Advice for Getting Into Stanford?

zenkoan
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:49:12 +0000

justadream, I’m sorry if my post came across that way. I never mean to offend anyone nor stifle discussion. This is a good illustration, though, of why “chances” threads can wind up being (unintentionally!) misleading to prospective applicants. What is unusual, and therefore impressive or remarkable, in one context may not be in another, depending on all the facts and circumstances applicable to that context. Fortunately, Stanford and its peers consider those facts and circumstances when evaluating each applicant in his or her appropriate context. But without knowledge of those details, it’s pretty impossible to predict how a college will react to a particular aspect of an application. That is all I was trying to say; sorry if it was poorly phrased.