<p>Hey guys, it's my bday tomorrow and I just got an emailed card from the office of admissions! </p>
<p>did any of you guys get it too?
it's kinda strange, tho--since you'd have to be born between dec 15th and may 1st in order to get it...</p>
<p>i wonder if they'd send it if your bday was on dec 14th or something :-)</p>
<p>son's bday is tomorrow too. He didn't get one. He is RD.</p>
<p>Did sending that card pay off for them? ie, did it make you decide to pull any pending applications to other schools?</p>
<p>Cost of the card $40,000 X 4</p>
<p>Wow that is so nice of them to do! Mine is in October though, so I don't get one...darn!</p>
<p>I suppose to check the effectiveness of the Happy Birthday e-mails, they'd have to calculate the yield rate for people with birthdays inside the December 15-May 15 window vs those with birthdays outside the window.</p>
<p>Thank you very much for that keen insight.</p>
<p>yes I would have never used my brain to think those useless things.</p>
<p>I got a b'day card too. My birthday was January 6th, so it was relatively soon after we found out if we got in. The birthday card was a pleasant surprise, and it included something from one of the essays I wrote so it wasn't so generic. I think that was what made it so cool. Regardless, I doubt that would have a major impact on someone's decision:)</p>
<p>i doubt it would have a major impact on someone's decision just like those magnets they sent us..but it just shows how welcoming the Stanford community is..that's what makes Stanford more attractive</p>
<p>You are attracted by magnets? Do you have a lot of fillings, or what?</p>
<p>my birthday is the day that Stanford releases admissions... march 31st... so if i get an email from STanford... in the next few days.. thatd be awesome.</p>
<p>Byerly, why are you so skeptical?</p>
<p>thats really considerate of them! i wish im a cardinal come march 31st!</p>
<p>aww!! that's so nice of them!
dang, i wish yale did something cool like that. my bday was in jan. didnt stanford also send a second "acceptance letter" to EA admits? man.. they must really want you guys :P</p>
<p>yes they did =] i love cardinalll woooo</p>
<p>i know, i love cardinal too--it was awesome of them</p>
<p>zena, it's fantastic that you got a personalized card...mine was just like, "hey, now we have two reasons to celebrate--your admission + your bday! hope you'll spend the next one at stanford" sort of thing</p>
<p>and byerly, it has nothing to do with yield rates; i think it was just a nice gesture</p>
<p>"Nothing to do with yield rates?"</p>
<p>Sure.</p>
<p>I doubt many of the rejected candidates got "birthday e-mails" - or even current students already safely in the fold.</p>
<p>Enjoy it while it lasts. This is probably the only time during the entire process when the colleges need you more than you need them.</p>
<p>Byerly...we'll let you know whether or not we still get these bday cards after we've sent in our deposits (after May 2)..that'll be the true test</p>