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Stanford Class of 2024 (entering 2020), Regular Decision
ElenaParent
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Seems that the regular decision thread is missing, so I started it. Those who were not accepted in REA, are now regular RD as well. How is everyone doing?
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Hang on there!
SAT 1580, Math 2 800, Chem 790, Physics 750, GPA 3.95/4.00, and I think my essays are really good as well (if anyone would like to read them, just reply to this. Let me know what you think when you're done!) Recommendation letter Math 9/10, English 10/10, Counsellor 10/10.
- attended Game Jam Titans Competition 2016 and 17, won first and second place. Was invited to attend NASSCOM, a country wide game conference in India. Was invited this year as well, but as a mentor for the winning Game Jam team. Leader of the school's VG club, Events Committee, and Assembly Committee. Also programmed in Spring Tool Suite for a project for our organization, and represented the school two years in a row for the programming competition.
Played the guitar and bass for six years - played for school performances, and raising awareness for Rally For Rivers, the world's largest ecological campaign for saving India's rivers. Also played for my organization's prestigious business program.
Also played Varsity tennis for my school, and was part of the athletics team as well.
(Tho I will be class of 2026 - I have to serve two years in the Singapore army! They've said they'll defer my seat if I get in.)
Let me know what you think of my chances!
MY daughter has a date for the interview, but it didn't happen yet. However, my other kids had plenty of interviews with Ivy's, MIT, etc. And here is what I can say.
The interviews by alums are set up NOT for the benefit of your kid. The results are NOT used in the admission decisions, unless there is something out of the ordinary, over the moon. (Many times I read complaints of the people conducting the interviews that none of the great kids they interviewed were getting accepted, and THEY had an impression that they have ZERO influence on the decisions.) So why are the interviews conducted int the first place? The answer is simple. The interviews are there to maintain the connection of the alums (conducting the interviews) with the school they graduated from. This increases the chances that these alums will donate money to the school, will participate int the graduated "community", etc. With this approach, there is no wonder that the majors of the alums and the applicants do not match. The interview is a "blah-blah" event. Still the applicants have to come prepared, know the basic stuff, like why they chose their major, why they applied to this specific university, etc. Applicants should avoid having a bad impression on the alum, so that they do not become that exception, when the interview DID influence, and to the negative side.
Well, a bit nervous for the GT Stamps interviews, and unsure what outcome to wish for:-)
I've done alumni interviews for over a decade, and I think you omitted another important reason they exist which is to "sell" the school to applicants, thereby increasing yield.
To those of you applying: don't sweat it if you don't get an interview. As noted, they are a pretty insignificant part of the application. On the other hand, don't do anything at your interview that would make you look like a potential axe murderer.