<p>I think that, at best I'll get a waitlist. the fact that they severely restricted what we could submit was a severe detriment to me as I had an essay describing my career choice and how stanford fit in. also, the lack of an interview is to my detriment. :(</p>
<p>Although I've only been in love with Stanford for eight months and even though I daydream about being accepted and being a testament to the fact that the system can work, that's it's not impossible, I know it's likely not to happen. As many things I have working for me, I have just as many working against me, but I did my best and I put myself out there and can only hope to remember that either way, it's not validation of who I am. It just could have easily been somebody else.</p>
<p>I've tried to assume an indifferent position towards Stanford, but the truth is my heart still starts pounding and my stomach still starts to contort itself into knots when I think of the prospect. I will be undoubtedly upset if I'm rejected because I can just picture myself at Stanford--I feel like I belong there, and I know it would be an incredible experience. Even so, I know we're all going to end up at schools that really are right for us, even if we don't think so right now. And if not, well, there's always a Spring Transfer ;)</p>
<p>Although I'm very much a lurker, I just want to say how incredible you guys are, and I wish you all the best of luck; I hope we're all fortunate enough to meet in the fall. When I first joined CC, I was disgusted by some people's flagrant arrogance and petty obession, but there are some truly compassionate and real people on here who help create a real sense of community on this forum, and many of you Stanford-bound kids are among them.</p>
<p>Thanks for making this grueling process a little easier.</p>
<p>138 posts a lurker? No way :)</p>
<p>Well, for the most part! ;) They're posts that are spread out sporadically, so I really doubt anyone really knows who the hell I am outside a few posts here and there.</p>
<p>you'd be surprised ;)... jk</p>
<p>I'm with you laurak, Stanford really is my dream school and I could totally see myself there and it really seems perfect in my mind. I was deferred EA, and i know that means my chances are really small that I'll get in RD, but for some reason I still feel like I'm supposed to get in and I'll be pretty down if I don't I think. Sometimes I read people's stats and wonder how they got in and I didn't, but then I also read some posts from people who were rejected and wonder how I got deferred when they didn't even get that. I tried really hard to send in a good update letter and just feel like (maybe wrongfully so) I deserve to get in after all of this. I know my EA app kinda sucked but I think I updated it well but I still feel like I'm just not representing myself very well to them. It's makin me pretty nervous, and there are few things i want right now more than the fat envelope.</p>
<p>chibearsfan17, I know what you mean with the stats thing. That's why I stopped caring about numbers (or at least comparing myself to others!) a long time ago. So far I've gotten into schools I thought would reject me just because of the image people perpetuate about how hard it is to get in to X college with XXXX SAT and X.XX GPA. If there's one thing I've learned from this whole experience, it's to just worry about yourself and no one else, because comparing yourself to other applicants isn't going to do anything but create unnecessary stress.</p>
<p>I really don't think there is a formula to admissions. Though numbers may get your foot in the door, there is no guarantee and I think that's why people get so stumped when looking at decisions. Numbers are concrete, they're 'logical,' they can be measured and compared and we can plot the points on a graph and draw a conclusion based on 'evidence'. Unfortunately, college admissions seem to defy all numerical logic.</p>
<p>At the same time, the whole idea of the application is sort of barbaric. You're basically being asked to blow your own horn (yet still remain humble), to sum up the very essence of your being in 600 words or less, to get people to write nice things about you, to squeeze in what you can on a tiny activity chart and to drive yourself insane over a four-digit number that indicates how well you can take a test. And this is supposed to be the foundation for admittance to an institution of higher education. It still baffles me, but what else can you do.</p>
<p>Part of the reason I didn't do SCEA was because a) I didn't want to get screwed over twice, and b) I wanted to take my time. But yeah, it is hard to 'represent' yourself the best way you can. The way I presented myself to Stanford wasn't the same way I presented myself to Brown or Chicago. There was a common vein, sure, but different applications call for different approaches. We're not one-dimensional people. We're multi-faceted and complex; characteristics an application is not well equipped for (although some come close, many are terribly impersonal and linear).</p>
<p>Anyway, I've probably said more than necessary, but I wish you the best of like chibears! Let us know how it all turns out.</p>
<p>[7] days til' decisions are mailed out </p>
<p>I just realized that I'm going to a debate tournament that weekend when the letters are supposed to arrive in the mail :( bummer</p>
<p>I am going to be out of town, too. :( Won't arrive home till the 31st in the evening. Since I am close to Stanford, I am sure the letter will be waiting in the mail box while I am gone (if it is mailed on tues.)....... can't even imagine how nervous I will be to walk to the mail box that night....</p>
<p>I'm on pins and needles just waiting for them to send it out.</p>
<p>me too, I'm almost a nervous wreck right now and time seems like it's going by sooooo slow.</p>
<p>I'm glad that all the reply letters come at the same time, that way even if Stanford says no we can have acceptances from other places to raise our spirits. I wonder if anyone makes shirts that say "Stanford Reject?" :)</p>
<p>That T-shirt company would make a TON of money!</p>
<p>Like many others Stanford is my top choice at the moment, and since I've been waiting 3 1/2 months since my EA deferral I've become even more anxious! good luck to everyone I hope we all are fortunate whenever those decisions come.</p>
<p>Like a lot of you guys, I will be gone when my letter comes as well. I'm in Mexico until april 2nd. I've told my mom that in the instance stanford calls, she is to make sure she conveys the idea that I'm in Mexico building houses for needy families and that Stanford is by far my first choice. I also have a system by which she is not to talk to me on the way from the airport to the house, cuz i just have to find out for myself.</p>
<p>I think I'm going to call home to hear the decision, I don't know if I'll want to wait until I get back home</p>
<p>hey all, i'm another lurker here.</p>
<p>how do you know/come to the conclusion that letters will be mailed next tuesday? i don't think i can handle this. a month ago, i really wanted to know, but now i don't...seeing as how i don't think i'm going to get in.</p>
<p>anyone else started having dreams about this? i've had like, five in the past few weeks that i got in and wake up incredibly happy...then i wake up and realize that it's not going to happen and get depressed again. bleh.</p>
<p>Zeller: I hear Harvard sends those shirts to their admits.</p>
<p>i wish i had such a positive attitude like some of you guys... i don't know...does anyone ever think about how you did the best you possibly could in high school, but instead of being ok w/ knowing you did your best, feel depressed that you did <em>everything</em> you could and it wasn't good enough? </p>
<p>Auuaahgh. I can't even think about this anymore.</p>
<p>cellogirl, what you said makes perfect sense. i'm sure a lot of people feel that way inside but try to mask it or change their minds about it by acting positive.</p>