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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not this year, but a previous one.

In mid-Sept, our public school counseling department told the kids to apply early (Ed, REA, SCEA) due to the “advantage”. My kid really did not want to apply REA but REA’d to Stanford to keep counselor happy. 1600/4.0/standout ECs (national TV), was denied without even an interview. Oh well, applied RD to MIT and Harvard and was admitted to both.

So I would not advise a kid to REA to Stanford unless they are an athlete or legacy, and/or live in CA.[/quote]

My kid from FCPS (not TJ) got into Stanford REA and is not a legacy, athlete or URM. No standout ECs, did not have perfect grades or test scores (but submitted anyway). Had a great interview though not sure how much that counts. [/quote]

Congrats to your son! I was not saying no unhooked kid gets in REA. Just that RD would be better than REA. The acceptance rates for REA are higher because of the hooked kids that apply early. For the unhooked kids like your kid and mine, RD is likely to produce better results! Yours lucked out in REA, mine lucked out in RD at different schools. (And it IS all luck, let’s be honest!) Hope that makes sense.

FTR, Stanford does take great pride in rejecting perfect scorers…on the other hand they love kids who make YouTube videos! There’s a tip for HS freshmen….[/quote]

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