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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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. [/quote]

In contrast, I know several first generation college students from California admitted. In fact, 20% of Stanford's class is first generation  which [b]means their parents did not have a college degree[/b].[/quote]
Maybe. Maybe not. Depends how Stanford defines it.[/quote]

It's exactly how stanford defines it.

https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2020/06/admissions-considerations-for-children-of-alumni-or-donors#:~:text=As%20well%2C%20we're%20proud,enrolling%20students%20were%20first%2Dgeneration.

No "maybes"[/quote]
Silence on whether they mean “in the United States.” Maybe you should find a better cite if you presume to dispel all “maybes.”

Don’t forget that Stanford is a Questbridge partner; Questbridge matches students who have parents with degrees abroad as “first generation.” So they get in through the back door at Stanford in any event. See how things get more complicated if you are thoughtful and not dismissive? [/quote]

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