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Yeah, but just think: of those 6,000 Early applicants over 700 will be accepted.
You have a chance. Don’t lose hope.</p>
<p>gtlane: Unfortunately, I’m in the regular decision pool. Unless you mean to say that 6,000 off the top will be wiped off with SCEA? Still…such daunting numbers. My application is due Dec 1 because of the art supplement…getting so stressed trying to finish everything up!</p>
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<p>I doubt there will be noticeable changes, if any. I could be wrong, but I think that in general it is the DEAN (vs. the director) of admissions who defines admissions policy and philosophy. </p>
<p>Hopefully, this reassurance that the admissions process will remain stable (despite the change in personnel) will help alleviate some of your anxieties.</p>
<p>You have a 50mm f/1.4?! Soo jealous ): I just read on NikonRumors that Nikon just filed a patent for a 50mm f/1.2G…</p>
<p>Man, a 1.2 sounds just beautiful! Although, I’m perfectly happy with 1.4, it’s quite hard to focus with but I’ve gotten the hang of it. DREAM LENS: 24-70mm f2.8</p>
<p>I think I’m in this primes phase since I only use my 50mm and 85mm now… but the downside is that I have to think things out beforehand and pick 1 lens to use for each time I’m out since I don’t usually carry around a camera bag.</p>
<p>Same, I love primes but if I were to get a zoom it’d be 24-70. I don’t like fussing with changing lenses whenever I shoot, so I do the same and just photograph with one lens for each shoot.</p>
<p>Just sent my art supp at the post office…now must quickly finish polishing the essay and writing the supplements before Dec 1 (insert teeth chattering)</p>
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<p>Is this required, or just something you recommend?</p>
<p>Good luck youthtography! I wish we could find out all our college acceptance before April1st (such a long wait…) But I’ve got a good 1st draft for the roomie supplement. It was a fun write!</p>
<p>Thanks so much, FrenchSilkPie! Me too, I really wish this whole process would be over BY Jan so I could spend the rest of my senior year without worrying where I’ll end up!</p>
<p>Yeah same! Hahah can’t college acceptances be due in November? And early decision in October? Then all acceptances Jan/Feb! hahaha. I don’t want to get excited with a lot of my reach schools…the chance to get accepted seems so slim and unpredictable. they could do anything!</p>
<p>I almost feel as if every applicant to Stanford has a long shot. Once you get to a threshold, it seems almost arbitrary.</p>
<p>And so, don’t fret, we’re all in the same boat. xP</p>
<p>I really hope/pray/wish/beatmybreast that this decision pans out so that I’ll be a free senior come New Years.</p>
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<p>It’s just something I recommend. But personally, I feel like taking the SAT II or the AP in the language of interest is a way of showing interest/aptitude for the subject.</p>
<p>Hey, I’m new to this but I’d like to add my own two cents. Schools like Stanford could obviously fill up an entire class with students with perfect scores and grades. I guarantee that most of these people with perfect scores don’t have the personality to boot. That’s why I think essays and recommendations are just as important as grades and test scores. If written in a persuasive way, essays can compensate for “average” scores/grades. You don’t even have to sound brilliant in your essays, you just have to demonstrate something that is extremely personal to you and how it has affected you/shaped you etc etc. I go to a prep school in the Bay Area (SanFran area) and a Stanford admissions rep came in to talk to us. He said that they want to see how you have done something that affected the community in a positive way. This could be anything that you didn’t just do for yourself, but for those around you. If you have capitalized on this, then I’d say you have a much better chance of gaining admission than do applicants with perfect scores but nothing with which to back them up. Stats-wise, I’d say I’m in the same boat as the rest of y’all, but what my essays and recommendations/EC activities basically say is that I am unique and qualified in different ways. </p>
<p>To be honest, if any school you apply to doesn’t accept you, it’s their loss. I guarantee that you are all deserving of any school, they just can’t really see that by simply reviewing your applications for 5-10 minutes. It takes a lot longer than that to see who a person really is.</p>
<p>I agree. You guys shouldn’t get all hung up on stats and everything, but it’s still awesome that you’re still applying that’s like the first step, taking the chance. </p>
<p>I feel like I’m not amazing stats wise, but that’s not what matters, because I got accepted to Stanford through Questbridge (found out yesterday! hehehehehhe). But I’m just jumping on this and trying to encourage people, because HECK, if I could do it you guys definately have a shot too. </p>
<p>I think if you’re going to work hard on something it should be your personal statements. Like, before I just got all caught up with how I could make myself sound “unique” and everything but for the main common app essay I just ended up sitting down and writing about something really personal to me, haha I was even crying while I was writing it, haha. </p>
<p>Yeah, just have fun with it too, especially the stanford supplementary essays, I had a blast doing the roommate letter haha.</p>
<p>I have definition mediocre stats. Applying to Stanford is a blindfolded jump. Into a pit. Of sharks. While bleeding profusely.</p>
<p>I am so scared :/</p>
<p>Congrats, msalexyk! </p>
<p>amrita464, i jumped off the same boat as you.
i don’t have great chances to Stanford, but i’ll try not to spend much time worrying about it.
i guess if i don’t, i was probably going to go to my safety school IU anyway for financial reasons.</p>
<p>@amrita464 where’s the like button on cc? lol!!</p>
<p>Congrats msalexyk! I wish I knew what it took to get into Stanford (and similarly difficult schools to get into) when I was a freshman. I didn’t even know that SAT IIs existed until the end of sophomore year when ONE other person in my class knew about them and was taking one. </p>
<p>I definitely don’t have Stanford-stats, but it doesn’t hurt to apply.</p>