<p>This is not news but more details. She chose Stanford over Princeton and Yale.</p>
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A straight-A student who maintained a heavy course load of Advanced Placement classes, Flatt applied to nine schools: Dartmouth, University of Denver, Duke, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Princeton, Stanford, UCLA and Yale. She was accepted to all but Harvard, which put her on the wait list, and Duke.
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<p>Figure</a> Skaters Online News Archive Rachael Flatt selects Stanford University</p>
<p>Didn’t know you were a frequent visitor to [Figure</a> Skaters Online | Home of Skating’s Champions](<a href=“http://figureskatersonline.com/]Figure”>http://figureskatersonline.com/). :)</p>
<p>I lol’d when she got waitlisted at Harvard.</p>
<p>Was she rejected from Duke? That was the impression I got from reading the article.</p>
<p>my theory about harvard: they thought she would apply to stanford and probably choose it given the athletic programs
but they waitlisted her, knowing her college decisions would be made public, to see if they still wanted to admit her
they probably didnt want to decrease their yield :)</p>
<p>^ Or they just wanted to be like “Look at us, we’re so god damn selective we waitlist Olympic athletes”.</p>
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Never visited there before today, but I can get enough info… from google. 
I believe that she accepted Stanford before or during the Winter Games, as I read it somewhere. That means Yale and Princeton tried to get her during RD, and Harvard did not over-estimate itself.</p>
<p>yeahh i remember the olympics commentators during her skating routine saying that she got into stanford REA. i think the location of stanford also was a factor in her decision.</p>
<p>I’m surprised this is being reported.</p>
<p>Well I wouldn’t say that Harvard is being selective. Take a look at Emily Hughes.</p>
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She did not get into Duke and Harvard.</p>
<p>Duke was probably trying to protect their yield.</p>
<p>I mean… Who ice skates in North Carolina? XD</p>
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<p>I was referring to Emily Hughes, who I should point out is less successful than Flatt. Hughes probably got in because of her sister being another Ivy leaguer.</p>
<p>“Hughes probably got in because of her sister being another Ivy leaguer.” </p>
<p>I’ve never heard of an Ivy League school admitting someone because their sibling went to some other Ivy League School. That’s stretching the legacy concept rather too far. Harvard more likely admitted Emily Hughes because she had a strong combination of academic and EC achievements - just like nearly everyone else who gets into highly selective schools such as Harvard and Stanford.</p>
<p>Any news on Shawn Johnson? haha</p>
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<p>And Duke was like “Look at us, we’re so god damn selective we REJECT Olympic athletes” ;)</p>
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<p>Thanks for highlighting Duke’s yield manipulation. I mean, management. Duke didn’t want to give Rachel Flatt a chance to reject it because Duke knew she was HYPS material and would have no intention of going to Duke. So Duke made the preemptive move. Despite waitlisting 3,300+ students, Duke could not find room on the WL for one Ms. Flatt, a straight-A student, Olympian and national champion in figure skating?</p>
<p>i heard she is taking a gap year</p>