<p>I'm definitely stressing out and worrying right now, I'm trying my best to be positive</p>
<p>Wow, I cant concentrate on anything with the decisions coming down so soon. I try thinking positive and telling myself I will get in but just become overly excited about going to school at Stanford. Ohh well. I feel for my fellow SCEA deferes, inhibitors of Stanford purgatory. Why do we have to wait so long? (That was a rhetorical question.) I want a phone call saying Im in, and I want it soon. Or anything so I know if I got in. BTW, there is an awesome version of No Rain by the Stanford Band on admit.stanford.edu check it out.</p>
<p>End Rant.</p>
<p>I wouldn't mind getting rejected. I don't believe in dream schools because it's not the university that improves your life - college life is what you make of it, isn't it? I'm sure I'll be just as happy at other colleges than I might have been at Stanford. Who knows, I could have been absolutely miserable at the Farm.</p>
<p>And best of all, a "Stanford Reject" shirt would be cool. Unless there are Stanford acceptees in your class ;)</p>
<p>wow nkay....that's such a great way to think! thanks</p>
<p>Glad I helped :D</p>
<p>cellogirl,
I know just what you mean about not feeling it was enough. But you have to remind yourself that some kids are "perfect" on paper (ultra high SAT's, perfect GPA's, perfect essays and interesing "hooks"), and they do not get in. I know of one guy in my class that applied EA, and fit this profile (and was a legacy!) and he did not get in. With schools like these, it is ALWAYS a gamble. </p>
<p>That said, I can't tell you how nervous I am. But I also know that I do not say to myself, "AHHH, if only I had......". </p>
<p>I never tried to fit a profile for any college. I went through high school doing the best work I could, and participated in activities that brought me pleasure, not activities that I thought would look good on paper. So now that high school is almost over, I can look back on these past 4 years and say that I really enjoyed them to the fullest, not just used them to boost my college applications.</p>
<p>I PRAY that I get into Stanford, but I also applied to other great colleges where I am sure I would be happy. So if Stanford does not happen (which in all likelihood it won't for me:) )I will thrive wherever I end up. You just cannot define yourself by the college you go to for 4 years. It will be over just as quickly as high school, and we move on. </p>
<p>Don't mean to get philosophical here.....I just cannot believe that we are down to the last week of waiting. It will be good to know, and know what direction we are going after all these months of uncertainty.</p>
<p>^ great way to look at life....if your essays and short answers show your true self, you are most likely in !!</p>
<p>"decisions are going out in a week to 10 days" <--- someone at the admissions office said</p>
<p>10 days! Booooo! </p>
<p>Did you call smiliekat?</p>
<p>Someone else said they mail on the 29th</p>
<p>ya i called....i guess they mean that we'll get it within 10 days =)</p>
<p>ya i called....i guess they mean that we'll get it within 10 days =)</p>
<p>We'll get it within 10 days! Yeaaah!!!</p>
<p>Thank you for calling!</p>
<p>The anticipation! Man, this wait has taken a couple years off my lifespan (being a guy took off a few years already...hahaha :rolleyes: )</p>
<p>How hard is it to get in Stanford EA? I've noticed the acceptance percentage for RD applicants (about 10%) is higher than that of HYP RD. So what are the chances for the average person who's top 5 in class, ~1500, ~750 SAT II average? Is it easier than getting in EA? Or does it become exceptionally hard (as in they only take HYM early admits)?</p>
<p>carolinequips: Supposedly, it should be about the same applying RD or SCEA at Stanford. They accept about 20% early, and 13% overall (including RD), so clearly the average early applicant has better chances than the average regular applicant. But early applicants generally are better, so a given applicant should have equal chances applying either way. I'm not quite sure if that was what you were asking though...</p>
<p>Turtle: That's not absolute. Stanford rejects it's EA applicants (about 50% I think--I stand to be corrected) and this rejection is for good.</p>
<p>Not to mention that the EA pool is incredibly stronger than RD pool; thus, your chances may be hurt if you're a weaker applicant than the "usual" EA pool.</p>
<p>You're absolutely right, I'm just simplifying things, because a lot of people think that 20% acceptance compared to 10% acceptance means you have twice the chance of getting in early.</p>
<p>why is the EA pool so much better than RD?</p>
<p>because it self selects, only the most qualified people from my school applied to stanford ea</p>
<p>EA pool is so much stronger than RD because most EA pool students have incredible stats. They're amazingly high because they all want to go to Stanford as their first choice (usually); thus, the best of the best apply EA and hence the pool strength.</p>
<p>I guess I wondered if, since many of the people who were applying to HYMC early (and got accepted) are applying to Stanford now, that made getting in harder than it did getting in EA. However, since it's commonly known that the SCEA pool for schools is stronger overall, I also theorize that Stanford might take weaker applicants regular round. I understand the "equal chances" theory - but I'm just curious if anyone knows the data (sat scores) of regular admits vs. early admits - which admit pool is stronger in the respects we can measure?</p>