Official Stanford SCEA 2017 Applicants' Discussion Thread

<p>I would not underestimate the number of donors. In and around Silicon Valley there are many Stanford donors and I don’t think that I have met a single one whose son or daughter was not admitted if the student applied. In Silicon Valley, it is common knowledge that the two schools with the highest correlation between donations and admittance are Stanford and USC.</p>

<p>i wish i was a legacy…</p>

<p>Get in, and your kids will be.</p>

<p>All the points are well taken and I have nothing against legacies, athletes or urm’s. It’s just “unfortunate” that I’m neither and yet inclined to attend Stanford, my dream school. Making matters worse I’m Asian and from the Bay Area, where competition has always been stiff. Oh well…</p>

<p>Isn’t a little bit contradictory to give a boost to both legacy’s and URMs/first-gens. I mean the point of one is to help people who didn’t have the opportunities that others might have had and the point of the other is to do exactly the opposite…Oh Well! One more week til I get rejected!!!</p>

<p>Guys can we stop talking about how low the merit percentage is it’s REALLY depressing.</p>

<p>Also @pita at first I thought you were an admissions counselor and I had no hope for it being this Friday and then I realized you were messing and AHHHH WHY</p>

<p>Actually, SAT200, it’s really not contradictory to give a boost to both legacies/donors and URMs/first-gens. URMs/first-gens often come from low-income families, and thus need scholarship money to fund their tuitions. To ensure that the school has enough money to cover the tuitions of those low-income students, it looks for donations. Alumni donate to their alma maters, but they donate more consistently and in larger amounts if their kids become alumni, too. Thus, in admitting (otherwise-qualified) legacy students, the school is betting that those students and their families will eventually donate the money that it needs to fund the tuitions of the URMS/first-gens it admits, too.</p>

<p>So how many people think it will be this Friday (the 7th) and how many think it will be next Friday (the 14th)?</p>

<p>I hope it’s this Friday because I’m already unable to sleep without dreaming of decisions, so 11 more nights of this does not sound appealing.</p>

<p>I think some people underestimate the power if the legacy…</p>

<p>And I’m hoping desperately for the 7th.</p>

<p>@coffeeandtea I’m in the exact same situation! I really hope it’s the 7th… I think it will be because it’s usually on a Friday before the date given on the alumni letters, right?</p>

<p>If so, 4 more days!! Gaah…</p>

<p>I really hope it’s this Friday, but I’m betting it will be next Friday, since the legacy letter gave a specific date and time after which admissions decisions would be announced (December 14 after 3 p.m. PST). It didn’t say “by or before” December 14, and it said December 14 as opposed to December 15, the “official” results date, so that seems pretty definitive.</p>

<p>fact: it will be the 14th</p>

<p>My money is on the 14th but if i had to choose another day i’d say maybe the 12th or something, maybe we’ll be another lucky class that get’s their results on a Wednesday ;D</p>

<p>God, I hope it’s this Friday. I’m so done waiting.</p>

<p>I literally cannot think of anything else other than the day–the exact moment–when we find out about the admission decision. How are all of you coping with it–or are you? I feel that, given my previous knowledge of threads similar to this one, that the major lacking component of my application was my SAT score. It was good, but seeing people getting denied who had scores in the 2300 range is really depressing. People always tell me that I will find a great place to study, but as of now, the only place I can see myself being truly happy is Stanford.</p>

<p>^that’s the wrong mentality. you’ll only hurt yourself if you don’t get in. you ought to be happy that you’re blessed enough to BE APPLYING to such a good school while millions worldwide can’t even dream about an education. be happy whereever you end up!</p>

<p>on a side note, SAT’s don’t gurantee rejection/admission, as long as you’re not like scoring ridcuolously low…</p>

<p>To ccuser95: You’re definitely right–there’s no denying that. l’ve always had that mentality until now. It’s probably just the shot nerves because of the encroaching date. But yes, I am happy overall.</p>

<p>Will we be receiving the admission login information the same day the decisions are released, or will the instructions be sent to us via e-mail a few days prior?</p>

<p>Hold on, how will Stanford know whether you’re from a low-income family or first generation or not if you didn’t indicate this in your essay or in your application anywhere?</p>

<p>Via FAFSA/CSS profile…</p>