Phone Calls for All Accepted Deferrees?

<p>I keep hearing about accepted deferrees getting phone calls. I live in Texas, and I was deferred EA; however, I'm starting to get worried because I haven't received any type of phone call from Stanford yet. I thought I packed my optional update form with an abundance of new information, but now I'm starting to think that it didn't necessarily meet the quota. Any thoughts?</p>

<p>Hey southsider, as far as I am concerned, I have written Stanford off. I do NOT want to go there. The most pathetic post on the Stanford board was posted by an admitted student - virtually asking WHERE (Stanford or whatever other pre-med u's) he could have the easiest time to get through college.
LOL! Stanford's grade inflation came up in the responding posts. LOLOL!</p>

<p>These people look for "intellectual passion?" How funny! (Well, they mis-judged on that one for sure, lol! Doesn't get funnier than that.)
I was deferred too, and I did not get a phone call. The way it stands right now, I am just fine with it.
Good luck to you! You'll be fine WITHOUT Stanford. There are schools out there that actually value you for who you are (rather than just claiming that they do while they play their fr.... games).</p>

<p>Ouch, I have to admit though, that post was pretty sad and I feel the same way as you, although to a lesser degree.</p>

<p>I was deferred and didnt get a phone call either :'(</p>

<p>jc and krk, don't give up! I still think there's hope. And jc, in regard to your post:</p>

<p>Adcoms aren't perfect. I don't even know if that would be the right phrase. Many people are able to deceive the admissions officers by making it seem like they possess "intellectual curiousity," when in reality, they don't. It really isn't as difficult as you might think. But we, as honest applicants, can only hope for the best.</p>

<p>I still want that phone call!</p>

<p>Hey - I just conditioned myself to accept whatever. Just sick and tired of being dependent on people who might just not give a fr.... care, .. just tired of being stressed about the whole part of college that I have no control over. </p>

<p>I hope you get that phone call, honestly. Actually, if I get it I 'll jump for joy. But, in the meantime, I'm just not willing to bet my life on some randomness factor in college admissions. I'm sick of stressing over it. Read who's currently among the key players at Stanford (=former Stanford reject!); that should tell you something.
GL!!!!</p>

<p>My son was deferred, didn't get a phone call, and received his rejection letter today. We only live an hour away. The funny part is he was accepted by MIT, Caltech, Princeton, UC Berkeley engineering, Harvey Mudd SCS, Carnegie Mellon, etc. But not even waitlisted by Stanford! They must have an interesting selection process.</p>

<p>This is scary! Did any deferrees get accepted that did NOT receive a phone call this week?</p>

<p>oh man, southsider...i'm wondering the same thing too [ie, i hope so... o.O]</p>

<p>I think we'll have a better idea by tomorrow.</p>

<p>BUT I NEED TO KNOW NOW!!</p>

<p>ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH</p>

<p>Sorry.</p>

<p>I want to know too, but I got into other great universities and know it won't be the end of the world if I didn't get into Stanford. I did the summer college program and I wanted Stanford sooooooo bad but I've come to accept the fact that I probably didn't get in. I think getting deferred hurt the most, so getting rejected isnt that big of a shock.</p>

<p>yeah, it's a like a preparation. getting rejected could be a good thing, though. right now it's between ucsd and cmu...w/ stanford, it'd be between the three ($).</p>

<p>I was deferred and didn't get a phone call. Lo and behold, I was rejected. Fun times...not. I think I'm going to drive on down to their admissions office and ask them where I went wrong and whatnot as I live fairly close.</p>

<p>Yeah, right now for me it's bioengineering at either UCSD, UTexas, or Illinois - Urbana Champaign. Top choice is UCSD, but things can definitely change if Stanford opens its legs.</p>

<p>Lol, if Stanford opens its legs. </p>

<p>Either way, it seems I'm deciding b/w UCB, UCLA or UCSD.</p>

<p>Is there any question about that?</p>

<p>Choose BERKELEY!!</p>

<p>I envy you. I was I was accepted.</p>

<p>Ehh I wanna go premed and then med school. UCSD is known for its bio, UCLA is well-rounded and has med school on campus, and UCB is known internationally but no med school. Which is why I'm in a bit of a dilemma. </p>

<p>I love how we're talking about the UC's on Stanford's board. Anyways, good luck on Stanford.</p>

<p>I can sympathize with the anger I hear from those that were not accepted, but I do not think it is fair to blame the adcoms and say that they don't care or are doing a poor job or it's all random. I think the process is more similar to what the coach of the olympic hockey team said when choosing his players in the movie "Miracle" : "I'm not looking for the BEST players; I'm looking for the RIGHT ones." There are at least 5 applicants with top numbers for every spot the adcoms need to fill. But we have seen time and again, they are not just taking the "best" students (quantitatively speaking). They are looking for what they have defined as the "right" mix of intellectual diversity, experiences, personality types, etc. to create the community they desire. Since we don't know what their criterion is to be considered the "right" student, we assume it is random and unfair. Given that this is the system, just because you were not admitted does not mean you are not an outstanding student. The problem is that S has the luxury (due to their high application no.s) and the perogative (since they are a private institutionl) to say that the "best" is not the only thing they are looking for.</p>

<p>I only wish they were like Princeton and filled their class up with legacies. :D</p>

<p>No phone call = denied</p>

<p>or possibly waitlisted in the best possible scenario</p>