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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone comment on accepted or denied EA students to Stanford? What kinds of high schools and stats?

I know one from public HS. Perfect stats (literally 4.0 and 36). Impressive ECs but nothing super unique. POC. I’m sure they had outstanding essays cause they’re very smart and creative.

The one I know who got into Stanford is a male who goes to a FCPS high school. He's my DS' classmate and DS has known the young man since elementary schoool. I do know he got in via Questbridge.

The one I know who got into Stanford this year must have been doing something behind the scene because this student was not known for academics, sports, ECs, essays, test scores, or any hook.

As a Stanford alum and former west coast resident, i can tell you applying there is brutal. Half their admits are recruited athletes. Many others come from families of .001% wealth, big time connections or fame. This leads to a strong arrogance and sense of entitlement. Sprinkle in the scholarship students and URMs (several of whom are of dubious claim) to make Stanford feel good about itself, and that leaves very little space for the amazing applicants you read about here. It's great to apply if it's your dream, but just be realistic about the chances. When you hear that someone from this area got in "on their own merits", i will bet that there is a hidden hook almost every single time. And I am extremely supportive of the school having a diverse student body, but what passes for adding diversity has been questionable lately.

The perception of Stanford out here is that it's a funky, liberal school with great academics. I think people conflate the image of Berkeley and Stanford. The latter is much more mainstream and intense. And with the student mix described above, it's not as utopian as people think.

Agree with this analysis. My SIL went to Stanford undergrad and my sister went to Stanford for grad. I would never conflict environment with Cal though. Hope people don’t do that. Stanford is more like Duke on mega steroids.

Thanks for the explanation, which is very nice to hear

DC got rejected by Stanford

SAT 1590 ACT 36
GPA 3.95(UW)/ 4.88(W) from DC top STEM HS
several national and regional academic award (Major related)
Leadership award and close to 1000 hours community service

financial aid needed
No hook. ASIAN!

Exactly! What are his other picks?

Your child has already achieved so much! So impressive.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone comment on accepted or denied EA students to Stanford? What kinds of high schools and stats?

I know one from public HS. Perfect stats (literally 4.0 and 36). Impressive ECs but nothing super unique. POC. I’m sure they had outstanding essays cause they’re very smart and creative.

The one I know who got into Stanford is a male who goes to a FCPS high school. He's my DS' classmate and DS has known the young man since elementary schoool. I do know he got in via Questbridge.

The one I know who got into Stanford this year must have been doing something behind the scene because this student was not known for academics, sports, ECs, essays, test scores, or any hook.

As a Stanford alum and former west coast resident, i can tell you applying there is brutal. Half their admits are recruited athletes. Many others come from families of .001% wealth, big time connections or fame. This leads to a strong arrogance and sense of entitlement. Sprinkle in the scholarship students and URMs (several of whom are of dubious claim) to make Stanford feel good about itself, and that leaves very little space for the amazing applicants you read about here. It's great to apply if it's your dream, but just be realistic about the chances. When you hear that someone from this area got in "on their own merits", i will bet that there is a hidden hook almost every single time. And I am extremely supportive of the school having a diverse student body, but what passes for adding diversity has been questionable lately.

The perception of Stanford out here is that it's a funky, liberal school with great academics. I think people conflate the image of Berkeley and Stanford. The latter is much more mainstream and intense. And with the student mix described above, it's not as utopian as people think.

Agree with this analysis. My SIL went to Stanford undergrad and my sister went to Stanford for grad. I would never conflict environment with Cal though. Hope people don’t do that. Stanford is more like Duke on mega steroids.

Thanks for the explanation, which is very nice to hear

DC got rejected by Stanford

SAT 1590 ACT 36
GPA 3.95(UW)/ 4.88(W) from DC top STEM HS
several national and regional academic award (Major related)
Leadership award and close to 1000 hours community service

financial aid needed
No hook. ASIAN!

Anonymous wrote:Columbia: yes!

Anonymous wrote:Vanderbilt: no

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Anonymous wrote:Can we get back on which schools are reporting today/this week?

There’s a whole google sheet on Reddit with all the schools and their decision dates

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Anonymous wrote:We go to Stanford Sierra Camp. The counselors are current students. Their amazing traits go beyond the raw stats you are talking about. Think “I spent a gap year studying with a 32nd generation Shaolin Master.” That type of kid. Plus the double legacies.

This is a canard. It’s a bedtime story you tell yourself to make you and your kids feel better after they’re rejected. Someone must have cheated or had an unfair advantage.

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Anonymous wrote:We go to Stanford Sierra Camp. The counselors are current students. Their amazing traits go beyond the raw stats you are talking about. Think “I spent a gap year studying with a 32nd generation Shaolin Master.” That type of kid. Plus the double legacies.

I will bet that the kid studying with a Shaolin master also has a trust fund that allowed her to do that.

Anonymous wrote:My kid got accepted to Emerson today, and was admitted to the Honors College. DC knew that without the Honors scholarship there was no way we could cover the costs and put a huge amount of effort into the application. Guess it paid off!

Anonymous wrote:We go to Stanford Sierra Camp. The counselors are current students. Their amazing traits go beyond the raw stats you are talking about. Think “I spent a gap year studying with a 32nd generation Shaolin Master.” That type of kid. Plus the double legacies.

Anonymous wrote:We go to Stanford Sierra Camp. The counselors are current students. Their amazing traits go beyond the raw stats you are talking about. Think “I spent a gap year studying with a 32nd generation Shaolin Master.” That type of kid. Plus the double legacies.