<p>I saw a similar thread on the Harvard so I was wondering for Stanford…
How many students, as a percentage of total applicants, would you estimate have the stats to be considered at Stanford, rather than having their applications put in the Reject pile almost immediately?</p>
<p>and while we’re at that
does anyone know what percent of out of state students are accepted?</p>
<p>GlobalDolphin, 7%.</p>
<p>Admissions officers have often said 90% could succeed at Stanford. Another article describing Stanford admissions said that in the first round of reading, applicants are sorted into a few piles - “clear admit” (5%); about half of the applicant pool is deemed “not competitive,” and the rest is re-read. Many of those could be strong applicants, but not quite competitive with the top half. I don’t think that answers the “reject almost immediately” question, but it’s close.</p>
<p>@Phantasmagoric, I remember reading a similar article, so somewhere in the general area of 50% seems reasonable. As mentioned in the Harvard thread, lots of applicants have a “lottery ticket” mentality, though many rejected applicants are very close to being admitted.</p>