<p>One of my letters of rec. is from a Stanford alum. who's published a ridiculous amount of books--probably pretty well respected in anthropology circles. He's my adviser for my independent research, so we know eachother fairly well. How great of an effect do you think a letter of rec. from an alum. has on the possibility of a fat-packet come late-May (assuming the quality of the letter of rec. is decent)?</p>
<p>Also, I made it clear in my application that I will try out for the collegiate soccer team if I'm enrolled in the fall. I've been in contact with the Stanford Head Coach, and have played D1 soccer at my current school (I must admit, it was spring season), but my interest is legit. However, it's not like I'm being offered any athletic scholarship. There's no chance in hell the coach would rubber-stamp my application. Still, can anyone conjecture on what this is doin' for the fat-packet? </p>
<p>For those of you who are worried about some late stuff, this was my response:</p>
<p>Thank you for contacting the Office of Undergraduate Admission at Stanford University.
We have received your Basic Information Form and fee, and you have a file for the Transfer process. We are currently in the process of assembling applicant files. In April, we will notify you of the status of your application materials. *If any required documents are missing, we will contact you by email and give you the opportunity to submit these items without penalty. * We will use the e-mail address you provided on your Basic Information Form (Form 1 of the application) for this purpose.</p>
<p>Best wishes,
The Stanford University Office of Undergraduate Admission</p>
<p>just so you know i transferred to stanford this fall. my experience has been really amazing -- if you have any questions about the process or about stanford , you can pm me.</p>
<p>Dug them out of his old posts. catcherny1's stats:</p>
<p>Transferring From: Dartmouth College
GPA: 3.80
SAT: 1460
major: Sociology/Politics and Economics
EC: research assistant, writing TA, dinner/discussion creator & moderator, hebrew school teacher, student government liasion
essays: very good
Recs: excellent</p>
<p>Rejected: Yale
Accepted: Stanford, Brown, Columbia, Penn
Waitlisted: Harvard</p>
<p>Hi, I’m a Sophomore transferring from University of Washington. If anyone has time, please weigh in on my chances. I’ve applied to Stanford and Reed. Thanks</p>
<p>High School GPA: 3.87 (including Running Start college courses, 55 credits)
UW GPA: 3.9
SAT I: 1420
SAT II:
French: 780
US History: 740
Writing: 700
Major: Anthropology</p>
<p>Academics
UW-SU (China) Exchange Program, undergraduate thesis/Independent Research, 2006-07
Leading collaborative research project in Southwest China, 2006-07
AFS France HS Exchange, fluent in French 2002-03
UW UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLAR AWARD 2005-07
UW Dean's List 2005-06
Anthropology Departmental Honors 2006-07
CC Dean's List 2003-2005
3 nominations, Award for Excellence in Writing CC 2003-05
Running Start 2003-05 (Earn college credits at local CC while enrolled in HS)
Top 10% of High School Graduating Class 2005 </p>
<p>ECs
Club Soccer: 6 years, State Championship, Senior HS
HS soccer: 2 State Championships, Captain, Regional MVP, Senior HS
University of Washington Varsity Soccer: spring season, Freshman UW
Anthropology Service learning: Wildlife Refuge (wildlife care assistant), Freshman UW
Television internship: 1 year, Independent Documentary, Junior/Senior HS
French Club: Founder and President, Junior/Senior HS</p>
<p>Recs
1 from Stanford alum, good
1 from Yale alum, very good
Optional from HS coach, decent</p>
<p>StanReedford:
just out of curiosity, how can you describe your essays as "excellent," what makes them so??
btw, your ec's look pretty strong, i hope you would get in..</p>
<p>I was given advice to answer all "optional" questions. I included my research proposal abstract and informed them I'd been communicating with the coach about soccer. "unusual or extenuating..." maybe not</p>
<p>
[quote]
We are unable to provide you with the status of your application at this time.
Please note that it may take several weeks following the receipt of your
application materials for these items to appear as "received" in our database.
While materials are processed daily and electronic materials are
processed within days of arrival, it may take longer for some items (such as
teacher recommendations) to be processed. Please also be aware that we
prioritize the processing of application materials according to specific
application cycles in the following order:</p>
<p>1) Single-Choice Early Action
2) Regular Decision
3) Transfer
<p>
[quote]
We are unable to provide you with the status of your application at this time.
Please note that it may take several weeks following the receipt of your
application materials for these items to appear as "received" in our database.
While materials are processed daily and electronic materials are
processed within days of arrival, it may take longer for some items (such as
teacher recommendations) to be processed. Please also be aware that we
prioritize the processing of application materials according to specific
application cycles in the following order:</p>
<p>1) Single-Choice Early Action
2) Regular Decision
3) Transfer</p>
<p>Please note that your impatience and inability to follow directions-- i.e., using
this status query site before we sent you an email telling you to do so--
signifies a complete lack of self-discipline, and thus we have withdrawn your
application.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Martin Walsh, Assistant Dean
Kristine McGinty, Credentials Manager