Stanford c/o 2017 (2013-2014 applicants) Forum

[Instinctive]

According to the google doc, the average turnaround time for a decision is 70 days.

Tomorrow is day #70 for me

I'll hit my 100th day of being Under Review in two days..

I'm past four months, and met a bunch of people this past weekend that are at 5+.

Also past 4 months. I applied to the GSB in January and already heard back………..SLS please make a decision for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wtrc]

There were early submitters still hearing back well into April, especially if waitlist.

ETA: This cat, for instance, complete 11/08 (ahem) didn't hear back until April 30, and that was a straight rejection.

This is terrifying.

The 169 provides some solace. Like, schools were like "yo we can't afford another 169...." but then they are like "Will be first in family to graduate from college, triple Major, studied abroad 3 times, participated in the National Student Exchange for a year at UNM, first Truman Finalist at my school, taken graduate classes as an undergrad, participated in a summer AmeriCorps program, mentor at-risk youth in WV, work w/ Amnesty International, constant work experience since turning 16, interned with WV Legislature, U.S. Senator Rockefeller, and the WV Democratic Party this election season."

And they are like OK let's make this work

Then they are like powwww there are so few 171+ scorers this cycle

Reject.

[EquallyWrong]

There were early submitters still hearing back well into April, especially if waitlist.

ETA: This cat, for instance, complete 11/08 (ahem) didn't hear back until April 30, and that was a straight rejection.

This is terrifying.

The 169 provides some solace. Like, schools were like "yo we can't afford another 169...." but then they are like "Will be first in family to graduate from college, triple Major, studied abroad 3 times, participated in the National Student Exchange for a year at UNM, first Truman Finalist at my school, taken graduate classes as an undergrad, participated in a summer AmeriCorps program, mentor at-risk youth in WV, work w/ Amnesty International, constant work experience since turning 16, interned with WV Legislature, U.S. Senator Rockefeller, and the WV Democratic Party this election season."

And they are like OK let's make this work

Then they are like powwww there are so few 171+ scorers this cycle

Reject.

Reading that italicized CV made me dizzy. Did see 169 and made a little sigh of relief, then feelings of guilt.
Bit worried that in the Stanford 2018 thread there will be links to my profile as the tragic worst case scenario everyone is praying to avoid.

[lastsamurai]

Reading that italicized CV made me dizzy. Did see 169 and made a little sigh of relief, then feelings of guilt.
Bit worried that in the Stanford 2018 thread there will be links to my profile as the tragic worst case scenario everyone is praying to avoid.

Just looked at your profile...is all of that info accurate??

[EquallyWrong]

Reading that italicized CV made me dizzy. Did see 169 and made a little sigh of relief, then feelings of guilt.
Bit worried that in the Stanford 2018 thread there will be links to my profile as the tragic worst case scenario everyone is praying to avoid.

Just looked at your profile...is all of that info accurate??

3.9 is rounded up from high 3.8. Other than that, yes. No criminal record, personal statement vetted, some interesting softs mostly enviro, etc. Might've been a bad rec, but Berkeley was my main target anyway...getting in to Stanford would be the icing on the cake and an unexpected surprise. Please, no more PMs asking about character defects or if I'm BSing my stats. Underperformance likely due to off putting attitude, impertinence not befitting an aspirant, or my grim and unsmiling slavic demeanor.

[lastsamurai]

Well at least you got one of your top choices. It's just obviously a bit surprising given those numbers how you've fared at the top. I'll keep my fingers crossed for SLS for you

[hill]

Well at least you got one of your top choices. It's just obviously a bit surprising given those numbers how you've fared at the top. I'll keep my fingers crossed for SLS for you

The really ironic thing is that of all schools, he/she got into Berkeley. If it was a "character flaw", bad LoR, or whatever, you'd think it would have turned out the opposite.

[IrishJew]

I check everyday.

Sorry, dude. Hope you have other good choices.

[IrishJew]

I check everyday.

Cue ominous music, cut to the surprised and terrified faces of people with November complete dates who avoided the first round of DLSes.
Young Ingenue: "But Professor, I thought we were safe!"
The Professor: "My dear, this is Stanford...none of us are safe."
(Flash of lightning, electricity briefly cuts out. When lights return 3iggam lies motionless on the ground.)
Square Jawed Captain of the Yale Football Team: (taking the situation in hand and checking for his pulse) My word, he's DLSed! (Rumble of thunder, end scene as those still in the parlor eye each other with suspicion and concern)

+1 for post

+5 for use of ingenue

[EquallyWrong]

Well at least you got one of your top choices. It's just obviously a bit surprising given those numbers how you've fared at the top. I'll keep my fingers crossed for SLS for you

The really ironic thing is that of all schools, he/she got into Berkeley. If it was a "character flaw", bad LoR, or whatever, you'd think it would have turned out the opposite.

