A STAIN on my new journey!?!?!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Stanford University
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<p>Hey everyone! I'm a newbie to the CC, and I got into Stanford EA like many of you!!!! I've been reading a lot of the threads, and I'm soooo proud to be going to Stanford with people like you. You all seem like the type of people I wish I could have hung around throughout high school!!!! </p>

<p>I'm really excited to go to Stanford, but today something happend that doesn't necessarily ruin it for me but makes me think of all the injustices of life. As you all probably know, tomorrow RDs come out, and I was one of the only ones in my school to get in EA. </p>

<p>One of my friends who didn't apply to Stanford asked me what my opinion was on some of my school mates who applied RD. I told her I was a bit nonchalant about the few people who did apply. But then she asked me, " Don't you care if they get in?!?!? I mean you worked hard to get into Stanford, and they undermine pretty much all you've done your high school career!!"</p>

<p>I asked her how so, and she brought up what I had alreadly known about them. Quite plainly-they cheat without any reserve on almost anything and everything!!!</p>

<p>Her questions got me thinking and I began feeling a bit irked that they could get in to such a great school and take the spots of other talented students around the world who have applied to Stanford. Slowly, I began to feel incensed by what I had allowed to continue, but what could I do now? And then I thought, " I hope I, along with the rest of the world, get some poetic justice tomorrow."</p>

<p>I also thought of you guys on the CC, like me, who worked hard to get where you are now, and now it seems that it wouldn't be all that fair if some people who didn't earn the privilege to Stanford get in.</p>

<p>I'm sorry for the long post, but I got really upset and I guess I want to know how some of you feel. I know you or I can't really do anything about it, but do you think karma, Fate, or some higher being will intervene?</p>

<p>THANKs and CONGRATULATIONS to all of you that got in!!!!! :)</p>

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<p>good_day4me I understand your anger at such injustices. I can only hope that Stanford sees through them and doesn't accept them. Even if they do get in though they will be forced to stop cheating or else will be caught. Remember that many students deserve to get into Stanford and don't not because non deserving cheaters take their spot but because Stanford can only accept a limited number of students.</p>

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<p>If they get in and do cheat through high school, they're really going to feel the pain once they get to Stanford. They'll probably end up either working harder than you (no free time?) or getting bad grades, so in the end, it sort of evens out.</p>

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<p>I agree with the above-written replies.... I think it's going to be a lot harder for them to eventually adjust to Stanford's atmosphere if they haven't even gotten used to working hard in high school. Also, this shouldn't mar your new life at Stanford.. you earned it and should be reveling in the glory of be part of Stanford 2011!! Good luck!</p>

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<p>some people cheat and become successful because they cheat. That's life. You'd see some evil dictator rose to power, some corruptor got elected as president, and bribing businessmen thrives.</p>

<p>The world won't always be just. Just do your best and move on.</p>

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<p>GD4 - no worries! Just think about how much better prepared for Stanford you are! And even if they do get in & try to cheat, they'll not be well-thought of bcuz most people will be rolling their eyes and saying.... they're going to Stanford & they're cheating?! That's sad!</p>

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<p>That, and you see, cheating's kinda hard for courses here; cheating usually happens for homework assignments and stuff, who cares when exams are 90% of your grade or more? And cheating on exams? People sitting around will almost certainly call them on it. And their scores are going to be low as hell anyways, given that exams here are several degrees of difficulty harder than high school stuff. Relax. The universe has a way of balancing things out. Comeuppance does exist (did I spell that right? whatever).</p>

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<p>WOW. I know EXACTLY what u mean. I just posted something like that. I got into stanford , too,but im not going - im actually going off to an Ivy. but yeah there are some cheaters (academically - and others that lied on their apps) that also got into stanford.. at my school about 5-6 kids got in? im not sure if all 5-6 got in. i know FOR SURE 3 got in, the other few apparently say they got in, but i dont know if they got in. but seirously, SO MANY people(not just ffor stanford) but other good schools that got in... are hard-core cheatrs/liars. justice will be served, ten years from now at h/s reunion when u hear how they went off to stanford/some ivy/some good school but drop-failed beause tey couldnt keep up w/o theceaitng. yeah! karma baby! let the universe balance things out</p>