC’s school who has several patents pertaining to insects and has developed a novel mosquito repellent and is an amateur blacksmith etc etc. It’s kind of ridiculous.

I really don’t see why this person should be at an elite school for just being weird. Like these aren’t interesting or impressive ECs to me, just strange ones

Hello?!? They want innovators and big thinkers. Not kids who have been programmed to get perfect test scores. This isn't hard.

Those mediocre people are innovators, big thinkers? Tell me something else that is less ridiculous!

DP: apparently Stanford thinks so...

Or they told you so to cover up their real motive?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone got in from DC’s school who has several patents pertaining to insects and has developed a novel mosquito repellent and is an amateur blacksmith etc etc. It’s kind of ridiculous.

I really don’t see why this person should be at an elite school for just being weird. Like these aren’t interesting or impressive ECs to me, just strange ones

Hello?!? They want innovators and big thinkers. Not kids who have been programmed to get perfect test scores. This isn't hard.

What about kids, like mine, who just get perfect scores, but aren’t programmed? It does happen.

A dime a dozen. What makes them interesting to a school like Stanford? They have a gazillion brilliant kids to choose from.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Someone got in from DC’s school who has several patents pertaining to insects and has developed a novel mosquito repellent and is an amateur blacksmith etc etc. It’s kind of ridiculous.

I really don’t see why this person should be at an elite school for just being weird. Like these aren’t interesting or impressive ECs to me, just strange ones

Hello?!? They want innovators and big thinkers. Not kids who have been programmed to get perfect test scores. This isn't hard.

Those mediocre people are innovators, big thinkers? Tell me something else that is less ridiculous!

DP: apparently Stanford thinks so...

Or they told you so to cover up their real motive?

Which is?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone got in from DC’s school who has several patents pertaining to insects and has developed a novel mosquito repellent and is an amateur blacksmith etc etc. It’s kind of ridiculous.

I really don’t see why this person should be at an elite school for just being weird. Like these aren’t interesting or impressive ECs to me, just strange ones

Hello?!? They want innovators and big thinkers. Not kids who have been programmed to get perfect test scores. This isn't hard.

Didn't kid yourself.
They want those perfect test scores too. Their average SAT score is 1550. 75th percentile is 1580.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Someone got in from DC’s school who has several patents pertaining to insects and has developed a novel mosquito repellent and is an amateur blacksmith etc etc. It’s kind of ridiculous.

Sounds super contrived to me. The 'unique' interests, passion projects, etc. almost seem comical and trite. Rarely genuine. Do admissions people really believe it or see through this stuff? I know a kid who, at the recommendation of a private counselor, spent years cultivating a niche environmental science topic with 'published research' for their college profile. The counselor created the plan and they were coached on the entire process. - but it worked because they are now at Duke! Just makes me skeptical when I hear things like this...

Sorry your kid was rejected.

No skin in this game...just reacting to the trends. Finding it both entertaining and ridiculous

The alternative is to pick based on standardized test scores like the rest of the world. But that would be horrible so we end up valuing the ability to row a boat in college admissions.

The rest of the world doesn't SAT and ACT. They use knowledge-based exams, similar to GRE Subject tests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone got in from DC’s school who has several patents pertaining to insects and has developed a novel mosquito repellent and is an amateur blacksmith etc etc. It’s kind of ridiculous.

I really don’t see why this person should be at an elite school for just being weird. Like these aren’t interesting or impressive ECs to me, just strange ones

Hello?!? They want innovators and big thinkers. Not kids who have been programmed to get perfect test scores. This isn't hard.

What about kids, like mine, who just get perfect scores, but aren’t programmed? It does happen.

Since they dumber down the SAT there are hundreds of perfect test scores and thousands of perfect super scores. I mean almost 10% of asian kids get over a1500. Literally thousands of perfect or near perfect super scored kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone got in from DC’s school who has several patents pertaining to insects and has developed a novel mosquito repellent and is an amateur blacksmith etc etc. It’s kind of ridiculous.

Sounds super contrived to me. The 'unique' interests, passion projects, etc. almost seem comical and trite. Rarely genuine. Do admissions people really believe it or see through this stuff? I know a kid who, at the recommendation of a private counselor, spent years cultivating a niche environmental science topic with 'published research' for their college profile. The counselor created the plan and they were coached on the entire process. - but it worked because they are now at Duke! Just makes me skeptical when I hear things like this...

Sorry your kid was rejected.

No skin in this game...just reacting to the trends. Finding it both entertaining and ridiculous

The alternative is to pick based on standardized test scores like the rest of the world. But that would be horrible so we end up valuing the ability to row a boat in college admissions.

