We submitted the FAFSA several weeks ago and then yesterday we submitted the CSS. I had my son call and ask about the IDOC business.The IDOC is just scanning the documents for the CSS and we have to wait for an email to do that. The lady in the FA office at Stanford told him that would not hold up his application or change the amount of FA he would get however it might hold up the FA letter. Does that make any sense?
When did everyone say we should know about acceptance into Stanford? I think my son is a long shot however if you don’t apply then you will never know. Good luck to everyone.
@woakley5 …you are correct the FA stuff is not anywhere in the portal. I am not for sure how people are supposed to know what needs to be filled out. I read somewhere that College Board was supposed to send us an email because we sent the SAT scores to Stanford…well…that did NOT happen!! Both my son and I went though our emails from CB and nothing about needing to fill out the CSS or the IDOC. Not happy about that at all!!
@Tgirlfriend From what I’ve read is that Stanford usually releases decisions for REA on the second Friday of December, which is the 9th. We can’t really be sure about that, but the decisions will be released by the 15th for sure.
@vasodys …thank you for the information. I will pass along to my son. Like I said he is a long shot because he doesn’t have a “hook” to get in but if you don’t try then you will always wonder…what if? Stanford is he only reach school.
@Tgirlfriend Stanford is a reach school for everyone xD You have to apply though if you want to go there, even if you don’t think you have what it takes to get in
I sent my AP scores to Stanford twice (& the order status says processed on both), but the scores haven’t appeared on my application page. Are the scores supposed to appear?
@ingramkobe If it has been processed by CollegeBoard then you have to wait for the Stanford office to process them. (Can show up in 24 hours or a week, who knows.) Although I would not worry, official AP exam score reports are not crucial for admission at all as they are primarily used for determining college credit later on. That’s assuming you have already self reported your scores on the Common App.
@ingramkobe I’m pretty sure thats an optional part of the application and iirc they don’t show confirmation of those materials on the application portal.
You are supposed to self-report AP scores. You only send them to a college after you matriculate. When you send them they typically go to the registrar’s office and not the office of Admissions so they won’t see your official scores and they won’t show up anywhere on your application page as you are expecting.
It states on the Stanford application status page that “We do not track the submission of materials beyond those listed on the chart below.” So, AP scores aren’t tracked on the website, but have been received by Stanford.
I applied REA and submitted my scores a couple of weeks ago, My SAT scores took around a week but my ACT scores came only three days ago, is there a chance that they would have read through my app without the act scores (which are alot better than the sat scores)? I didn’t report on the common app per the advice of my college counselor. Hopefully this doesn’t adversely affect me
Since sending SAT Subject test scores is optional, did anyone mark on the common app that they would be taking a Subject Test and then end up not sending it Stanford? I applied REA and I marked that I would be taking Math 1, but I chose not to send it in the end. Do you think they’ll find this suspicious?
Today I received a booklet from the Stanford admissions office just talking about the school and some of the programs offered, did anyone else receive one? I’m trying to just take it at face value as another piece of advertising but I can’t help but wonder, is it a good sign?
@Harvardgirl21
I think everyone is getting way too worked up, I doubt they have time among a nearly 8,000 person applicant pool to be suspicious. I doubt it will weight heavily into your admissions decision, but who knows.
