<p>I've heard that applying early action to Stanford can sometimes hurt the chances of admission for people. However, would it be advantageous for a legacy candidate like myself? (I also have a secondary legacy from an uncle). </p>
<p>Basic stats: 2280 SAT
4.0 GPA Unweighted
Valedictorian</p>
<p>Oh! And my SAT IIs are…
US History: 730
Spanish: 720</p>
<p>Bump this thread</p>
<p>Okay so from the stats you have here you are already a highly competitive candidate for Stanford and i think a legacy will add greatly to your chances. So i know that the acceptance rates for Early Action in most colleges are much higher than their Regular application and i don’t think there is much difference with stanford. The things is that if a person is deferred in early action i heard that most times when they are placed last on the “list” for regular. I don’t know how true it is, but it makes sense…kind of. But i really think you should apply Early, it is more advantageous and with your GPA, SAT’s, and Legacy i think you have a solid chance/ </p>
<p>Good Luck! (:</p>
<p>Here btw is a site for the acceptance stats</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.theivycoach.com/2015-ivy-league-admissions-statistics.html[/url]”>http://www.theivycoach.com/2015-ivy-league-admissions-statistics.html</a></p>
<p>It is rumored that it is harder to get into Stanford early action because the applicant pool is more talented than regular decision. However, the fact of the matter is the EA acceptance rate is slightly higher. It is also accepted that legacies should apply EA for it to come into affect. So if Stanford is your top school (im assuming it is) i suggest going EA it will definitely be better than RD</p>
<p>First of all, Thanks for replying to my post! :)</p>
<p>Secondly, my answer is pretty similar to everyone else’s. Yes, a higher percentage of the early action applicants are accepted. However, the early action applicants typically have better stats than the general applicants. So I wouldn’t know if early action is better than regular decision. </p>
<p>Personally, I don’t think legacy will make a big impact. I might help a bit but not much. But your stats are really impressive and you have a pretty high chance of getting in.</p>
<p>I do know that Stanford is inconsistent in accepting applicants. In my school, someone was accepted just because she got 2400 on the SATs and her other stats were pretty regular. My friend was also accepted and she said that the personal statement is really important but personally I think she was accepted because she was a semi-finalist in the Intel Science Competition.</p>
<p>If you have any other questions about Stanford, I can ask my friend for you. Good Luck!</p>
<p>I am told that your essays had better shout “quirky!!!” Plain Jane doesn’t get into Stanford. Legacy at SCEA Stanford, with not much else, will just get you deferred and rejected in March.</p>
<p>A legacy is almost worthless unless wealthy enough to be board of trustees material.</p>
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<p>This question just keeps popping up - here’s the answer I’ve given to others:</p>
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<p>As the director of admissions says, from a Daily article (emphasis mine):</p>
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<p>[Restrictive</a> early action application numbers rise 7 percent | Stanford Daily](<a href=“http://www.stanforddaily.com/2010/11/11/restrictive-early-action-application-numbers-rise-7-percent/]Restrictive”>http://www.stanforddaily.com/2010/11/11/restrictive-early-action-application-numbers-rise-7-percent/)</p>
<p>As for legacy status, in general it makes a very small impact if any at all. The acceptance rate for legacies is apparently around twice that of the general acceptance rate. That’s not so much because of preference, but rather because legacy students on average tend to be the most qualified, as they’re more well-off than most applicants. It’s a fact that the higher your income, the more likely you are to be qualified for college - SAT scores are highly correlated with income, as well as non-quantifiable factors. Students who come from the higher income brackets tend to have the money for tutors, SAT prep classes, music lessons, service trips to other countries, summer programs, college counselors, etc. Not to mention that they tend to be able to go to better schools (either private ones or public schools in strong districts) with lots of advanced classes, extracurricular activities of every kind, and so on. That’s why legacy students at top colleges get in at much higher rates - not so much because of explicit preference (there’s little of it), but because they’re naturally the most qualified students out there, having come from well-educated parents with higher incomes who push their children to go to college.</p>
<p>So if Stanford is your first choice, then you should apply REA. Simple as that.</p>
<p>Applied REA and accepted! Thank you all for advice!</p>
<p>I am a parent of a Stanford applicant who is awaiting decision on application (not REA). I received a letter (as a parent-legacy). Does this mean anything?</p>
<p>Friend’s parents got that letter last year (she was REA) and she was rejected. Eventually went to Brown. It would be interesting if current Stanford students’ parents received this letter, or did it only go out as a salve to those whose children will be rejected.</p>
<p>^ as kellybk suggested, the letter means little to nothing. I remember threads from past parents who received just this letter: the most information gained from this letter includes the acceptance rate for legacy students, which is about 2x the overall admit rate. Other than that, this letter means little in Stanford admissions.</p>
<p>Just to quell anxiety, I’m pretty sure every alumni parent receives the letter if their child applies. My mom did, and I was accepted</p>