Admissions reading

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<p>There was a thread earlier on how the admissions readings "really" work but I'm too lazy to find it and post this there, ahah.</p>

<p>Are the corresponding admissions officers (here: Contact</a> Your Admission Officer : Stanford University) the ONLY ones who will ever read our applications before bringing it to the final committee and if they don't personally see it in us... we're done? I would think that it would be read by at least two people, right?</p>

<p>I've perused the website but I've found nothing. Has anyone called or heard from another student how it works? Any thoughts?</p>

<p>Thanksss:)</p>

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<p>Posting for your benefit the Stanford article entitled, "the sink or swim round"
The</a> Sink or Swim Round</p>

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<p>Looks like Mike Pichay will decide my fate...</p>

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<p>Dan Warner: Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, Tennessee, Vermont
I hope not many people from his states applied early...although I have a feeling that all these states don't have that many applicants every year.</p>

<p>Notice how many admission officers there are for california...that shows how much more California students apply. I wonder if its possible to know how many students applied per state.</p>

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<p>that article was scary, didn't know they were THAT judgemental/subjective.</p>

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<p>what did you expect lol?</p>

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<p>vandy/duke always say how they look for the good not the bad, and how the admissions officer is actually fighting for your case. </p>

<p>..stanford seemed to over analyze their applicants quite negatively</p>

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<p>Matt Ybarra, I love you and your entire family. Please let me in.</p>

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<p>?????????????</p>

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<p>Stockguru92 rotfl...</p>

<p>Dear Yuki Shah!!! Please let me in aswell.</p>

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<p>Was this what you were looking for?</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/stanford-university/525549-advice-admissions-officer-who-admitted-me-hs-students.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/stanford-university/525549-advice-admissions-officer-who-admitted-me-hs-students.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Also, I read that article posted up above and I knew from the original description which kid was going to be admitted. Read this thread and you will see that "subjective" just means that you don't yet know what they want. All good schools do not judge your application the same. They look for different qualities. Read between the lines on their admissions pages and you will see that they are telling you what they want to see in your application.</p>

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<p>Thanks, frog139! That's definitely a helpful thread... Sounds like they really emphasize strong essays, which is kind of what I'm relying on. Scores can only tell them so much about us, and they definitely don't set us apart, especially when everyone has such similar scores. I hope my admissions officer has a good memory =)</p>

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<p>the "sink or swim" article ruined my day. rejection, even from the best, sucks.</p>

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<p>I agree with Luckystars. Essays are a very important part, n'est pas? I hope so!!!
Oh, and there are TONS of admission officers for California. Very intense! :O</p>

<p>Adrienne Keene... may you live a long and happy life. And may I get accepted and live a long and happy life as well.</p>

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<p>Haha... I know, right? I so could use a major distraction right about now.</p>

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<p>This thread is both really funny and really scary.</p>

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<p>LOL i don't know if i am NEAR east bay or FAR east bay. SOMETIMES, i hate being from california -_-</p>

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<p>now it just seems to me as if youll be rejected if they feel as if they just dont know you well enough, when you could in fact be very pwnerge -_-.</p>

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<p>So relating my original question/link to admissions officers to the "Sink or Swim" article, the counselors listed for those regions is the person that does the following: "The first point is the “sorting” point, where files are read by the most experienced members of the staff and sorted into competitive or noncompetitive piles. " ?</p>

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<p>^^^^^^^ ya that is kind of scary.</p>