Should I still visit Stanford if I'm waitlisted?

[Pea]

<p>I ignored your prior post because I totally disagree with it and I was trying to be polite.</p>

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This is a very important decision, and shouldn’t be made based solely on the possibility of eventual disappointment.

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<p>What is the important decision to be made? There is no decision, this student wants to go to Stanford, it is their #1 choice and dream school.</p>

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opportunity to ask questions about his fields of interest (Stanford has amazing depth and research opportunities in all computational fields, and lots of interdisciplinary options, including student-designed options.)

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<p>Who are they going to ask? They are a waitlisted students. And they are supposed to start asking about research opportunities? Thanks for the Stanford plug by the way. You are talking to a high school student here, not someone looking for a graduate program.</p>

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Another benefit that might be derived from a visit is the discovery of some particular synergy between Stanford and your student that he could perhaps address in a supplemental letter to the admissions committee.

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<p>That is nonsense. A supplemental letter talking about synergy isn’t going to make any difference.</p>

<p>To the OP, maybe this is for the best. Maybe Stanford isn’t the right school for you. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen students not get into their dream schools and then they ended up at the place they were meant to be. Again, I’ll hode a good thought for you being accepted off of the waitlist.</p>