<p>dubious…</p>
<p>purple is too barney for him :P. jokes, I also applied to nwstern.
Ok this is my last stupid question, what do u think, if I dropped down to less than full time by one course because I dropped a course, do u think that is reason for rescinding my admission like if i was 3/4 time? I called all the schools yesterday and dropping courses doesnt matter, but I wonder if that meant that I have to stay full time this semester. They said they rarely rescind and that u have to do something bad (criminally) or fail out for them to take action.
But assuming I get all As in the other 3 classes and am working my butt off and already have over 60 credits I should be ok, right? Im far too afraid to ask them again and actually give my name this time =P
Well, if all else fails, I have Berkeley and they already approved my potential decision.
I just love this job I just started and the pay is amaaazing and I am sure I can curb any moving costs after this summer. =)</p>
<p>Dude, just call them ask. No harm in giving your name since you have not dropped the course…</p>
<p>Breaking news: Stanford is looking to admit 80 students from the freshman wait list to meet their enrollment target of 1700 students. I heard from this thread, post 47:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/stanford-university/709746-all-stanford-waitlistees-4.html#post1062507172[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/stanford-university/709746-all-stanford-waitlistees-4.html#post1062507172</a></p>
<p>The exact quote is:</p>
<p>“We expect to admit a small number of students from our wait list late next week. To meet our target of enrolling no more than 1700 freshmen next fall, Stanford expects to admit approximately 80 students from our wait list. Students admitted from the wait list will be informed of their admission decisions via email. In addition, we will provide an update for the remaining students holding a space on our wait list at the same time we notify this small group of admitted students. In the interim, students should refrain from calling the Office of Undergraduate Admission about their status on the wait list, as we can provide no additional information and we are no longer accepting any updates from applicants holding a space on our wait list. Students should also refrain from submitting additional letters of recommendation and/or writing samples.”</p>
<p>I wonder what effect this will have, if any, on the # of transfers who will be accepted?</p>
<p>I think Stanford will stick to the original notification date of may 15th, since they will be super busy considering waitlisted applicants at the same time. We shouldn’t count on hearing earlier.</p>
<p>This says Stanford won’t be accepting that many transfers, then… 
Whatever. I’m going to Cal. (;</p>
<p>I think the effect is actually the opposite. If Stanford overenrolled, the # of transfers will be cut or at least stay at ~20, but since they’re under target, they don’t have that problem. </p>
<p>According to Shawn Abbott, the # of transfers accepted does depend partially on the freshman yield. This was a statement he made about transfer admissions last year:</p>
<p>“Our historic record freshman yield of 72% (one of the strongest in the nation), combined with a 98% freshman to sophomore retention rate, necessitated that we reduce the number of transfer admits, making the selection process an extremely difficult one once again.”</p>
<p>[email</a> : Webview](<a href=“http://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:17825.1111936326/rid:01471930eb8dc6e5a058a0399e315686]email”>http://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:17825.1111936326/rid:01471930eb8dc6e5a058a0399e315686)</p>
<p>Here’s hoping the # of transfers accepted goes up…</p>
<p>applauding liontreelion</p>
<p>Congratulations on your acceptances to some AMAZING schools 
Berkeley, Dartmouth wowwow way to go!</p>
<p>News from the Farm:</p>
<p>Stanford to Admit 23 Transfer Students for Fall 2009
May 7, 2009</p>
<p>Admission decisions for transfer students are expected to be released on May 15 after 5pm (Pacific Time). All decisions will be sent via email to applicants and will not be available on any Stanford Web site. Admitted students will also be mailed a packet of information explaining how to confirm their enrollment and information on transferring college credits. Because of Stanford’s extraordinary retention rate (98% of freshmen are expected back for their sophomore year), we will be able to admit less than 2% (23 total) of those students who have applied for admission.</p>
<p>I guess their use of the waitlist didn’t affect the number of transfer acceptances at all.</p>
<p>yujin I thought you were going to LA, going to Cal noW? maybe I’ll seee you there!!!</p>
<p>Wow, killakilla, that’s nerve-wracking to read! I believe 23 is the same # as last year. They’re probably still trying to recover from over-enrollment last year.</p>
<p>Btw, here’s the page he got it from:</p>
<p>[Admission</a> News : Stanford University](<a href=“Page Not Found : Stanford University”>Page Not Found : Stanford University)</p>
<p>I never even knew until now that page existed!</p>
<p>wow that sucks :(</p>
<p>erm, only 23? well that’s just great. haha. at least i won’t feel too bad about myself when i get rejected.</p>
<p>this is thrilling.</p>
<p>do you think they’re deciding now? who’s in charge of EAST BAY…around berkeley area?</p>
<p>If we carefully read the language of the report, it says “we will be able to admit less than 2% (23 total) of those students who have applied for admission.” I take the use of future tense to mean that not all final decisions have been made. However, I’m guessing they’ve read all apps already, since we’re only 7 days (!) away from D-Day. I see the main purpose of the report as to announce the # of transfers they can accept and to reiterate what they’ve said before about the transfer admissions process.</p>
<p>On the other hand, decisions could have already been made, but the people chosen aren’t technically admitted yet until decisions are released.</p>
<p>ok, it’s time to elevate this thread to record levels of insanity. have you guys heard of the SUnet trick for finding out decisions early? It worked for the 2007 transfer group, no one was able to confirm it for the 2008 transfer group (no admitted student bothered to check beforehand), and I don’t think it worked for this year’s freshmen (some admitted students weren’t able to access it, although they might’ve checked too early, before decisions were put into the SUnet system). Basically, go here:</p>
<p><a href=“https://sunetid.stanford.edu/main/SUNetIdApp/CreateApp[/url]”>https://sunetid.stanford.edu/main/SUNetIdApp/CreateApp</a></p>
<p>Enter the Stanford ID you received in the April 14 email that was sent out.</p>
<p>If the message is “We couldn’t find a match…” supposedly you are rejected. Otherwise, it’s a good sign. </p>
<p><strong><em>This method can work ONLY IF 1) you have no previous affiliation with Stanford, 2) decisions have been made and posted to the system already, and 3) only if you use only your Stanford App ID, not the “provide other identification” option.</em></strong></p>
<p>The only way to find out if this method will work for us if all of us try it, presuming at least one of us made it/will make it in. If at least one of us gets a message other than “We couldn’t find a match,” that’s a telling sign.</p>
<p><em>AGAIN, I WANT TO STRESS THAT THIS CANNOT WORK YET UNTIL DECISIONS HAVE BEEN FINALIZED AND PUT INTO THE SUNET SYSTEM</em></p>
<p>For the record, if all decisions have already been made and put into the system, and Stanford did not close this loophole, I’m likely rejected. I’m trying to mentally prepare myself for the official news (as heartbreaking as it is), but I’m still clinging onto the hope that I will hear good news. Hard to do both simultaneously…</p>
<p>Another possible sign is if those of you with missing financial aid documents are contacted by the Financial Aid office requesting info. Anyone? However, I suppose you could also be contacted <em>after</em> decisions are released. From my understanding though, Stanford tries to give accepted students their financial aid package along with the acceptance? Bourne, could you confirm this?</p>