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Old 06-17-2009, 03:33 PM   #1
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What got YOU accepted??

I was just wondering... What was the single thing (or things) that really got you into the Stanford acceptance pile?
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Old 06-17-2009, 07:09 PM   #2
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Hmm, I don't think the Stanford adcoms actually let us know...
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Old 06-17-2009, 07:48 PM   #3
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well ok im sorry i ment what do you THINK got you in?
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Old 06-17-2009, 11:52 PM   #4
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did you go to admit weekend, skyraptor? because at the "picnic with the adcoms" activity, everyone got the opportunity to meet their adcom face to face. so, naturally, we all asked him why we got in when we got the opportunity! : ) So that was really cool. But he also was able to answer a lot of questions we all had about the admissions process and what he likes and doesn't like to see.
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Old 06-18-2009, 11:26 AM   #5
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^no, i didn't b/c at that time i was still on stanford's wait-list (but i wish i COULD have gone. my friend who went said he had a lot of fun.

but the stanford representative for my region DID come to visit my school this june and it was really cool to meet him (he was amazingly cool and laid-back and friendly)
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Old 06-20-2009, 02:32 AM   #6
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i wish my representative had visited my school =O
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Old 06-20-2009, 06:53 PM   #7
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InvisibleMan023, to answer your original question, looking back, i'd have to say my essays were the strongest aspect of my application (my grades were pretty good, but my test scores and extracurriculars were fairly mediocre).
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Old 06-21-2009, 08:07 AM   #8
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1) I'm gay 2) I wrote some pretty sweet essays
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Old 06-28-2009, 06:28 PM   #9
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The profile picture I sent in. They asked for one and I must say it was quite a good picture.
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Old 08-10-2009, 03:53 PM   #10
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did you have any clothes on?
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Old 08-10-2009, 07:23 PM   #11
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if you can hear me, please ban asian75, and delete his posts. he is a troll.

kthnxbye.
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Old 08-10-2009, 07:38 PM   #12
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@ ngolsh314: don't be hater because i dun like FroSoCo. It was a serious question
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Old 08-10-2009, 07:40 PM   #13
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uh-huh. serious question. don't think we're fools asian. you posted. you can't take it back.
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Old 08-11-2009, 01:42 AM   #14
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I didn't wanna take it back. It was a serious question
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Old 08-23-2009, 11:49 PM   #15
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this was a waste of a read for someone looking to get accepted
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