@ChemFire085 HW. Lots and lots of hw.
@Elrathia Yup same here. Just wanted to make sure we’re all in the same boat of trudging through time 
awww @nangkhieu that was the cutest video ever! I may have cried a little everyone was so happy
There are a few people freaking out a little bit. Understandable! But relax. You are all rockstars just by virtue of being in a position to apply to Stanford. So you don’t deserve to be let down and a denial will not be an assessment of your worth. You have given yourself the opportunity to have a great life, and the odds are that you will. I think a good strategy to get through the next week is to assume a ‘no’ from Stanford, and picture yourself thriving at another school.
To help put you in to that ‘no’ frame of mind, consider that It seems that admit decisions are far from random:
Stanford admissions has ‘institutional priorities’ that they must fill. There are a total of 900 varsity athletes overall at Stanford. Assume that a quarter of those drop off annually as each class graduates, so that’s about 225 of the 1700 spots for freshmen that go to both recruited athletes and ‘preferred walk-on’s’ (athletes that aren’t good enough to get recruited for the 300 scholarships per year but are highly desired by coaches who I believe are allowed to ‘tag’ applications that are acceptable to Admissions in order to fill out their roster and win championships, bringing in revenue and prestige). I don’t know how many musicians or fine arts spots there are, or other areas of specialty required in a class.
Stanford gives high priority to legacies, that is students who had one or both parents attend Stanford. I’ve seen estimates that put that number at 25% of the admits, another 400 spots out of 1700. Students with parents who have donated to the school (I’ve seen $500k as an unwritten estimate) also have a high chance of getting in, as do students who have a celebrity parent, but those numbers will be low.
Stanford talks about geographic diversity in their press releases. They want representation from all states and typically 80-90 countries, and they have organized their admit officers by region who have to whittle down their candidates to an acceptable number (but not a hard quota–they can argue for more if the students have given them good reason to believe in them). They also talk a lot about cultural diversity and pay close attention to race/background. At the end of the day, Stanford sweats these numbers.
So if you add up these institutional priorities, it’s likely close to half of all available freshman spots in the Class of 2020 are already accounted for.
Another thing for those of you with the ‘chance me’s’ worried about your stats, look at the applicant profile for 2015. Hundreds of admits had SAT scores lower than 700. Tens of thousands get rejected with 2200 plus. It just doesn’t come down to a few 'B’s or a 650 SAT, it is your overall application and what is unique about you. Stanford isn’t looking for perfect students, they are looking for their idea of a perfect student body composed of elements from all directions in life. I think they like the minority student from Nebraska who has written a beautiful essay about overcoming bigotry to succeed in a small farming town. I don’t think they like the caucasian prep school class valedictorian from Chicago with a 2400 SAT and perfect GPA who has been the president of 5 clubs and faced no adversity in life–you’ll have to settle for Harvard or the Ivies, not a bad consolation prize.
One piece of good news is, the right thing to do is applying REA because it accounts for more admits than Stanford says and admissions officers have more time to think through your app. Stanford may make 750 offers at 3pm this Friday, but there will also be about 600 deferrals, and of those deferrals some estimate that about 25% will get in. So really, REA fills 900 of 1700 spots, much better odds than regular decision.
Everything in life happens for a reason. Be proud of what you’ve accomplished and don’t shed a single tear if the Farm doesn’t have a place for you. There’s always grad school!
does it drive anyone else insane knowing that by this point in time Stanford is likely wrapping up the last few applicants, meaning they’ve probably determined your fate
and you don’t know what it is 
@Perspective2020 very well written. Thank you
@itsmyusername Ikr. I was so moved and happy for them while watching the video.
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You’re welcome
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@hellolol Win or lose, Troye Sivan will get me through this Friday 8->
Hi, I just wanted to ask about when the decisions will be released by email. They say its the 15th but last year it was the 12th which was a friday, so is it safe to assume that this year it will also be on friday the 11th? Do they send emails over the weekends?
In all likelihood you’ll come home after a nerve-wracking day at school next friday and you’ll run to your computer (god forbid you find out on your phone) and see the new e-mail. (Fri, 3pm if they keep the pattern they’ve been doing.)
3 pm PST?
yep!
@JosPants Troye Sivan and Connor Franta could get me through pretty much anything in life.
I’ve been listening to Blue Neighbourhood Deluxe Edition on repeat obsessively to cope. :x
3PM PST… it’ll be 1PM my time :(( looks like I’ll be staring at the unopened email while trying to get through my last classes.
@hellolol Me and some friends bought tickets to one of his concerts in February and we all got a free copy . Needless to say, my recently played has not one song that isn’t on Blue Neighborhood. ^:)^
@JosPants OHHHHH. I live in India so no scope. I’m dependent on Apple Music. :((
HI
Can anyone please tell me the date and time around which I should anticipate the REA results?
Although Stanford’s website states the decisions should be out by 15 Dec, I just wanted to know if anyone had any clue about a much more precise date.
Thank you
Hey guys? I was just wondering how much legacy actually helps at Stanford. Both of my parents went there and I do have very good grades, essays and test scores, so does that give me a leg up? (I am applying RD though, so does that eliminate my benefit?)