My take on Stanford

Colleges and Universities A-Z Stanford University
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<p>I don't actually go to Stanford but my sister does. I don't think that this helps me...it does not give me legacy status, but my friend who is applying says there is a part on the app that asks if any siblings attend Stanford, so it must be worth something.</p>

<p>I always thought that a person needed a 1500 or above to get into Stanford, but meeting my sister's roomates showed me otherwise. Here are the profiles of them and my sister (the are all very interesting and fun people by the way, except for the perfect score girl who is quiet):</p>

<p>1 asian from texas, 1600
1 half african american from california, 1300's
1 indian (from india or around there) from north dakota, 1400's
my sister, mexican, from california, 1260</p>

<p>Interesting...</p>

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<p>it just goes to show that theyre a school that appreciates diversity and also looks at the whole picture... not just numbers.</p>

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<p>Diversity isn't THAT important. No one has any control over their ethnicity. Why make it an issue?</p>

<p>I'm sure your sister must have had something else really great on her app to be accepted.</p>

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<p>Diversity is extremely important. Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans have gone through centuries of discrimination and genocide, and their experience of it is a lesson for all of America to hear and learn from would do this country good.</p>

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<p>Yes, diversity is an important factor.</p>

<p>However, I think aim78 was trying to say don't automatically assume that these people got in with their scores solely on the ethnicity factor. I think a big problem is that when someone of a minority status is accepted into a prestigous school, other people think it's only because of their ethnicity. That's why a lot of minority students choose not to report their ethnic background on their application-- they want to get in based on their merit and extra-curriculars, essays, etc. NOT because of ethnicity.</p>

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<p>Indian as in Indian or Native American? (That girl)
Yeah your sister must have had a hook.</p>

<p>From what I know, the 1600 quiet Asian girl should actually be less likely to be admitted but I guess she's got other great stuff.</p>