<p>Will Stanford even read my application. They get upwards of 5000+ apps, will they actaully take the time to read my essays and supplements. Or will they see my scores first and then just toss it in a pile.</p>
<p>I'm just a bit insecure about this because I have a good SAT I score, but an average as in (1 740 1 650) SAT II scores. My grades are decent and all, but I just want them to read what I have to say you know?</p>
<p>I know nobody really know the answer to this, but I at least hope they read my essay.</p>
<p>Yeah, it's more like 23000+ apps and maybe expecting more since SCEA had a 20% increase in apps turned in. Of course, they're obligated to read everything. The worrying part for most of us is that they use our scores to judge the rest of our application with.</p>
<p>Anyhow, there's never hurt in trying. I don't think they will "throw it away" after seeing mediocre test scores -- in fact, if you have sub-par scores, I personally think they will be putting more effort into seeing where else you could have made that up i.e. ECs, essays, etc. If they don't see anything interesting, maybe then will they throw it away.</p>
<p>Colleges like Stanford care more about the qualitative aspects of an applicant because the vast majority of their applicants are quantitatively qualified. Stanford cares a lot about an applicants essays.</p>
<p>So I guess what you guys are saying is if they see extremely interesting supplements and essays with powerful activities, an application with those kinds of SAT scores has a chance?</p>
<p>That's more selective than Harvard, Princeton, Yale, any other big school. But they do read your application, every bit of it. They want to make the best class possible, and they can't do that without close attention to each individual.</p>