The rest of the world doesn't SAT and ACT. They use knowledge-based exams, similar to GRE Subject tests.

They are all standardized tests. They all have g load. Some of them have essays and knowledge based content but they are all standardized.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone got in from DC’s school who has several patents pertaining to insects and has developed a novel mosquito repellent and is an amateur blacksmith etc etc. It’s kind of ridiculous.

I really don’t see why this person should be at an elite school for just being weird. Like these aren’t interesting or impressive ECs to me, just strange ones

Hello?!? They want innovators and big thinkers. Not kids who have been programmed to get perfect test scores. This isn't hard.

What about kids, like mine, who just get perfect scores, but aren’t programmed? It does happen.

Since they dumber down the SAT there are hundreds of perfect test scores and thousands of perfect super scores. I mean almost 10% of asian kids get over a1500. Literally thousands of perfect or near perfect super scored kids.

This is true. There are thousands and thousands of really high scoring students. Over a certain threshold, you need to bring a lot of other things to the table to gain admittance to some of these schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone got in from DC’s school who has several patents pertaining to insects and has developed a novel mosquito repellent and is an amateur blacksmith etc etc. It’s kind of ridiculous.

Sounds super contrived to me. The 'unique' interests, passion projects, etc. almost seem comical and trite. Rarely genuine. Do admissions people really believe it or see through this stuff? I know a kid who, at the recommendation of a private counselor, spent years cultivating a niche environmental science topic with 'published research' for their college profile. The counselor created the plan and they were coached on the entire process. - but it worked because they are now at Duke! Just makes me skeptical when I hear things like this...

Sorry your kid was rejected.

No skin in this game...just reacting to the trends. Finding it both entertaining and ridiculous

The alternative is to pick based on standardized test scores like the rest of the world. But that would be horrible so we end up valuing the ability to row a boat in college admissions.

The rest of the world doesn't SAT and ACT. They use knowledge-based exams, similar to GRE Subject tests.

The baccalaureate and similar tests in Europe
The gaukao and similar tests in Asia
The PAA and similar tests in Latin America
The CUET in India.

These are all standardized tests.
The

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone got in from DC’s school who has several patents pertaining to insects and has developed a novel mosquito repellent and is an amateur blacksmith etc etc. It’s kind of ridiculous.

I really don’t see why this person should be at an elite school for just being weird. Like these aren’t interesting or impressive ECs to me, just strange ones

Hello?!? They want innovators and big thinkers. Not kids who have been programmed to get perfect test scores. This isn't hard.

Didn't kid yourself.
They want those perfect test scores too. Their average SAT score is 1550. 75th percentile is 1580.

So without a sports preference, legacy preference or "diversity" preference you basically need to cure cancer to get in?

[Anonymous]

The 3 kids we know in last few years had amazing high stats and grades, all humanities majors and polo; figure skating and equestrian individual awards.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The world needs more Stanford-educated blacksmiths.

Seriously. Holistic admissions is ruining our colleges. We need something akin to a gaokao; otherwise, colleges will be allowed to continue discriminating against Jewish and Asian applicants.

The blacksmith is Jewish if that helps at all.

Love this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone got in from DC’s school who has several patents pertaining to insects and has developed a novel mosquito repellent and is an amateur blacksmith etc etc. It’s kind of ridiculous.

Sounds super contrived to me. The 'unique' interests, passion projects, etc. almost seem comical and trite. Rarely genuine. Do admissions people really believe it or see through this stuff? I know a kid who, at the recommendation of a private counselor, spent years cultivating a niche environmental science topic with 'published research' for their college profile. The counselor created the plan and they were coached on the entire process. - but it worked because they are now at Duke! Just makes me skeptical when I hear things like this...

Sorry your kid was rejected.

No skin in this game...just reacting to the trends. Finding it both entertaining and ridiculous

The alternative is to pick based on standardized test scores like the rest of the world. But that would be horrible so we end up valuing the ability to row a boat in college admissions.

The rest of the world doesn't SAT and ACT. They use knowledge-based exams, similar to GRE Subject tests.

The baccalaureate and similar tests in Europe
The gaukao and similar tests in Asia
The PAA and similar tests in Latin America
The CUET in India.

These are all standardized tests.
The

And you'll notice that over the past 70 years almost all of the significant innovation and creativity that has occurred on this planet has been brought forth by people with degrees from American universities. But sure, celebrate your Indian and Chinese standardized tests. In the meantime, there is no chance American universities will ever abandon 'holistic" admissions. It's been far too successful to ever change.

[Anonymous]

I am just going to say with the rising proliferation of insect borne diseases that are drug resistant, a new mosquito repellent could be pretty compelling for a patent or for college admission.