N of 1 or 2… sure there are lots of them… as a whole FBS football recruits rank demonstrably higher than non- FBS recruits
You make a sweeping, false and derogatory generalization; it’s refuted with an obvious example; you double down with an incoherent response. Not sure what to say at this point, except that we’ve seen this from you many times before. Maybe you should have your parents proofread what you write before you post it.
@DeepBlue86 - I disagree with you on one thing. I don’t think sbballer is a “fake.” I think sbballer is most likely either a current or former S(tanford) B(asket) Baller who is responsible for having steeply brought down the average Stanford SAT score. Feeling extremely inadequate and with low self-esteem, ALL he or she does on this forum is one thing and the only thing: glorification of Stanford. It doesn’t matter whether, by continuing to behave in that manner, he/she’s ultimately doing disservice to the great institution that is Stanford, as any intelligent person can clearly see. The reason why he/she can’t stop is all psychological. A typical profile of someone like this is that he/she’s been rejected by the Ivy schools because, in spite of being an outstanding athlete, no Ivy schools would accept someone with very low academic records. Most likely the greatest thing and the only greatest thing that has ever happen in that person’s life was being accepted by Stanford. IMO, this explains the person’s behavior and likewise, with all others who exhibit the psychological phenomenon that’s within the similar profile as sbballer. If you go to HYP forums, you don’t find this embarrassing phenomenon. Only in this forum you’d find this massive obsession with Stanford #1, with PRESTIGE #1. If you know you’re that great, then you don’t need to try to prove the point in such obsessive and religious manner. I don’t get that sense when I visit the HYP forums. You don’t find someone acting in such manner to reveal a profound lack of self-esteem and inadequacy. I cringe whenever I see such posts.
lols… Stanford football can beat Notre Dame and USC on any given Sunday. nuff said
I believe he/she wishes they were a Stanford basketball player, but I think actually they’re a high school fanboy/girl or some sort of adult obsessive. I’ve repeatedly invited them to prove me wrong - so far, crickets.
A real Stanford basketball player wouldn’t have the time to post the quantity of nonsense this person pumps out; more importantly, they wouldn’t feel the need to. It’s a huge achievement to go to Stanford and play on the Stanford basketball team, and I doubt any of its members has the kind of corrosive insecurity we see here.
And I agree - you generally don’t see this kind of combative rudeness and one-upmanship on the HYP forums. The vast majority comes from a small number of bad apples, and this person is the poster child for it (emphasis on “child”).
If someone who works in the Stanford administration or admissions office is reading this, I suggest you check out some of @sbballer’s posts and intervene. PM them, ask them to prove who they say they are (and they have claimed to be a student on at least one other thread). If they won’t do it, report them and get them banned; they’re bringing the school into disrepute.
Well, whatever it is, it sure is an interesting phenomenon!
lols… when you can’t handle the trash talking… it’s always default mode:)
Trash-talking isn’t what people come here for; with luck, the trash will soon be taken out, Fake Stanford Student @sbballer.
Just incredible…
BTW, college football is generally played on Saturday’s, so not “on any given Sunday.”
lols true… easily triggered snowflakes… relax:)
@sbballer If you are a Stanford student or alum, you certainly aren’t representing the school very well. I find your comments awfully immature.
All this trying to prove that Stanford is #1. What difference does it make? Harvard will probably always have a global reputation as being the best. It’s ingrained into our and other cultures, just like Einstein is equated with the word genius.
Nevertheless, I turned down schools like Harvard, Yale and others because I felt I would be most happiest at Stanford. I would make this same choice 100 times out of 100 knowing what I now know and what I have experienced. What the world thinks about Stanford or the other schools should have no impact on what school someone chooses. Spending four years being miserable at a school just because it’s perceived reputation is better than your other choices is no way to spend your college years. Go to where you think and feel you will thrive and be happy.
Personally, I think that schools like Williams can offer things that a HYPSM cannot (unfortunately, in my field not) and I applaud those kids who have the self-confidence and self-awareness to turn down the big name schools if they believe an LAC like Williams is a better fit. Not many do though.
Actually, what’s stuck in my craw is the quote from the 1997 movie “Good Will Hunting” where Will Hunting passes up Harvard and takes a janitorial job at “the most prestigious technical college in the f’ing whole world.” 
“The reason why he/she can’t stop is all psychological. A typical profile of someone like this is that he/she’s been rejected by the Ivy schools because, in spite of being an outstanding athlete, no Ivy schools would accept someone with very low academic records.”
Why do you comment on things you really don’t know anything about? Were you a recruited athlete? Did you go to Stanford or an Ivy as an undergrad? From your comments, I would conclude no to the above questions.
I happen to know about these things and your perspective is so far off base.
@Multiverse7 - Well put, couldn’t have said it better myself. I also personally think Williams offers things that HYPSM can’t. There are things that Stanford offers that are different from Harvard or anywhere else and vice versa. It’s all about fit for each particular individual that matters. Good for you in choosing what you want instead of extraneous factors. To me as a parent, Williams would have been a better fit than any other colleges that my son was admitted to. As a parent, I’d have felt a sense of greater assurance. My son chose Princeton, instead, and after we came back from its Preview events a few days ago, I couldn’t have been happier for him. Like you, he wouldn’t have chosen any other college. Regardless of where everyone goes in terms of college, my deepest wish is that everyone turns out to be productive citizens who contribute to the betterment of our nation and the world.
Thanks @TiggerDad. Good luck to your son! I’m sure he’ll be one of the many, many happy alums someday.
I know the school pretty well having done a lot of research there. It’s a terrific school and he will enjoy his time there.
I would say the satisfaction among all the grads I know between Stanford, Yale and Princeton is quite similar; Harvard tends to have more people that are less happy with it. Dartmouth more fanatical alums. Between those schools and others like Amherst, Williams and U of Chicago, it’s more of which flavor of ice cream do you prefer, at the undergrad level. The schools are more of what you make of them.
One of the schools though will really connect with you and that’s the one you should attend. Once there, you will love it.
I have had as much fun going to a Princeton football game as a Stanford one.
^^ I hope you’re kidding. I’ve been to Princeton games where the stands were 1/2 - 3/4 empty. They are nothing like Stanford games.
After the recent exorbitant price increases (donations) to season ticket holders in prime locations, there maybe many more empty seats at Stanford Football games.