<p>I understand that Stanford uses a holistic process in deciding who to admit, but they have to care about some things more than others. Does anyone know what they value least to most? Any speculation?</p>
<p>I feel like it goes grades, course rigor, SAT/ACTs, essays, ECs, teacher recs
although I hope teacher recs and essays are valued more</p>
<p>i feel like it goes:</p>
<p>course rigor>grades>ECs>standardized tests>essays>teacher recs</p>
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<p>eating food, do you mean that course rigor is "more important than" grades, etc., or is it the other way around? I know it seems really obvious, but I thought that essays and teacher recs would be a little more important than how you've ranked them.... Then again, how you did it is just your individual opinion, not what Stanford actually thinks.</p>
<p>well i think that all of these factors are more or less equally important, but if i had to rank them in terms of "very very crucial" to "crucial." this is what it would be.</p>
<p>i wish it were</p>
<p>course rigor
standardized tests
essays
recs
grades
ecs</p>
<p>but then again im not even sure if we can rank, maybe they weigh some or all equally</p>
<p>Not sure how accurate or useful this is, but according to College Board:</p>
<p>Very important admission factors:
Character/Personal Qualities
Class Rank
Application Essay
Extracurricular Activities
Recommendations
Rigor of secondary school record
Standardized Test Scores
Talent/Ability
Academic GPA</p>
<p>Considered:
Alumni Relation
Geographical Residence
Racial/Ethnic Status
Volunteer Work
Work Experience
First generation college student</p>
<p>A note about the college's admission requirements: School achievement record, test scores, extracurricular activities, teacher and counselor evaluations, and personal qualifications most important. Rigor and variety of academic program very important. Personal qualities also considered.</p>
<p>In my opinion it is probably like this.</p>
<p>1) Course Rigor
2) Grades
3) ECs
4) Standardized Tests (if you have done well on these, I think they may be very important)
5) Essays
6) Teacher recs
7) Other behind the scenes stuff.</p>
<p>honestly, like eating food, i think that they are all almost essentially equal in importance.</p>