<p>Found out they were playing a prank. Definitely got pranked! :))
Anyways, good luck everyone! </p>
<p>Hey, super important question here. I was reading somewhere, I think Stanford’s website, that 80% of the people who apply to Stanford are qualified to handle the work. I’m pretty confident that not all these ppl are 4.0 2300+ people. So the 5% of people who get in, is it because they had better grades than 75% of the people who are also able to handle the courseload, or is it that grades, at the point which you are able to handle the courseload, make little difference and essays and extra curriculars become much more important?</p>
<p>@medadvice from what I know it mostly comes down to essays and extracurriculars. Grades and test scores are definitely a factor but essays are a huge part</p>
<p>@medadvice from what I know it mostly comes down to essays and ECs because as you said almost all the applicants are qualified in terms of grades and test scores</p>
<p>Is CC incredibly slow for anyone else? I’m guessing it’s from increased activity since Harvard and some other colleges released decisions a few hours ago.</p>
<p>@kmizzle yes! and frustrating because i feel like this is when i most want to be on haha…nothing like commiserating with you all :)</p>
<p>Is there an official thread for Stanford SCEA 2019 decisions yet?</p>
<p>@eirbear786942 Yes. It is pinned so it is easy to find, but I’ve also included a link below. So far, the only decisions on there are Questbridge finalists (a scholarship program that directly matches finalists with top universities before EA decisions), so that’s why there are some decisions already posted there.</p>
<p><a href=“Stanford Class of 2019 REA Results Thread - Stanford University - College Confidential Forums”>Stanford Class of 2019 REA Results Thread - Stanford University - College Confidential Forums;
<p>@eirbear786942 Yes there is! Well for REA decisions anyway 
It should be on the front page of the Stanford University forum just below this thread!</p>
<p>Ok, thanks guys! :)</p>
<p>@hanjieun For art supplements, the arts/music departments evaluate your supplements and deliver a report to the admissions office. The admissions office does not evaluate recordings or resumes, only the final report the departments send them. This is what an admissions officer explained to me when visiting my school (I was turning in art and music supplements and asked her directly). I didn’t put in any resumes in the Common App either because there didn’t seem to be any place to put them.</p>
<p>@KMizzle Couldn’t they just bcc all the e-mails? It’s kind of like when you send party invitations and you program it somehow so invitations are sent simultaneously but there’s a different name on each invitation for each respective recipient. Still, if they are sending e-mails individually, then I applaud them for taking that time to make them personal and special for each applicant.</p>
<p>Less than 24 hours left! Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>@hanjieun For art supplements, the arts/music departments evaluate your supplements and deliver a report to the admissions office. The admissions office does not evaluate recordings or resumes, only the final report the departments send them. This is what an admissions officer explained to me when visiting my school (I was turning in art and music supplements and asked her directly). I didn’t put in any resumes in the Common App either because there didn’t seem to be any place to put them.</p>
<p>@KMizzle Couldn’t they just bcc all the e-mails? It’s kind of like when you send party invitations and you program it somehow so invitations are sent simultaneously but there’s a different name on each invitation for each respective recipient. Still, if they are sending e-mails individually, then I applaud them for taking that time to make them personal and special for each applicant.</p>
<p>Less than 24 hours left! Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>Wow, for the first time I actually felt nauseous thinking about Stanford decisions. I thought that I had trained myself not to get attached to a school, but clearly as the weeks turn into days turn into hours turn into 3 PM (6 PM for me), my training is proving itself useless. Whatever happens happens. Wishing us all luck. We’ll all end up somewhere great. </p>
<p>So it’s happening today.
I spent a great deal of time last year on CC mostly trying to compare my stats with applications that got admitted. I was discouraged, I felt like crap mostly. You are more that your scores and your GPA. </p>
<p>I wish you all the best in your college applications and decisions. It’s never that serious. PM me if you need help with anything.</p>
<p>Stanford Int’l Class of 2018. </p>
<p>I think I need a reality check</p>
<p>ya I am not going to be getting a lot of sleep in the next 24 hours… lol</p>
<p>Me too :))</p>
<p>@medadvice
I would guess that a good majority of applicants has 2200+ SATs and 3.8+ uw GPAs. But also I know for a fact that neither the two alone or together guarantees anything </p>
<p>There are some videos of a former Stanford admissions officer in which she evaluates some cases of students. I was pretty surprised by the types of details she decided to focus on. It seems that something very small but somewhat unique and consistent with your overall themes can go a long way.</p>
<p>Anyway… so today was pretty depressing. Everyone is getting rejection letters. I’m not sure I have any hope left, but I’m not too depressed. I’ve got a ton of other schools to apply to, and I’m sure (or I hope) things will work out in the end.</p>
<p>@digony “As you guys are preparing for the decision, keep in mind that REA is usually specifically designed for colleges to get dibs on athletes and other “special students,” like people who are extraordinary (like MAJOR MAJOR award winners or geniuses). Plus legacy.” </p>
<p>I can’t speak for all athletic programs at the school, but as a recruited athlete class of 2019 I can tell you a lot of us just get verbal commits and don’t get formally accepted until the RD pool.</p>
<p>Just want to say good luck to everyone out there 
No matter what happens tomorrow, we all are going to end up at amazing schools. Everything happens for a reason, and if Stanford doesn’t work out it is a sign from the universe. Good luck guys!</p>