<p>South Carolina residents don’t get interviews… I really wanted one</p>
<p>That actually sounds really unorthodox and interesting! @OrangeLand </p>
<p>I think you’re right, it’s more likely that an interview would affect you negatively than positively (interview not matching up with what’s in your app, etc.), but you never know, it could make some difference. Kind of like my guidance counselor, my interviewer is from this area and wanted to really pull to try and get someone in from our area because he had never interviewed anyone that had gotten in. Who knows, I guess I’ll find out how much of a difference it made here in a couple days</p>
<p>Stanford ranks interview as “considered,” which is third tier right next to irrelevant
So no interview no problem i guess for anyone who couldnt get one</p>
<p>mental breakdown… can I cry yet? 
I get like 50 people asking me every day… ugh stupid expectations.</p>
<p>Exactly, they’re really focused more on the interviewer answering your questions and confirming things you talked about in your app. It’s also a way to make contact with applicants in non-urban areas @drp888 </p>
<p>It was super casual at a starbucks and he ended up asking only a few questions because we just kept talking O:-)
We went for over an hour</p>
<p>Tbh i I don’t get in I’m gonna play mega millions and just hope I don’t need college</p>
<p>@drp888 haha “right next to irrelevant.”</p>
<p>@tankfrank13 My interview definitely stood out because of the bad circumstances but that’s not necessarily a good or a bad thing. Plus I think getting interviewed depends on whether a Stanford alumni is in the area, so if there isn’t one then anyone applying from that area will not have a chance to get interviewed. It’s not fair for Stanford to place a huge emphasis on the interview, but it may make a difference! We’ll see :D</p>
<h1>thedream @drp888</h1>
<p>It seems to me that most of the students who apply to Stanford have pretty much similarly high stats (high scores, gpa, sports, music, some kind of awards, etc). And after that “threshold” level, it’s the little things that count like your essay, recommendations, interview, etc.</p>
<p>@digony exactly. I’m hoping my essays pull me through, as act and Gpa just go along with their usual admitted numbers. I’m not a writing person, but those were the best essays I’ve ever written, so hopefully they’ll work well for me!</p>
<p>@tyrion14 that’s a long Christmas break! We get out on the 19th, so I’ll have to deal with people for a week with the decision :-S </p>
<p>So I know that when they send out decisions, that they’ll send stuff via email and mail-- but what email are they sending it to? Is it the one you supplied on the common app?</p>
<p>Sorry if this is a ridiculous question; it’s gotten to the point where I’m so freaked out that I’m starting to get a tad delusional… I’ll probably refresh email every three seconds when decisions come out, so I want to be sure that I’m even checking the right email when that time comes XD</p>
<p>@Jesters Yes, I’m sure it is through your common app. Also, it should be the email they sent the confirmation email to! My goodness don’t worry, I’m nervous out of my mind too! It seems like the nerves get worse as it gets closer. I might go crazy on release day!</p>
<p>Tbh, I just want to know the decision and accept it at this point 
The wait is too nerve-wracking</p>
<p>@Jennc9 Ah, good-- thank you very much, haha. I don’t even know anymore-- I have like five different emails and the nerves were starting to get to me so I suddenly panicked X_X </p>
<p>And haha, I know what you mean. I was actually fine up until last week, when I suddenly realized just how close it was. I’ll be pleasantly surprised if I’m not a total loon by the end of this</p>
<p>why is everyone talking so much about athletes. suddenly started thinking that you have to be a athlete to get in. what will happen to all of us who are not into sports? wasnt stanford supposed to be a academic institute. now why all this talk about athletes when decisions are so close… really worried</p>
<p>sorry! i meant to respond to another stanford thread where they are discussing about people getting admitted with low gpa</p>
<p>@windoo1
The vast majority of admits are not athletic recruits. Being good at a sport helps because it shows dedication and maybe a coach might push for your admission as a walk on, but in general athletics is just another extracurricular. Stanford is really no different from any of its peers in that way.</p>
<p>ryanryanryan i also read somewhere on one of the stanford threads that 15% of stanford admits are athletes. is that true? i think thats a very big % isint it? especially if stanford admits them only on the basis of their athletic abilities. wonder what mit does</p>
<p>@windoo1. Don’t worry. Both our kids got into Stanford without anything to do with sports (as a matter of fact they could care less about sports)…one REA and one regular. 85% (the vast vast majority) get in without sports as a recruiting tool…one attends Stanford’s rival in the northeast that have similar statistics to recruiting athletes…</p>
<p>…just worry about your own “particular” pointed non-athletic extracurricular activity that you excel in…</p>