Will Stanford Call

Colleges & Universities Stanford University
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<p>So I have been tutoring a very young student since he was in 4th grade and I was in 8th grade (currently in 11th). Lets just call him Billy. I have been tutoring him for free (seems stupid to some but not to me) even though his parents offered me $10 an hour I rejected, and I tutor him everyday for 3 hours from 3-6. Before I stared tutoring him he had about a 2.7 or 2.6 ish GPA (in fourth grade he had “N”'s on his report cards which means needs improvement) I have brought him to a 4.0 UW GPA, but there is more to this story than just academics, before I tutored him I used to be a self-conceited ass**** and never gave a s*** about anybody but myself, but I have basically gained so much human compassion from being in his presence he has basically become a brother to me despite the age difference. We bonded over cancer, his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer but it was too late and the cancer had spread throughout her entire body and lost her battle during November of 2010, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer as well while I was in 10th grade but thank god we caught it in time before it could manifest itself. He thinks of me as roll model but I think of it as the other way around he is really an awesome kid who I enjoy spending time with and on weekends we usually play video games like Madden, and NBA Live and what not. There is so much more to this story which I plan on elaborating on in my essay this is just a brief synopsis. </p>

<p>I was wondering if I write my essay about our experiences together will Stanford call him up giving I provide a phone number?</p>

<p>I ask this because I don’t want Stanford asking him about his mothers death because the wounds are still fresh and he will cry if they hound him about it? If they are going to hound him or even bring it up I am not going to include him in my essay but if they just question him about me and our relationship then I don’t have a problem with it.</p>

<p>Please let me know… Thanks!</p>

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<p>I don’t think the adcoms are jerks. Also, they should be able to tell from your essay.</p>

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<p>Why are you putting his phone number in your essay? seems like you could probably keep the story (which sounds very moving) but just remove the number. That would solve any possible problem. That said, I doubt the admissions people would call him up in anyways.</p>

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<p>Your essays will be private. They will not call. However, if none of your teachers or counselor mention this story in their recs, Stanford will get suspicious and ask you to verify.</p>

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<p>why would you give them his phone number? Just write about him and don’t give any personal details.</p>

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<p>I am not saying, I am going to include his phone number in the essay its not going to be like "oh and by the way you can contact him at XXX-XXX-XXXX. I meant if they ask me to provide a phone number I don’t want them questioning him about the death of his mom. I don’t mind if they question him about the person I am or how I was as a tutor or how close we are, but not about his mother.</p>

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<p>That kinda sucks because I have not discussed this with my teachers and my GC better go and do that first thing Tuesday.</p>

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<p>Maybe you can leave the death part out. Heard from some pretty well respected college app “essay counselors” that two things that really have been done to death are dealing with death (grandpa, grandma, etc) and alcoholism (i.e. parents are lousy).</p>

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They will not ask you for a phone number to call.</p>

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No they won’t get suspicious. It’s very possible that the teachers don’t know what goes on in his life outside of school.</p>

<p>Just don’t worry about it. They won’t ask for a phone number and they will not call. They only verify your verifiable ECs such as first place in USAMO or something like that, and they only randomly do it to 5% of the applicants.</p>