<p>This article states that around 80% of Stanford's applicant pool is qualified to handle the work at Stanford. What do you think the stats for that 80% are?</p>
<p>My guess is
3.7 uw GPA with hardest courses
2100+ SAT and/or 31 ACT</p>
<p>"Shaw estimates that 80 percent of the applicants are capable of handling the academic load on the Farm."</p>
<p>@dudewhatsup.
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<p>Why do you guess those numbers…you in that range? (Want to feel better?) It would not surprise me that your guesstimate “numbers” are for very “hooked” applicants but not for the vast majority of stellar non-URM non-recruited athlete academic applicants that apply…just to bring you down to reality.</p>
<p>…both of our kids were valedictorian, top scores, with international and national awards who were accepted…</p>
<p>@gravitas2 my SAT is actaully 2300 and I have a uw gpa of 3.84 weighted GPA 4.67</p>
<p>I was just curious man. chill</p>
<p>I think your predictions are a bit too generous, especially considering that Stanford is not just a top tier school, but one that is in a category by itself (and I refer to HYPSM). </p>
<p>As such, I believe “qualification” assumes 2250+ SAT I, 750+ SAT IIs, and 3.9+ UW GPAs.
That should be the 80% that the article claims, although cases should be made for those URM legacy/first generation circumstances.</p>
<p>^^agree. It remains the most exclusive school in the country. Besides the academic chops…you have to bring something special/hook to the table or else you have no chance…</p>
<p>I agree. @gravitas2 I’m sorry if you feel like I undermined Stanford. I really didn’t mean to. I was simply curious.</p>
<p>@dudewhatsup. No prob…my young Padawan :)>- </p>
<p>I disagree with 2250+ expectation completely. 2100+ puts an individual above 95% percentile in terms of SAT scores. Furthermore numerous people are accepted to the HYPS with over 2100+ (and sometimes even under 2100+). </p>
<p>Furthermore, I can’t imagine that 80% of the people applying having at least a 2250.</p>
<p>I know numerous people who had 35+ on the ACT, a 3.8+ UW, and a stellar EC’s, including me. They were all rejected, including me, except for one person I know who was deferred. So, I agree with the fact that 80% of the applicants are able to handle the work. </p>
<p>But then, I’m biased since I applied this year…</p>
<p>I’m in general agreement agreement with the 80% number and all you’d have to do is apply some basic statistics to come up with that hypothetical profile.</p>
<p>However, I will point out that there is yet another difference between ‘handling’ the workload and thriving on it.</p>
<p>I’m not at all sure what the point of this is, though. There is no shame in not getting a Stanford acceptance. We all know rejected students who were more Stanford-compatible than some of the guys and girls down the hall.</p>
<p>The question isn’t what scores do you need to have to be competitive for admission based on stats alone, or even what stats you need to be competitive for admission, period. I interpret “capable of handling the workload on the Farm” as demonstrating a sufficient work ethic and intellect on your app so that the admissions officers believe that you can graduate from Stanford with a GPA above 3.0-3.3. That’s it. </p>
<p>Keeping with that, I think 2250 SAT and 3.9 UW is much too high. 2100 SAT and 3.7 UW may even be a touch high, but is probably a better guess. I think the 20% are the students who have their applications thrown out based purely on academic reasons and concern that the student is unprepared for the academic rigors of Stanford (the applicant with the 1840 SAT or the 3.1 UW). </p>
<p>Of course, this is all just speculation, and I have no proof for any of it. :p</p>
<p>And as long as “speculation” is rampant and pervasive for this most sought after school and to dream is free (well $90 application fee or gratis for those who cannot afford the app fee) expect a ramp up of “regular” applications to easily eclipse last year’s numbers…especially from those “unassuming” “under-the-radar” competitive colleagues of yours in your class (look to your right and left, front and back) who informed you they were applying somewhere “else” or “not applying at all” and from those who got into other SCEA or EA schools in the early round trying their hand as well…</p>
<p>…many are shocked after the decisions come out in late March…to find out so and so applied and actually got accepted when they least expected it…and even more interesting to find out the “one” they expected to get in…got rejected…</p>
<p>…and so let the games begin! Oh…apologies…I thought this was the Hunger Games for a second 
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