asdfshoes

So basically I would like to ask any of the stanford transfer acceptances here if they could verify whether this acceptance letter is fake or not. The reason I ask is because I'm concerned about a family member, she has had a tendency to lie about everything, from having a motorcycle license to building houses in Africa, yet people believe him and I think he's just caught up in it all.

stanford :: tumblr_l5esa933L71qa6tsho1_1280.jpg picture by asdfshoes - Photobucket

I know the letter may seem real at first, but this letter is for a transfer acceptance. On the letter it says there were 32,000 applicants(there aren't that many transfer applicants), but then it also says, and i quote, "stanford is but only one of your transfer options.."

Maybe I'm just a jerk but if somebody could tell me it's real and why then I guess I'll shutup lol

I did a search and found this:
How does an acceptance letter look like?
-that doesn't look like the pic i posted above because after the "Congratulations!", it is different.

and if it matters,
Admit rate drops to 7.2 percent | Stanford Daily
it says students have until may 1st to decide if they want to go to stanford? But there is the chance that he might have been on the waitlist and then got offered admission after one or more of the 20transfer admits rejected the acceptance?

I find it hard to believe it's possible, considering he said he came from a uc school and a community college. is it also possible for stanford to say what year a admit will graduate as a transfer? What if they were a sophomore transfer, they would be considered as class of 2012?
Thanks anyways

erjeps

id say its fake, but im not a reliable source

nooblet

fake. the phrase "Only one" is not the best idiomatic phrase. only an uneducated person would make that mistake.

silverturtle

"but only one" is redundant.

There is nothing unidiomatic about the phrase "only one."

asdfshoes

is there any way this could be real? I would love for it to be real.

Admission News : Stanford University

entomom

^^^Since I gave you the link, which is the S UG Admissions site, what more proof do you need to believe it's real??

You're welcome.

steeze

Well the link you gave me made me think stanford only gives its admits 21 days"fake" letter says may 31) to decide whether or not they wish to transfer? He also said he was on the waitlist for Stanford.

BigKev

The logo on the top gives it away. The quality way worse than the printed text, and I can't even make out the finer details in it like the registered trademark.

I'm pretty sure Stanford's letterheads are far more professional than that.

NJDS

i can't tell if it is fake, but:
Stanford would not mix up freshman applicants with transfer applicants (32000 freshman applicants but far fewer transfer applicants), but they could just be telling how many total applications they read
also, they do not officially tell you to which class you are accepted. transfer students are able to choose whether they would like to graduate in 2 or 3 years after they get here. however, i guess they could assume
but they would have different text in the transfer acceptance letter from the freshman acceptance letter
and most of the stanford transfer admits come from community colleges or other non-traditional paths

entomom

steeze = asdfshoes?

chesterstreet

Maybe by 32000 they mean all applications they've read?

Nikkor50mm

Multiple accounts fail.

Anyways, does it really matter? I mean, if your cousin ends up at Stanford next year, then you'll know it's real; if he doesn't, then most likely it's not.

Parkitintheyad

I'd say it is fake . You'll find out once he/she starts "attending" or not .