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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Son visited Stanford, UCB, USC, UCLA, UCSD his sophomore year (October).  He loved all of them.  Also looked at Chicago schools.  He applied REA to Stanford and has accepted offer.  [/quote]

What are rough stats and profile and how does a regular unhooked kid get into Stanford? I thought they only take Olympians, F500 CEOs' kids or FGLI? [/quote]

He is none of the above.  FWIW, stats get you a seat at the table only IMHO….had a 1530 super score on SAT and 4.6 weighted GPA from DMV.  Had a phenomenal LOR from a non teacher (sent to him after he was accepted) that tied in his ECs servicing the community, school and leadership role on sports team (non recruited).  I read his essays.  Of course I am biased, but I thought they were so well written, and had a unifying thread that told his story.  Having my spouse as an English major to proofread and offer suggestions certainly helped.

We didn’t think he would apply to Stanford, but after the California visits he was laser focused on attending a California college.[/quote]

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