Dean Shaw: What Stanford looks for in an applicant

Colleges & Universities A-Z Stanford University
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<p><a href="http://www.stanforddaily.com/2014/04/25/qa-with-richard-shaw-what-stanford-looks-for-in-an-applicant/"&gt;http://www.stanforddaily.com/2014/04/25/qa-with-richard-shaw-what-stanford-looks-for-in-an-applicant/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p><a href="http://www.stanforddaily.com/2014/04/25/push-for-arts-boosts-stanford-image/"&gt;http://www.stanforddaily.com/2014/04/25/push-for-arts-boosts-stanford-image/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>If you read between the lines of these two articles and past statements made by the administration/admissions...you will get a better sense of what they are looking for...</p>

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<p>Some more hints for future applicants:</p>

<p><a href=“Stanford's Anderson Collection museum to feature trove of couple's art”>Stanford's Anderson Collection museum to feature trove of couple's art;

<p><a href=“Major artists' work donated to Stanford's Cantor center”>http://www.sfgate.com/art/article/Major-artists-work-donated-to-Stanford-s-Cantor-5643066.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“You've requested a page that no longer exists | Stanford News”>You've requested a page that no longer exists | Stanford News;

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<p>So Pretentious. </p>

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<p>@Jwest22 What’s pretentious?</p>