<p>^Obviously from his post, he means “more traditionally qualified” in regards to Stanford admissions in particular (which usually means more passionate, intellectually curious people who have some special skill or achievement, not just people who are average all around.) For example, a good kid who is a genius at the french horn and has been playing in venues across the country since he was 7 verus a good kid who has no passion for anything in particular…The former is a traditionally-qualified Stanford applicant, so it’s strange if Stanford really accepts people from the latter category.</p>