Quadruple legacy definitely helps more than a single legacy, but I don’t think the acceptance rate proportionally grows with the number of legacies
The only day that really makes sense for the decision to come out is Dec 14 because it’s the second Friday of Dec, but I would definitely like to believe that people who called admissions heard Dec 7 at 4pm. It just doesn’t seem likely.
ok- I just called Stanford and they said they’d have the results out BY December 15th. They said they didn’t have a set date yet.
Rest in peace my patience
I’m pretty confident that it’ll come out on December 7th. It just seems so unlikely that the person who answered that it would be on the 7th misheard from the admissions team–I think they’re just saying it’ll be on the 15th to be safe in case they can’t. Assuming they start around the same time, I would imagine that they would try to follow a similar schedule as last year. My guess is that would allow them to be done by this Friday, as the calendar only shifted by 1. At the same time, I’m praying on the inside that it’ll come out on Friday… I don’t think I can wait another week.
I wish it would be 12/7, too. But by all means, I know it will be Dec 14, the second Friday of Dec.
That is Stanford’s tradition, just like its AdmitWeekend is always on the last weekend of April. It won’t be changed. We need to be patient, 10 more days to go.
@Flying2 you should post that your timeanddate calculator is just that ‘yours’ and not an official countdown (unless you happen to work in the admissions office ;-))
@Flying2 You say that with a lot of confidence. I guess we’ll just have to see who’s right 
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Alternatively, I’ll just delete the countdown clock at least until the decision date is officially announced. I’m confident that applicants to Stanford know how to tell time and read a calendar. 
that was funny
The last year that the first Friday of the month landed on December 7th was in 2012… and if you look back at the College Confidential site, the REA results came out on the 14th. I’m betting on the 14th…
Hi guys! Congrats to all you who applied for EA! I hope you get in I’m applying regular decision. Do you have to send all ACT scores or just your highest score? thanks!
I called today and the guy said they didn’t have a date yet. He sounded really annoyed, and just said they’d be released before “the end of December”, so I’m not sure he’s the most reliable. I hope it’s this Friday!
At this point, there’s no use bothering them about it. It’ll just frustrate them more. (Though I do hope it’s Friday…)
Ahh this is excruciating and especially distracting in the middle of exams
@hehexd111 "by the 15th" (not "on" the 15th) and as shown on a few of the previous posts that list the release dates for the past years, Stanford notification history shows a pattern over past 10+ years of the REA decision releases being made on the Friday BEFORE December 15th — even when Dec. 15th IS a Friday (e.g., 2017). Hence expected date of release for Dec. 2018 is Friday, Dec. 14th (not Dec. 7th) -- take a look below, especially at 2007 & 2012 which line up with this year's calendar days:
December 8, 2017 (Friday) - 12/15/17 was Fri.
December 9, 2016 (Friday) - 12/15/16 was Thurs.
December 11, 2015 (Friday) - 12/15/15 was Tues.
December 12, 2014 (Friday) - 12/15/14 was Mon.
December 13, 2013 (Friday) - 12/15/13 was Sun.
December 14, 2012 (Friday) - 12/15/12 was Sat.
December 9, 2011 (Friday) - 12/15/11 was Thurs.
December 10, 2010 (Friday) - 12/15/10 was Wed.
December 9, 2009 (Wednesday) - 12/15/09 was Tues.
December 12, 2008 (Friday) - 12/15/08 was Mon.
December 14, 2007 (Friday) - 12/15/07 was Sat.
I really shouldn’t be commenting on this thread when it’s 23:38 my time, and I thought I’ve let go of Stanford… oh well, guess I haven’t then. I honestly expect a rejection, ‘cause my profile just doesn’t seem as beautiful as Stanford students’ profiles should XP and there’re like a million excellent students competing in my school. Some of them whom I know is, I think, outstanding among applicants.
I really hope it’s Dec 7th, but yeah Dec 14th makes much more sense. Just selfishly want that decision to push me into working on my RD essays, I should be focusing on them right now.
Anyways, Good luck everyone!! Hope that y’all would get in 
@xafl134 Thank you I am crying when I saw this comment wow that was encouraging
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Since everyone is whippin’ out data/facts from the past… does anyone know how many days prior Stanford generally announces when the REA decisions will be out? I figured it would be more than three days before, if so it’d be pretty clear its next friday then. Correct?