<p>today i finally got the magazine (new york)</p>
<p>can someone post the link to the thread where someone posted a pic of the big fat envelope? I can't find it...</p>
<p>sprkl: happy to oblige :-)
<a href="http://www.uploadimages.net/show.php?img=596019envelope.jpg%5B/url%5D">http://www.uploadimages.net/show.php?img=596019envelope.jpg</a>
<a href="http://www.uploadimages.net/show.php?img=498655envelope2.jpg%5B/url%5D">http://www.uploadimages.net/show.php?img=498655envelope2.jpg</a>
<a href="http://www.uploadimages.net/show.php?img=411978envelope3.jpg%5B/url%5D">http://www.uploadimages.net/show.php?img=411978envelope3.jpg</a></p>
<p>turtle: omg yay for your 50 cents! :D</p>
<p>i got
1) email
2) magazine</p>
<p>can someone else post the math letter?</p>
<p>Here's another possible advantage to not sending the $160 and card yet. By not yet admitting that Stanford is your #1 choice, they might take more effort to persuade you to go, especially if you are an exceptionally strong applicant. Who knows, they might send you a letter saying "choose us, and we'll throw in a $100 coupon to the bookstore" or something like that.</p>
<p>Here is my OCR version of the math letter. I'm guessing marlgirl's and feuler's (and whoever else got the letter) said the same thing. Sorry if there are typos--I didn't profread it thorougly.</p>
<p>
[quote]
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
STANFORD, CALIFORNIA 94305-2125</p>
<p>DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
(650) 725-6284
FAX (650) 725-4066</p>
<p>[right]December 17, 2004<a href="My%20Full%20Name">/right</a>
(My Street)
(My City, State, Zip)</p>
<p>Dear (My Nickname),</p>
<p>On behalf of the Mathematics faculty at Stanford University, let me offer you our congratulations on receiving an invitation to join Stanford's Class of 2009. We commend you for your many demonstrated abilities, especially those in the area of mathematics. In our judgment, you are among the best possible prospects for serious undergraduate study in mathematical and computational sciences.</p>
<p>As a nationally recognized center for research in mathematics, computer science and the physical sciences, as well as fields such as statistics, operations research, cryptography, information theory, and econometrics, Stanford offers many challenging opportunities for students interested in mathematics and its applications. The undergraduate degree in mathematics is widely considered to be a strong preparation for a variety of career paths, and our department encourages a wide spectrum of incoming undergraduates to consider majoring in mathematics. In your case, because of your fme academic accomplishments, you may already be thinking in terms of graduate school; our undergraduate program is designed for that next step and provides a thorough introduction to graduate-level mathematics for those continuing on to graduate school in mathematics and related areas. Moreover, mathematics faculty members are always happy to involve advanced undergraduate majors in research projects along with our graduate students.</p>
<p>In addition to the possibility of majoring in mathematics, you might also want to consider one other program--the Mathematical and Computational Sciences Major (MCS)--specifically designed for students interested in a balanced program fiom mathematics and computational sciences, including core and optional courses from disciplines such as mathematics, mathematical statistics, computer science, economics, and engineering. The MCS program has recently added a biology track for students interested in applications of the mathematical sciences and computer science to the biological sciences.</p>
<p>You can learn of the opportunities and activities available in general at Stanford fiom the Stanford website; in particular, the current Stanford Bulletin, which contains a description of all classes and seminars being offered this year, can be found at <a href="http://www.stanford.edu/dept/registrar/bulletin/">http://www.stanford.edu/dept/registrar/bulletin/</a> and the Mathematics Department web page is found at <a href="http://math.stanford.edu">http://math.stanford.edu</a>. You'll also fmd links to other programs and departments by going to the main Stanford page at <a href="http://www.stanford.edu">http://www.stanford.edu</a>.</p>
<p>lf you do decide to come to Stanford next September--and we hope you do--please come by early in the year to make yourself known to me and to others in the Mathematics Department. Both our undergraduate director, Professor Greg Brumfiel, and I would very much like to meet you to chat about your plans.</p>
<p>In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions related to undergraduate study in mathematics; you could do this either via email (<a href="mailto:eliash@math.stanford.edu">eliash@math.stanford.edu</a>) or telephone (650-723-2604). Ryan Dahlem, Associate Director of Undergraduate Admission and the liaison with our department, is also happy to help you with general questions about Stanford. He can be reached at <a href="mailto:rdahlem@stanford.edu">rdahlem@stanford.edu</a> or 650-724-9898.</p>
<p>Again, congratulations on your admission to Stanford!</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p><a href="Signature">color=blue</a>[/color]</p>
<p>Yasha Eliashberg
Chair, Mathematics Department
[/quote]
</p>
<p>yup, that's the letter!</p>
<p>O WOW--Thanks SOO much someone, I really appreciate it ;) (hopefully i'll get one in April...)</p>
<p>UPDATE: i received the magazine.</p>
<p>I got the e-mail and magazine too.</p>
<p>Yay, finally got the magazine. I liked the Google article.</p>
<p>'someone'...i drooled when i saw those pictures. truly.</p>
<p>awwww. they aren't mine; thank bri</p>