<p>That is actually interesting, because it is so unusual. She is, on the one hand an obvious celebrity pick. But, otoh, as a golfer I would guess she is useless to Stanford. I wonder if she can even practice with the team? Anybody know? I would guess as a pro she is ineligible to compete... but who knows with NCAA and golf? It will be a great experience for her if she can just get away from those helicopters!!! :D</p>
<p>Judging from the admits we've seen from our area over the years, Stanford does love its celebrity admits. And might she not turn into a true development admit over the years?</p>
<p>Fortunately, it is HER talent, her name, and her potential that got her accepted, not her parents'. We are a little grouchy right now about a lawmaker's child who was admitted to another school when much, much, much, much more academically, etc. qualified classmates were turned down. But we (and they) will get over it so don't mind us.</p>
<p>She will be ineligble for golf. Even if she stops playing pro, the fact that she has an agent and makes $$ - whether $100 or $100M through endoresements makes her a no go. Not that she needs to play collegiately anyway. </p>
<p>Wonder what her EFC is?</p>
<p>She says she is going to enroll in the fall. We'll see what happens.</p>
<p>I say, Congratulations to Michelle Wie. You know...there are a lot of celebrities out there who choose to go to good colleges for a good education. If all she wanted to do was play golf, she wouldn't have bothered to apply to college at all. Good for her for seeking a first rate college education at a highly regarded school.</p>
<p>I bet you that she is just like other Asian applicants, great in math/science, high SAT scores, 4.0 GPA, plays the violin, no team sports, and shy. Lol.</p>
<p>Legacy (grandfather and other relatives were alums according to another article), father is an academic, paying her own way, interesting EC as a pro golfer, high profile celebrity, huge potential for alumni giving with her net worth. Stanford loves kids like this.</p>
<p>I've seen her interviewed on TV and she comes across as a bit of a dimwit, however. Maybe they needed her to balance out the stereotype of all Asian-American kids being super smart nerds.</p>
<p>She's a teenage girl benny1. I seriously doubt she is a "dimwit" however she comes across in interviews on TV.</p>
<p>I'm comparing her to other teenage girls, PrimetimeMom. She comes across like a complete dim bulb compared to other girls her age.</p>
<p>WhatEverrrr! :p</p>
<p>in all her interviews.. she seems very intelligent.. but i alwasy thought she was 16......... she cant play golf thats for shure.....hmmmm</p>
<p>Didn't Tiger Woods graduate from Stanford? Of course, he probably didn't deserve the slot---being a URM and all:rolleyes:</p>
<p>If you consider the high level admits from our area, the all area athletes are attending the highly selective national universities and LAC's in very high numbers.</p>
<p>My advice? Groom your progeny to be proficient athletes if your goal is HYP.</p>
<p>Did you read the article? She's not eligible to play sports in college because she's already a professional.</p>
<p>wow...people are so quick to judge celebrities...she got into stanford woo hoo...congrats to her...she got in b/c the stanford adcoms saw her fit there...get over it and move on.</p>
<p>Tiger Woods got a likely letter from Stanford when he was 11. I am sure Michelle had something similar.</p>
<p>At the time, Tiger didn't know what a 'Stanford' was but their letter so impressed him that he made up his mind he would attend if they held the spot for him. He tells the funny sotry of being reassured by the Stanford football players in his literature class--until one pulled out his reading glasses and started a literary discourse that was way over Tiger's head. He said that put the fear of acadmics into him and he hit the books shortly thereafter. </p>
<p>Those Stanford adcoms, they're no dummies...</p>
<p>Thanks for telling us the direction to take this thread, CrazedJunior. </p>
<p>I think the point of this thread is that people believe she got in because of her celebrity. It's happened before, especially at Stanford, and it's always a point of discussion. If you don't like the discussion, there are a couple of hundred others on this site that might be more to your liking.</p>
<p>Tiger Woods did not graduate from Stanford--he left early to play professionally. But unlike Michelle Wie, he did play on the golf team while he was there. </p>
<p>We are happy to have her ;). I'm sure other schools would be, too.<br>
It's kind of funny to hear people asking why someone would want to enjoy their youth at a wonderful college and have a break from the crazy world of professional sports. And on a college-centered message board no less.....</p>
<p>I'm sure she's qualified anyway, just based on family history.</p>
<p>Pleaseeeeeee,</p>
<p>She has a great hook--her golfing ability. Obviously this is why she got in.</p>
<p>Does anyone doubt the reason that both Tiger Woods and John McEnroe also went to Stanford were their hooks based upon their athletic abilities?</p>
<p>Neither Tiger Woods nor John McEnroe graduated from the school, though John's brother Patrick, who also played tennis, did graduate from Stanford. It will be interesting to see if Michelle stays long enough to graduate.</p>
<p>Tiger's at least doing a lot to promote education through his Tiger Woods Foundation. I haven't heard about McEnroe doing anything similar.</p>