<p>So I'm East Asain, from an upper middle class income bracket, living in California, and a male. All of my statistics are up to par (see my Chances thread via my profile). How in the world can I even have a chance at Stanford :[</p>
<p>Aim lower. Apply ED to dartmouth. </p>
<p>Stanford is for the rich and famous. And the blacks/mexicans.</p>
<p>To be outstanding. There are many Chinese still going to Stanford… so what is your problem?</p>
<p>You will definitely not get in if you don’t apply.</p>
<p>Stanford is a mystery. I attended a very competitive high school and Asians dominated the highest rankings in my class. We had Asian students accepted to Harvard, Yale, Penn, Dartmouth, MIT, Cal Tech, Duke, Amherst, etc., but not a single Asian was accepted by Stanford. We did have one URM accepted. She was ranked around the 40 percentile. Ironically, she turned down Stanford because she thought it would be too tough for her. She’s going to UCR instead. Like I said, Stanford is a mystery.</p>
<p>The two people I know from my high school at Stanford are both asian (one a year above me). The one from my year didn’t get into Brown (even though a sibling is now a senior there), or any other similar programs. Stanford picks in a rather interesting way.</p>
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<p>What a load of racist ********. 59% of the student body is White or Asian and 23% is Black or Hispanic. It sounds like Stanford is for the Whites and Asians if you ask me.</p>
<p>^I think the the poster was pointing out that Stanford accepts blacks and hispanics are much greater rates than, say, Berkeley or other top schools. Although other schools practice affirmative action, Stanford seems to do so in the highest percentages. I can vouch for this based on what I saw at my school last year and at neighboring schools. Indeed, the only top school to accept URMs with low scores seems to be Stanford.</p>
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<p>bitter arent you?</p>
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<p>In general, the best guesstimation of your chances is your own school. I’d say, based on this information, that your chances at Stanford are slim (despite really phenomenal stats). But there’s no reason not to apply if you really want to go.</p>
<p>(btw, I think leading robotics teams to national events is marvelous essay fodder)</p>
<p>I happen to know plenty of “normal” people who attend Stanford. Some of the assertions here is just ridiculous</p>
<p>^That’s the point, I think. Most URMs accepted to Stanford are, to say the least, completely unremarkable.</p>
<p>I am a proponent of affirmative action, so please don’t misinterpret my posts. Many schools practice affirmative action but they do so differently. In my experience, the Ivies accepts only those URMs who are very close to their typical standards (excepting, of course, football/basketball players and children of famous people), but Stanford truly digs deeper and accepts URMs who do not have very good SAT scores, grades, etc. They don’t accept idiots, of course, but they are willing to take chances on URMs that they believe have promise. I don’t see other top schools taking these same chances. I think this is a recent shift (my GC told me that Stanford started doing this after a new law in California prevented the UCs from using affirmative action) and I applaud Stanford for doing this, even though they didn’t accept me (or any of my friends with insane stats). Stanford is one school where a URM with less than stellar grades and SAT scores still has a chance. For those lucky enough to get in, I think Stanford would be a wonderful opportunity, and I congratulate them. For those ORMs who are bitter by this, just apply to 10-12 top schools and it won’t matter what Stanford decides. You might still make it, but even if you don’t you will have the chance to study at another great university, so don’t sweat it and don’t offend others. Thanks.</p>
<p>@Grisam
^That’s the point, I think. Most URMs accepted to Stanford are, to say the least, completely unremarkable.
I completely agree.
@Greedisgood
Aim lower. Apply ED to dartmouth. </p>
<p>Stanford is for the rich and famous. And the blacks/mexicans.
What a jerk face lol. Look at his previous posts. -_-</p>
<p>he is a ■■■■■.</p>
<p>^Most definitely :D</p>
<p>Do you really want to stay in California? You would have better chances at the Ivies. The people with the highest ranks are always Asians at my school and no one has been accepted to Stanford … ever. But they were accepted to Harvard, Princeton, Penn, Brown, etc.</p>
<p>If you would consider going to Stanford if you got in, you should apply. If you don’t apply, there’s a 100% chance you won’t get in. If you do apply, there’s a ~90% chance you won’t get in. It’s very difficult, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try.</p>
<p>I’m in a similar boat as muffinish. No one from my school has ever been accepted to Stanford. Ever. This year, one white male (valedectorian), 2 white females (salutatorian and science fair winner) and a black female (who skipped 2 grades) applied and got rejected. All 4 of them applied Early. 2 were deferred and then rejected. They went to Princeton, Williams (accepted at Harvard), William and Mary, and MIT, respectively. Valedectorian sent his app to Princeton 4 days late. He did his app during a period of heavy social tension. He got in! Salutatorian has NOTHIING special, not even ISEF or athletics or arts (according to her). She thinks it was the interview that got her accepted at Harvard. I don’t know much about Stanford, but this whole admissions process seems upredictable to me.</p>
<p>So apply to many places, including Stanford. You never know.</p>
<p>Both of my sisters are Stanford grads and I’ve spent many summers there working. We are white but considered Native American because of a tribal affliliation. I know for a fact that Stanford is really into the URM thing and desperately wants as many as they can get. They have all sorts of programs to help URMs with school work so that they will graduate. Personally I was so put off by Stanford totally nuking academic studs so that they could attract URMs I decided not to apply even though my stats were way better than either of my sisters and I’m a URM in their eyes. To each its own but I don’t want to walk around having people think I need tutoring and help just to graduate.</p>
<p>Wow, it’s interesting reading the stories from people at other schools. Like many of you guys, no one from our school has gotten into Stanford except for one Hispanic American male and two recruited athletes. No white or Asian American student has gotten in solely on academic/extracurricular merit.</p>