<p>Argh this is so ■■■■■■■■. How I am I supposed to write an essay without using 's? Sigh…</p>
<p>EDIT: I found a way around it. Has anyone figured out how to get the first paragraph to keep it’s five spaces?</p>
<p>I noticed the cut of point myself. I think it goes by the number of lines you have rather than characters. As for me, I’m done and submitted! 3 short essays all fit the box exactly, long one’s around 3200 characters, but I felt happy with it.
So now it’s the long wait… :)</p>
<p>wow guys I’m totally jealous…but it’s my fault for not being ahead of things =P can’t wait to feel the exhilaration after pressing “Submit” …I’m already excited!!</p>
<p>It definitely say that no more than one page for the long essay: <a href=“http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/applying/1_2e2_essay.html[/url]”>http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/applying/1_2e2_essay.html</a></p>
<p>so, for all of you who have submitted. any of you submitted close to the limit and made it through?
because my long essay right now is exactly 4900, I can delete a sentence or two, but does it really count by lines instead of characters? and what about the short Essays?
Also, is it really true that I can’t use dash and ’
what about italicize? i italicized some words on my long essay?
please help, thanks</p>
<p>I have too just submitted my apps. Indeed a liberating experience, not to mention everything was done at the eleventh hour haha.</p>
<p>edwinksl, you scared me for a sec when you wrote “the eleventh hours”,
i thought, for a moment, that today is Nov 1st already. lol
I had to check the calendar to make sure I’m just imagining.</p>
<p>Haha, sorry man. I mean, the majority of applicants must have finished their apps by now. Hmm, no worries for those who haven’t done so, you still have time. :D</p>
<p>2011ers add your names to the wiki… we only have 12 so far compared to 67 last year and 120 the year before that. get off your arses.:D</p>
<p>EDIT: Forgot the URL:<a href=“http://www.hypothetic.org/ccstanford/?pagename=Main.SCEARoster[/url]”>http://www.hypothetic.org/ccstanford/?pagename=Main.SCEARoster</a></p>
<p>Why doesn’t html work???</p>
<p>^ I second fuzzylogic!!! :)</p>
<p>Hmm, I can’t put in a lot of info because I am an international student and my school doesn’t follow the gpa system nor rank students.</p>
<p>is the due time at midnight Nov 1 or midnight oct 31?
cause i think i’ll need every second i got</p>
<p>quickflood, and for that matter anyone that is interested: My essay was about 4870, and it fit, so 4900 should fit too. As for “-” and " ’ " you will have to retype them in the online application box. Like, after you copy/paste into the box, go back and change those characters, because the website will format the msword -/’ into wierd TM symbols and stuff.</p>
<p>Just sent off Form 3, Form 5, Form 6, transcripts, and the SCEA agreement. Is there anything I’m missing? (My teacher’s out sick so Form 4 might not be here for a bit…)</p>
<p>Hey guys, I am feeling troubled by something…</p>
<p>The person who wrote my optional recommendation sent me a copy, and while it is absolutely glowing, she made a couple of factual errors, such as saying I was on the JV soccer team when in fact I have been on Varsity, and getting the name of my soccer club wrong. This bothers me a lot because there is a huge difference between the two. Thankfully, her essay is not focused on me playing soccer, but rather on me volunteering at an organization. However, there will be a discrepancy between what she wrote and what I write down in my extracurriculars… are the people reading this at Stanford going to arch an eyebrow and go… huh?</p>
<p>edit: we cant say c0ck an eyebrow? huh… funny.</p>
<p>Soccersuzie- That may be a question for your counselor-she might jsut be able to send a revised letter with a cover letter explaining the discrepancies in time, although this is cutting it close</p>
<p>to anyone else- I jsut finished too, yeay. My stats are pretty good and everything, but then again, its stanford. was wondering if anyone knows the actual alumni policy (i.e. does it constitute a “second look” if they reject you, or does it not matter at all, or is it an appreciable advantage, etc)</p>
<p>konda, I’m not sure…but I do know at our school last year, of the people who applied early (there were close to 80–4 were accepted) only 2 people were deferred and those two were legacy. and their stats were worse than most of the people who were rejected, so I’m guessing it does have some weight</p>
<p>interesting. thanks, jsut got tot hinking after looking over it that my dad might have an efect, i hadnt thought about it till now.</p>
<p>Trust me buddy… having alumni is never a bad thing. Just don’t use it as a crutch.</p>
<p>whoo… I’m kinda scared about that app now 
</p>
<p>I seriously have to stop thinking about it. Ah well.</p>
<p>wait…where do i find the SCEA agreement and what was i supposed to have sent it with???</p>