Getting off of the Stanford waitlist

Transfer Students
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<p>I've wanted to go to Stanford for as long as I can remember. It's located in the Bay Area where I would like to spend the rest of my life. It has a wonderful program in my area of interest (economics/management science), and I just love the innovative spirit of the place. </p>

<p>I just got waitlisted, and I'm not sure what to do to get myself off of the list. I'm asking for some additional letters of recommendation (3, to be precise), and writing an additional letter myself. </p>

<p>I <em>love</em> this school and I want to do whatever it takes to go. Please give me some advice.</p>

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<p>hey
i love stanford too, i am going to be a freshman next year, i applied EA and got rejected, may i ask what year you are in and have you previously applied to stanford?
thanks
jack</p>

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<p>I'm a junior transfer. I previously applied as a sophomore transfer and was rejected. This year I at least got on the waitlist. Do you have ideas for me?</p>

<p>And congrats on getting in!</p>

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<p>Stanford sucks. Go Cal.</p>

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<p>congrats? i never said i got in lol, i wish i did,
i got rejected EA ha ha</p>

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<p>"Stanford sucks. Go Cal."</p>

<p>looks like stanford don't care about your academic at all. they want an interesting applicant.</p>

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<p>Cal is a fine school, but Stanford has some significant advantages in my particular case. Does anyone have any suggestions for me?</p>

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<p>i have no suggestion. if you can prove that you can pay the tuition in full, that maybe a plus.</p>

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<p>if anything a statement like that, that you can pay for stanford in full, would hurt your chances. It gives the impression that one feels that they can buy their way into the university. Stanford is need blind as im sure you know.</p>

<p>As for general advice, I know what it is like to be waitlisted and I think one long personal letter and one rec is ideal. I think three is overkill, you are not reapplying you just want to add to and solidify your app but then it cant really hurt you. I would spend a long time on the letter, put as much if not more time in it as you did the essays. I think a lot of people, if they send anything at all, send a quick letter just saying that they really want to go. The admissions dept expects you to send extra stuff if you are waitlisted so it seems it would really payoff if you spent a lot of time on a good letter.</p>

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<p>"if anything a statement like that, that you can pay for stanford in full, would hurt your chances. It gives the impression that one feels that they can buy their way into the university. Stanford is need blind as im sure you know."</p>

<p>actually they will let you in if you have a lot of dough, and it's not need blind for international students.</p>

<p>private schools are way too expansive anyway.</p>

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<p>Thanks, _42. That's good advice. I sent in a bunch of extra recs (maybe too many) and a well-thought-out letter of my own. I hope it helps.</p>

<p>Now, the waiting begins.</p>

<p>Or, as Matt Groening would say: "At night, the ice weasels come."</p>

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<p>Can I bump this thread up? I've sent in letters of recommendation, and a personal letter indicating my desire to go. But I'm not sure what else to do, except wait, as in "waitlist". :)</p>