<p>I have dyed hair (blue atm) and I like to wear studded leather jackets. Do you think I should mention this on my application? Will it make me stand out and/or will the adcom think I'm a "bad" student because of it?</p>
<p>I seriously, seriously doubt that the adcom will think less of you for it. Maybe write about your style in your roommate essay? It’s as good a topic as any, and it can certainly reveal a lot about you if you play your cards right.</p>
<p>@Omnifeed…remember Stanford’s German motto…“the wind of freedom blows”…they love people who think outside the box…you won’t be an oddity…they don’t care whether you look Goth, hipster, preppy, or anime…as long as you have the goods to succeed at S and have the POTENTIAL to effect change in the world…</p>
<p>Well, a contrarian viewpoint is that they may have already accepted 43 blue hair people during SCEA and expect 39 of them to enroll. If there is any truth to the rumored unwritten “blue hair quota” of 40 students, then you are risking that you will be the one who makes it over the top vs. the other blue hair applicants in the RD pool (one of them may have also developed a promising cure for male pattern baldness as just one of their ECs).</p>
<p>no, I am not serious.</p>
<p>If it is an important part of who you are it seems you should mention it, if not, don’t.</p>
<p>^^funny…having been around campus during orientation week, Thanksgiving break, and winter break…I have had the pleasure of seeing some kids walking around with pink, orange, red, and even blue hair…</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice, I’m going to mention it!</p>
<p>It’s not that blue hair is an essential part of me, it’s just that I want to stand out somehow. Though my essays are kind of interesting, I’m hoping the adcom will think “Hey look, someone with blue hair! That’ll be pretty cool to have on campus.”</p>
<p>The AOs probably won’t think u are “bad”, but then again, u never know what type of person is reading your application. That person might think u are immature and can’t strike a balance between personal expression and pragmatism.</p>
<p>GMT, I sincerely doubt that anyone reading an application with someone whose hair is blue is going to think ‘they can’t strike a balance between personal expression and pragmatism.’ This isn’t Wall Street. Stanford students come with piercings, tattoos, ‘interesting’ hair (facial and head), and all the usual personal style quirks that are present in student bodies all over the country. Omnifeed, I think you’ll find you are not alone in your color choice (from someone whose D sported blue hair for a year or two early on.)</p>