<p>It’s all good. I’m just a bit uptight about the topic. =)</p>
<p>hmmm… I didn’t get one of those e-mails even though I tried logging in. I doubt they’d contact me, as I have no chance of getting in at the moment. I read somewhere that Stanford was steeped in legacies and such… My essays pretty much enforced the idea that I was against legacies and burdensome traditions, because it limits creativity… You know Stanford being a school all for “creativity” made me think it’d be a great place to go to express my ideas on physics and mathematics… as it goes with any other school; test scores, what your parents and grandparents have done, and how well you maintain tradition is at the forefront of any university with a long history of excellence. Oh, well I guess I’ll just end up staying where I’m at working on research with my advisor in Special Relativity. Violations of Lorentz Symmetry here I come!!</p>
<p>Who’d like to quote me on this:
Chances at Stanford is like the probability of ten billion monkeys randomly typing a 36 character keypad in order to get Hamlet properly written… in the same time span as the existence of the universe.</p>
<p>Do you guys think Mr. Shaw is mad at us?</p>
<p>I think at most, they could be annoyed at the apparent impatience. They are very busy, and are doing the best that they can, which we should know and respect, so maybe it could offend them a tad.</p>
<p>Re: Liontreelion
Yea, I agree with mlt555. BTW I’ve been following this thread, but this is my first time posting. 
It seems, at least, that they cared enough to give you a chance to explain yourself, which means you probably got in. If you were not getting in, I doubt they would waste time asking you for a letter of explanation, you know? I’d take it as a good sign.</p>
<p>To Liontreelion and all the others who checked,</p>
<p>While I’m completely on the same boat as you and I’m soooooo curious to find out if I got into Stanford, I think its clear you all should not have checked. Sure, you didn’t know, but it really does go against Stanford’s Fundamental Standard and, as lame as it would sound to read that, I think any student who plans to attend Stanford should at least know what they stand for.</p>
<p>While you all can claim you did not know, I think it’s pretty clear that the University did not want anyone to do that. Otherwise, they would have just told us their decisions before. You know?</p>
<p>Again, I really don’t mean to bash on you guys because I know it’s really tempting to check, but really it’s a disrespect to the University to do so. Why they sent Liontreelion the letter? They most probably are monitoring this thread which Liontreelion started? If they were asking for an apology and giving a second chance, they would have sent it to everyone who tried and got to the third page. Right?</p>
<p>Nonetheless, I think Stanford will understand that this is an honest mistake which a lot of students make and will not change their decisions. Good luck to you all!</p>
<p>All my life, my parents have sacrificed everything for me to get the best education. I have battled being homeless to being sexually molested to get to where I am today. I hope with all my heart Stanford will see past my mistake and not revoke my application (I don’t even know if I am accepted or not). I don’t know what else to do but hope. I am exhausted from crying…</p>
<p>Woosah. Breath in and out guys. I’m not particularly religious or anything, but I’m trying to have faith in the fact that all we be well in the end. Just keeping telling yourself that you did the best you could (I need to take my own advice because I’m on the brink of a nervous breakdown right now). You will end up where you want to be if you stay committed to your goals.</p>
<p>Here’s a tidbit: Steven Spielberg got rejected from the college of his dreams. Apparently he didn’t demonstrate enough creativity or skill… :)</p>
<p>Moral of the story: Even if we don’t make it, we can all still make something of ourselves.</p>
<p>Ehe, I believe Mr. Shaw, Mr. Abbott, and the Admissions Committee will have mercy on us. I’m so heartbroken, but I’m trying to have faith. If we do get accepted, I’ll treat you all to Red Mango :)</p>
<p>Wow, that’s really rough, Ehe! Best of luck to you. I’ve gone through a lot as well, although not as much as you have. I consider myself to have succeeded on having made it into Cal, UCLA, and UCSD, and hopefully wherever you go you will feel that sense of achievement. :)</p>
<p>Thank you all for your kind words and support. I really hope Stanford will look past this and see that we are good people and are beneficial to Stanford and society.</p>
<p>Yes. What other schools did you apply to, lion?</p>
<p>Stanford is the only school I applied to. It’s my real love :)</p>
<p>Ah. I can understand the stress! Best of luck!</p>
<p>Thank you, missyujin. Same to you. I’m trying my best to be patient, but I’m just so stressed I seriously can’t think about anything else. I force myself over and over to do homework, but I just can’t focus.</p>
<p>Which college are you at, currently?
For me, I couldn’t wait to get out of my community college…it’s my third year here. I’m still young, though.</p>
<p>I’m at Northwestern.</p>
<p>That’s a really good school!!!
But I do understand the passion for Stanford. I hope you get in!</p>
<p>I hope we both get in </p>
<p>I’m so hungry right now…will get something to eat.</p>
<p><em>burps</em> I just ate.
It was good.
:D</p>