<p>Stanfords losss! My friend got deffered, and he sounds much like you. Also perfect, cool, active, and a great person that works hard. Meanwhile, people with lower 1400's got accepted, and were obviously less well qualified. I think its a sign that Stanford wants less smart people or something. The fact that many of the greatest kids in my area got deffered made everyone stop and gawk at stanfords admission process. Don't worry about it my man, its their fault.</p>
<p>remember that all college admissions look at way more than just your stats. it isn't valid to make comparisons between people who got accepted/defererred/rejected based only on their stats. it takes way more time and talent to pursue many ec's, etc. than to make a high score on the SAT. just because someone has a lower sat does not mean that they are less qualified to be admitted</p>
<p>it's the diversity factor. a university can't live up to its purpose if it refuses to accept differentiating backgrounds and abilities.</p>
<p>Well, Cookiemom, it is just that the majority of Stanford applicants are from California. In actuality, it is actually harder to get in as a Californian because Stanford wants regional diversity. However, they can't prevent such a large contingent from California winding up in every class simply because they are such a large component of the applicant pool.</p>
<p>i keep trying to think ITS JUST COLLEGE but somehow that doesnt seem to work. stanford is weird...you seem highly qualified, but there are so many faults in the college system. princeton is awesome though, so good luck with getting in</p>
<p>I think that great stats, great EC acheivements, academic and EC awards etc. are not evaluated stand-alone. They are evaluated against a student's economic and social background. For instance it is true that students who take expensive SAT prep classes like Princeton Review or Kaplan tend to gain at least a minimum of 100 points on SAT 1. So when they see a 1350 from a person who they can reasonably assume could not have afforded prep classes, they might equate it to 1500. Similarly they can reasonably assume that kids from certain backgrounds could not have afforded expensive private music tuitions or art and sports camps, so evaluate what they could acheive within the facilities provide by the public school. Some kids might not have even had time for ECs if they were working in order to add to family income. </p>
<p>That does not mean thet they undervalue the accomplishments of more affluent students, who have made full use of what time, money and efforts that they could afford. If my memory is right, 52% of Princetonians do not get any kind of financial aid. </p>
<p>One adcom (I am not at liberty to say who, when and where for it is from a private communication that was shared with me) has apparently said that putting a class together is like putting an orchestra together. They need only a limited number of certain instrumentalists. So when they club 100 'excellent' people into a certain category and type, and need only 50 from among them, I am sure 50 very excellent people from that category get left behind.</p>
<p>I can imagine the committe squabbling over selection in a certain category with a 100 top apps for 50 places. In the end, I would not be surprised if they just drew the winners in a lottery. That is the only reasonable explantion for someone like Kebree getting left out. And surely there are some stars from inner-city schools, that missed being selected in a different category for similar reasons. </p>
<p>Please remember that there are kids from more difficult circumstances, with lesser test scores and EC acheivements, that lurk here, but might be too intimidated to post here. Even if they got in they would not post here, lest they have to disclose their stats.</p>
<p>dunno what it takes to get into Stanford, really! I got in and I didnt even have SAT IIs. Its a strange evaluation process indeed...</p>
<p>kebree didnt get in????!!!???? omg...</p>
<p>Stanford rejects, go to your DVD rental and rent the movie "Orange County"...</p>
<p>You'll grit your teeth near the end when you find out how he got admitted. Then it'll actually feel comforting ....</p>
<p>Oh damn now I really feel ****ed off.</p>
<p>hmmm. i wouldn't worry man (or woahman), because you are guaranteed to get into a great college. For stanford, i bet it was just random luck that didn't get you in. Either that, or you blatantly lied about something so bad that you actually got caught (pretty much everyone exaggerates, but did you claim you cured cancer or something?). hahaha, ok, well good luck RD.</p>
<p>cookiemom, </p>
<p>I go to the "School of Dreams" and let me tell you, there isn't really much grade inflation. The East Coast perception that California schools are not as academically rigorous is painfully inaccurate.</p>
<p>i really cant be bothered seein that 'orange country' movie, some1 (mercurysquad?) just give me like a summary...thanx :)</p>