Stanford and Inventors for Acceptance

aleaiactaest
Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:29:26 +0000

“Would inventing something new and having slightly above average grades get you in?”

I would discourage you from thinking this way. There’s no formula for admission, so Stanford can’t really say that doing “X,Y, and Z” (as you’ve done) will get you in.

To actually answer your question…It depends on how much skill your invention requires and the impact it has on the world. Its rarity matters as well. Example of an invention that won’t get you in: iPhone app…this has been tried many times and has resulted in few (if any) acceptances. Example of an invention that will get you in: inventing an artificial brain that detects cancer with 99% accuracy and becomes more accurate with every sample it takes.

You certainly don’t have to invent something to get in. A vast majority of Stanford admits haven’t invented something.