<p>Okay, I'm a huge bundle of energy right now, so I just got a mail (I live in a foreign country) from the dean of admissions giving me the "Stanford Undergraduate Research Journal." </p>
<p>The letter said that while he read my application, he recognised I have the curiosity to engage in research at the "beginning of my journey at Stanford"</p>
<p>It also told me to come during admit weekend from April 26th to 28th</p>
<p>Finally it said that "my own discoveries here (Stanford) will extend Stanford's impact in all areas of innovation, progress, and creation.</p>
<p>What does this mean?</p>
<p>This is a likely letter, one of my friends received one yesterday. Basically, it means you’re in (notice how they invite you to the Admit Weekend) Congratulations!</p>
<p>Congrats</p>
<p>Sent from my SPH-D700 using CC</p>
<p>Thanks guys. But do they really send likely letters so close to the deadline (mine was postmarked march 1st). And I had a feeling that they only go to domestic residents?</p>
<p>Either way, I just hope this isn’t a dream. It feels surreal.</p>
<p>Hi there! Congrats 
could you post your stats and ECs and whatnot, if you don’t mind?</p>
<p>Stanford (among others) does send likely letters this late in the game - there have been threads before about people receiving likely letters close to March 20th (this is common - Harvard, for example, sends out a wave of letters around this time). But AFAIK it never sends likely letters through email - only through snail mail. That makes me think it wasn’t a likely letter, but the fact that the OP got a copy of SURJ makes me think it was - many likely letter recipients in the past have received a copy of SURJ, and that’s the only time I’ve ever heard of a student receiving a copy of SURJ (“normal” admitted students don’t).</p>
<p>edit: misread the OP - if you got this through regular mail, this most definitely is a likely letter. Congrats! :)</p>
<p>^I think the biggest proof is the invitation to admit weekend…</p>
<p>oceaneyes, ***.</p>
<p>I would contact the admissions office and clarify what that magazine meant. I received an actual likely letter in February, and the letter made it very clear that I was admitted.</p>
<p>Here’s a link to an image of a likely letter that a past CC’er posted a year ago. Mine looks exactly like this: <a href=“http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/9761/proofcm.jpg[/url]”>http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/9761/proofcm.jpg</a></p>
<p>About a month after I received the letter, I received the Stanford Undergraduate Research Journal and the letter you described. I believe it is something sent to likely letter applicants, because one of my EA accepted friends said he did not receive it. The SURJ is something usually sent after an actual likely letter. I believe the SURJ by itself is not a likely letter.</p>
<p>On the Yale sub-forum, someone was in a similar situation as you. He/she received the Yale Scientific Magazine with a letter saying, “We hope you will choose to contribute to this unique blend in the years to come. We look forward to meeting you during Bulldog Days.” It turns out that the mailing was a mistake.</p>
<p>Call the admissions office and find out what their intention was in sending the SURJ. Hopefully you get good news. Good luck!</p>
<p>Does getting a likely letter mean that you’re 100% in, or does it mean there is a good chance you’re in? It sounds like you’re 100% in, but I still want clarification…CONGRATS!:)</p>
<p>@disguise- You make a good point. But for the Yale thing, a slight clarification: she received the magazine but there was no letter or anything other than the magazine and anywhere other than the envelope, there was no personalized name. Just a line saying “see you at Bulldog day” without any name. What do you think?</p>
<p>Food: it means you’re in if you keep it up in school. The only way you’d be rejected is through criminal activity or TERRIBLE second semester grades. </p>
<p>Sent from my SPH-D710 using CC</p>
<p>@nocensure</p>
<p>Hmm, that is different. The fact that you received a personalized letter is probably a good sign.</p>
<p>I would definitely still call or email Stanford admissions to make sure. Maybe you got a likely letter but it never made it to your address? I don’t want to get your hopes up, but since SURJ is sent to likely letter applicants, it could be a possibility.</p>
<p>Hopefully it was no mistake!</p>
<p>Update: I emailed my regional director of admissions. I’m in. :)</p>
<p>SO HAPPY!</p>
<p>@nocensure</p>
<p>Have a D in Class of 2015 (also international) that got the same SURJ with cover letter mention of admit weekend sent by FEDEX to our home overseas that created some excitement but also confusion. As it turned out, she received the actual “likely letter” a week later. The “likely letter” was actually post marked a week earlier than the FEDEX’ed SURJ but arrived a week later by snail mail to our overseas address.</p>
<p>Wouldn’t be surprised if you receive the actual “likely letter” in the mail soon, postmarked before the SURJ.</p>
<p>Congratulations!</p>
<p>@gateway- You were right. I just received my actual likely a couple of days ago. Surprisingly it was made on my birthday (coincident or a sign, waggles his eyebrows) but came to my residence after 23 days in transit. Oddly enough the other one took a week less. Perhaps because its bigger the postmen believe it has greater importance?</p>
<p>@nocensure - in my D’s case, the Stanford Admissions office just sent the SURJ by FEDEX and the “likely” by snail mail. Good luck with your decision. My D is extremely happy there academically and personally. The school has incredible resources available to its students and is firmly focused on defining the future.</p>
<p>@gateway- Thank you very much for the info. :)</p>
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