Do not let anything discourage you from applying to Stanford!

Hunt
Tue, 04 Jan 2011 11:02:02 +0000

The OP hasn’t posted since April, but this thread is being used as an example of how some students with (relatively) low scores can get admitted to very selective schools. I will just note that the OP never gave a complete enough picture of herself to evaluate (1) whether she was a real admittee or was making things up or (2) if she was admitted, what it was that might have made the difference. People with lower scores are admitted, but they invariably have some other significant achievement that balances out deficiencies in scores. I find it highly doubtful that being a Chinese national who overcame personal obstacles is enough to constitute that balancing factor. I also note that the OP had a total of 34 posts here.