Stanford results usually consistent with HYP?

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How about the roommate and intellectual vitality essays? They target a particular type of student. Compare that to Princeton’s essay prompt on service. You can discern what the admissions committees especially value in applicants, or what the school is trying to produce via its alumni

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<p>Oh, my apologies. In that case, you have a point that Stanford gets to highlight certain qualities of its applicants better than other schools. However, the effectiveness and extent of that is questionable.</p>

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That’s true – no one is arguing that point. But I don’t have exact sample sizes off hand, so I would appreciate them if you have them. Even 100 applicants is nothing of consequence (what…5% of admitted students?)

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<p>Unfortunately, this information is hard to come across, partially because many schools do not release such information. I once saw a Stanford release that talked about the cross-admit battle with HYPM, but I can’t seem to find it anymore. Best I could do was this 2004 article that shows that HYPM were Stanford’s largest cross-admit enemies by far: [We</a> offered, they declined: Many admits choose other prestigious universities](<a href=“You’ve requested a page that no longer exists | Stanford News”>You’ve requested a page that no longer exists | Stanford News). There’s also an MIT Video that lists HYPS as its four largest overlap schools. </p>

<p>And for the record, 100 acceptees is sizable number. Consider the fact that Stanford only expects to lose 600 - 700 applicants to every other school total. Harvard, Yale, Princeton and MIT expect similar results.</p>