<p>@Newtocollege, what position do you play?</p>
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<p>Good question, Jacob. </p>
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<li>I don’t want to go back east. I lived in crappy weather long enough.</li>
<li>Atmosphere. Not cutthroat, not hyper-competitive, not uptight. Even though I was told that before, I really got that sense when visiting the campus. (Compared to, say, Caltech – visiting there convinced me not to apply.)</li>
<li>Loved the campus – not an urban jungle. </li>
<li>They really seem to care about the students. Best pal’s brother just graduated from there, and he concurs. </li>
<li>Would be surrounded by brilliant and interesting people.</li>
<li>This guy: [Drop</a> That Burger - Forbes.com](<a href=“Forbes”>Drop That Burger)</li>
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<p>As I’ve said, I don’t expect to get in – on paper, I’m just another smart white kid. I know I’d bring a lot to campus, but I don’t expect to be able to. I just hope everyone who gets in knows how lucky they are!</p>
<p>@mba8inAZ, yeah I’m likely not getting in either.</p>
<p>As soon as I read the email I’m gonna go completely crazy, whether I get in or get rejected</p>
<p>Bria – if you’re on this thread, I LOVE YOU!!!</p>
<p>okbai</p>
<p>Come on ~_~ approximately 2 weeks! Haha</p>
<p>If I get in, I will probably hit up some LA clubs ( 18 baby!). If I don’t, I’ll go on a drive through the canyons in my subaru-- it helps me relax. The worst part will be having to deal with everyone who knows I applied :/</p>
<p>Sorry, I’ve already seen some of those statistics and that doesn’t mean too much… pretty much everyone has those that’s applying! What I meant was, what do you think would be the one thing that would get you into Stanford if you do? Like what is the strongest thing you all have going for you?</p>
<p>What does a deferred letter look like?</p>
<p>Yea does anyone know what the defer letter says?</p>
<p>This is what I found online (I don’t know that it is correct)…
"After careful consideration and a thorough evaluation of your candidacy, we have chosen to defer your application for further review in our Regular Decision process. We greatly appreciate the thought and effort that you put into your application and acknowledge your strong interest in Stanford. You are among a select group of students whose applications will be re-evaluated over the next few months, and you can expect to receive your final decision in early April 2012. </p>
<p>The reasons for deferring a final decision vary, but in many cases we want to see your first semester, senior year grades, or wish to re-assess your candidacy in the broader context of our entire applicant pool. Although it is nearly impossible for us to predict the likelihood of gaining admission, in each of the past five years, approximately ten percent of deferred candidates have subsequently been admitted during Regular Decision. We remain very interested in your candidacy and while we certainly hope that your interest in Stanford continues, we advise you to pursue other college alternatives as well.</p>
<p>Between now and April, we recommend that you continue striving for the highest level of academic attainment and keep us up-to-date on your progress. When first term grades are available, please ask your school to submit an updated transcript along with the Mid-Year Report (which can be accessed from the Common Application website). We also invite you to submit an Optional Update Form (located here), to keep us apprised of any new honors, awards, or test scores that you may have received, or any significant personal accomplishments that you would like to share. We ask, however, that you refrain from submitting additional recommendation letters. Be sure to include your Stanford ID number, located at the top of this letter, on any correspondence that you have with our office."</p>
<p>^ I thought deferred students would have a much higher acceptance rate.</p>
<p>This wait is KILLING me. If I don’t get into Stanford, I don’t think I will survive waiting until April.</p>
<p>Sounds like only 50 out of 500 are being accepted?</p>
<p>And those 500 applicants are strong enough to get deferred.</p>
<p>What?!?! Only 10% get accepted after being defered? This is crazy</p>
<p>@StanfordCS: PG</p>
<p>anyone an IBDP candidate??</p>
<p>IBDP = IB Diploma Program?</p>
<p>I am Avtrox! Well, if by IBDP you mean the same thing as what Rush10 said.</p>
<p>me too! first IB graduating class of first IB school in my state!</p>