Official Stanford SCEA 2017 Applicants' Discussion Thread

<p>I think that additional update form is for deffered applicants…</p>

<p>Holocene, I think your right, though, overall, I’d say there are definitely some states that are more competitive than others. In Oregon, I know there’s Jesuit High School, which is absolutely elite, but other than that I think many of our schools are noncompetitive (I’m sure there are probably some amazing schools I’m just unaware of). Though I absolutely love my high school, enjoy my peers, and adore my teachers, it has only sent 2 kids to Stanford and one to Brown in the last decade even though it has had a decently large student body of 1600 students to 1700 students each year, so I consider it pretty noncompetitive (and we are the best school academically in my school district). I do wonder if Portland-area (I agree with alegollama that it would make sense for Portland to have some great high schools) or other areas throughout the state are a bit more competitive in terms of selective college admissions than where I’m from.</p>

<p>@goforitman, I believe the Stanford ID number is the same as the Common App ID number. It was for me at least.</p>

<p>And, also, I hope everybody has a fantastic Thanksgiving tomorrow! :)</p>

<p>The discussion above, and a comment my SIL (a college councillor at a prestigious private high school) made – that they haven’t had any students admitted to Stanford in 5 years while they used to have 2-5 every year – made me wonder if Stanford gives preference to kids from particular high schools.</p>

<p>I hope not, since no one from S’s school has been admitted to Stanford in at least the past 6 years. I would hope that strong performance on standardized tests and recognition for ECs could overcome limits of your high school.</p>

<p>I second the Happy Thanksgiving wishes!</p>

<p>^i would actually think that colleges prefer students from schools where they DON’T have people, so that they can increase diversity…</p>

<p>I had a dream last night that I got accepted to Stanford. (Please be a precognitive dream! I’ve had those before… in hindsight.)</p>

<p>23 days until the 15th!</p>

<p>It usually releases the results on a Friday. So this year, it could be on Dec. 14, if not sooner, as Stanford often did in the past.</p>

<p>I know, I’ve just been keeping track of the absolute latest day we will hear back.</p>

<p>[Stanford?s</a> ‘early action’ decisions released today - Washington DC College admissions | Examiner.com](<a href=“http://www.examiner.com/article/stanford-s-early-action-decisions-released-today]Stanford?s”>http://www.examiner.com/article/stanford-s-early-action-decisions-released-today)</p>

<p>I hope this happens again.</p>

<p>^God, that gave me a mini heart attack… totally thought it was about TODAY… I’m not irrational or anything :P</p>

<p>Yeah, it’s generally the Friday before the 15th… it’s just that this year the 15th is a Saturday. I’m also wondering how extending the deadline for Hurricane Sandy will affect the timing of our decisions.</p>

<p>I concur coffeeandtea… I expect Sandy will make it so we don’t get the scores until the 14th. </p>

<p>So, where do y’all think they are at this point reviewing our applications? Do you think they are through the first read of all of the apps?</p>

<p>The letter sent to alumni families (I got one) stated that we will know after 3 PM on Dec. 14. </p>

<p>Especially because of Hurricane Sandy, I would be surprised if we found out as early as applicants did last year. I’m just trying not to get my hopes up lulz. Hopefully I am wrong.</p>

<p>As far as reviewing applications, I heard that they don’t start until after thanksgiving. I know that Penn reviews them in 8 days, so maybe Stanford does something similar. It would be interesting to know. I was thinking about that the other day - at some moment in time, while I am completely unknowing, someone will be reading my essays and deciding on my app. GAH.</p>

<p>^Do you think that they’ll get November test scores if that’s the case?</p>

<p>No idea. It’s possible they won’t take them simply because some applicants’ files will already be reviewed before they see them, and that may lead to unequal evaluations. But I don’t know anything more than you, my friend.</p>

<p>Why would they wait so long to start reading?</p>

<p>It probably takes awhile to assemble all the files.</p>

<p>Just wondering, has anyone who applied on Nov. 1st or close to there been contacted for an interview yet? I’m wondering how long I should wait before feeling pretty sure that I won’t get one. </p>

<p>Two to three weeks!!</p>

<p>For those anxiously waiting - the Stanford admit page for the Class of 2017 is up and running. A nice musical welcome to the 2017 class. Enjoy.
<a href=“https://admit.stanford.edu/[/url]”>https://admit.stanford.edu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Thanks @MITprospect! I wish my SUNet ID worked here already, but not yet… haha</p>

<p>I almost watched it, but I decided I would wait until it’s really happening… I wouldn’t want to spoil the surprise, or get too happy and then end up with a rejection. This waiting is terrible!</p>