@L%27arc~En~Ciel Do you mean that you told them three years ago with some prior application about your grade struggles?
I don’t think it would do harm, per se, but I don’t think that they will take it into account. At this point, they’re going through ~2,000 applications and likely won’t have time to throw e-mails into the mix. Anything that you feel that they should have known should be in your application.
Who else is impatiently and nervously waiting for their decision from Stanford? I check my portal everyday and get nervous every time i log in! I did this for another school and one day it surprised me as the admission decisions came in early and in my mind i’m like: “What if Stanford does the same?” Super excited though! I believe everything happens for a reason. So for all you Stanford Transfer applicants, just know if you get in, you get in, and if you don’t, you don’t. It is not the end of the world if rejected, there are plenty of other great universities out there :x
@incogneato Sorry, I meant three years ago I attended another college and did really bad. So, I told them the reason was due to the homesick I had. And that was the first time living apart from my parents.
Man…I told them about my passion through email and a video to show them what I am interested to do in the future. I also told them my name, birth date and colleges etc…
I was not aware of the ‘special slots’ for veterans. How do you know if you are up for one of those slots?
@namesdontmattr, you’ll be potentially up for the Veteran spot if you have been honorably discharged from any military service and are viewed as a Veteran (with Vet status) by the US government. That does not include ROTC and I think that Coast Guard doesn’t count. You need to be ex-Army, Navy, USAF or Marine. If you can go to a veterian’s hospital and get taken care of or have a veterans card, you’re most likely up for one of those slots. Your family members or loved ones being military or prior military does not count. You will also need to clarify in your application that you were ex military. If you didn’t, it’s too late at this point.
From there, your application is actually pulled by the Stanford Vet office into a special pool of people, and your chosen from there.
The number of slots put aside for transfers depend on how many students who applied “normally” (ie not as transfer) do not attend Stanford. That can be 0 - however many (an average of 20 a year or so). Typically there’s a % of those that are specifically set aside for Vets. It’s something like (like for a couple of years ago), there were 24 slots, and 7 were set aside specifically for vets. Stanford gets a massive tax break from the government for bringing on Vets, so it’s a very nice incentive for them to bring them on.
Got it, thanks @pinkcloudsonmars! I was in the Navy for 6 years, honorable discharge. I put it in my application and it’s in many of my essays/writing supplements. I didn’t know there was a separate pool for veterans; that actually gives me some more hope haha.
It has been said in the past, with some degree of truth, that Stanford is pretty much just looking for vets and community college kids in their transfers.
I respect them for making CC students and vets a priority. The system fails a lot of them.
I have been told by a professor at Stanford I have a pretty good shot at getting accepted but who knows.
@Jesus0512 that makes me feel better knowing that you’re coming from a 4 year university as well. Everyone continues to tell me that I have a smaller chance of getting in coming from a 4 year university (as if it wasn’t hard enough lol). I think that’s all bs because for schools like Stanford, it’s a reach for everyone whether they’re coming from a university or cc. For that reason, I feel like each applicant should be considered equally without priority given to someone from a cc over a university. My school is nowhere near as good as Stanford, and so for that reason, I feel like I shouldn’t be given last priority just cause I’m from a 4 year (however, for veterans, I think they should be given an upper hand). It’s not like I’m coming from an Ivy League or some other school that is already super prestigious… I applied to UCLA as well, and I am pretty bummed that I already am given last priority as it is because I’m from a 4 year university even though my GPA is right in line with what UCLA likes to see. I understand why CSU and less competitive UC’s would give cc students a priority, but for the super competitive ones like UCB and UCLA, I feel like everyone should be considered equally and individually. I applied to USC as well and I’m glad that they consider everyone equally. Whatever I guess we will see what happens. Good luck!
@cassidylynnn Don’t feel discouraged. Don’t listen to the people that bring you a negative feeling. (: Every applicant has something unique. In my case, I have strong ties to Silicon Valley and know some personnel recognized there. I had an extra recommendation letter from there. Good-luck!
I haven’t really been able to find this anywhere else, but I’m assuming that the portal never updates until decisions are released, right? There’s no update for being “under review”, etc?
@incogneato That’s what I’m thinking!
@lexluther96 Darn! Haha. I’m just so impatient!
@incogneato I know! I get excited when the portals update because I obsess loll. At a stalemate with Stanford 
Good luck everyone. I was accepted as a transfer to Stanford years ago, and it was a transformative experience to me.
@arbitrary99 How is the social situation for a transfer student? Was it easy for transfer students to make friends when you were there? Thanks for your input!
It was. As a transfer though you miss the bonding experience of the freshman year, so my closest friends were the students who were freshman at the time I was in the dorm. Having said, that, Stanford students are quite inclusive so it’s easy to make friends.
That makes sense
When will decisions be released?