Acceptance Letters

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<p>Does anyone know when Stanford usually mails out acceptance letters? I heard that some students got them back at the end of spring break last year...</p>

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<p>it’s an email. typically around april if what I remember is correct. they will also send you an acceptance packet if you are in.</p>

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<p>I’m assuming you would receive the e-mail before the packet?</p>

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<p>If you look far enough back on the website below, then you’ll notice that the last few years, decision emails go out midweek before the 1st of April - so basically the last week of March. Last year it was a full week before I believe.</p>

<p>[Admission</a> News : Stanford University](<a href=“http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/site/news/index.html]Admission”>http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/site/news/index.html)</p>

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<p>ok thanks!</p>

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<p>A person I know just received his acceptance under REA yesterday. What does it mean? I thought all the REA’s got their letters Dec 10 and if you are deferred you have to wait until April 1? He’s a full paying American expat in a HS abroad. Do they have different admissions plans? What gives? Could it be he was first deferred Dec 10, then someone who was accepted under REA dropped out (crazy fool), and then this person was the next best qualified, so they accepted and notified him earlier than April 1, i.e. yesterday Feb 18, 2011? The acceptance info is posted on his P’s FaceBook with quite some detail. </p>

<p>Also, I know with certainty that he applied non-binding EA to another top tier PRIVATE U.S. university. Maybe that has something to do with it? Could 2 Admissions Offices be involved in a tug of war over this applicant? Don’t some REA applicants learn their decisions before April 1st?</p>

<p>Anyway there’s something a little strange and smelly about this. I would love some clarification from someone.</p>

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<p>He probably just receive a likely letter. Stanford’s Likely letters are very strong worded. (We are glad to offer you admittance or wtte). But it does beg the question, if he is that strong an applicant to warrant a likely letter, why didn’t he get admitted when he applied REA?</p>