I think it is really more subtle than just "character flaw." More like: "well, he doesn't sound like he'd be a good fit with our student body given the way he presents himself here." I used the same personal statement for everyone, so I think it just resonated more in their particular culture of, to quote them, "'elite' without the 'attitude.'" My guess is some people, Harvard, take a lot of pride in what they are dismissing as "attitude." I thought being an idiot savant on the LSATs would be my golden ticket with a lot of these places, but let that be a lesson that even the so called numbers whores take into consideration "holistic" factors.

[IrishJew]

I was just about to post about how I felt like calls would be coming soon since it'd been a while, and then I checked LSN: http://lawschoolnumbers.com/glib_monster

Calls came today, but apparently not to TLSers .

Whaa?!

But he's a January person with great stats, so probably first review anyway. Doesn't make a different for us holdsters.

[IrishJew]

Legal researchers out there: Last year, any idea when the early completes (September to November) heard back by? I wouldn't think that much longer, with ASW around the corner, right?

There were early submitters still hearing back well into April, especially if waitlist.

ETA: This cat, for instance, complete 11/08 (ahem) didn't hear back until April 30, and that was a straight rejection.

if said cat had shared his/her lsn username w/ stanford, i'm almost positive it would have been an autoadmit

TROG DOOOOOOOOORRRRR!

[IrishJew]

Reading that italicized CV made me dizzy. Did see 169 and made a little sigh of relief, then feelings of guilt.
Bit worried that in the Stanford 2018 thread there will be links to my profile as the tragic worst case scenario everyone is praying to avoid.

Just looked at your profile...is all of that info accurate??

3.9 is rounded up from high 3.8. Other than that, yes. No criminal record, personal statement vetted, some interesting softs mostly enviro, etc. Might've been a bad rec, but Berkeley was my main target anyway...getting in to Stanford would be the icing on the cake and an unexpected surprise. Please, no more PMs asking about character defects or if I'm BSing my stats. Underperformance likely due to off putting attitude, impertinence not befitting an aspirant, or my grim and unsmiling slavic demeanor.

Yo, dawg, da's messed up. Glad you at least got into your top choice.

[JD1776]

A little movement on LSN including another acceptance from yesterday (a splitter): http://stanford.lawschoolnumbers.com/applicants

[Nonconsecutive]

A little movement on LSN including another acceptance from yesterday (a splitter): http://stanford.lawschoolnumbers.com/applicants

Always love to see that, even with his softs.

[wtrc]

A little movement on LSN including another acceptance from yesterday (a splitter): http://stanford.lawschoolnumbers.com/applicants

Always love to see that, even with his softs.

I feel like "drone operator" is interesting but a bit err risky, some people aren't exactly jumping out of their seats in happiness when they hear "I participate in this probably internationally illegal program by the US government with a shady legal justification that kills people while I sit safely in a bunker in New Mexico"

[JD1776]

A little movement on LSN including another acceptance from yesterday (a splitter): http://stanford.lawschoolnumbers.com/applicants

Always love to see that, even with his softs.

I feel like "drone operator" is interesting but a bit err risky, some people aren't exactly jumping out of their seats in happiness when they hear "I participate in this probably internationally illegal program by the US government with a shady legal justification that kills people while I sit safely in a bunker in New Mexico"

On the flip side, he could make major contributions to a course or seminar discussion on the matter. Of course, some of it would be classified.

[92653]

A little movement on LSN including another acceptance from yesterday (a splitter): http://stanford.lawschoolnumbers.com/applicants

Always love to see that, even with his softs.

I feel like "drone operator" is interesting but a bit err risky, some people aren't exactly jumping out of their seats in happiness when they hear "I participate in this probably internationally illegal program by the US government with a shady legal justification that kills people while I sit safely in a bunker in New Mexico"

On the flip side, he could make major contributions to a course or seminar discussion on the matter. Of course, some of it would be classified.

Sorry, I know they're in the military and full props to them for serving the country, but as a fellow SLS admit who comes from the part of the world where innocent kids are being killed by robots, I really hope they're not actively a part of that. Knowing SLS has actually been essential to the global movement to raise awareness of how awful this drone stuff is, I can only hope they're doing this to engage with a diversity of perspectives and effect change from within. http://www.livingunderdrones.org/

Every 18+ male in the region attacked is considered a "combatant" by default, according to the NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/29/world ... d=all&_r=0 Dozens of children have been killed. Not to get all anti-drone-y on this thread, but this affects me in a very real way.

[FanOfPosner]

3.9 is rounded up from high 3.8. Other than that, yes. No criminal record, personal statement vetted, some interesting softs mostly enviro, etc. Might've been a bad rec, but Berkeley was my main target anyway...getting in to Stanford would be the icing on the cake and an unexpected surprise. Please, no more PMs asking about character defects or if I'm BSing my stats. Underperformance likely due to off putting attitude, impertinence not befitting an aspirant, or my grim and unsmiling slavic demeanor.

Equally Wrong, I also was aiming for Berkeley while hoping for maybe Stanford, and it's looking like it's likely Boalt for me. I also have an unsmiling slavic demeanor, and I think we'll be friends, should we end up there.

[corporatebarbarian]

Yes because in the military you have full say over what job you perform, and Stanford would actually be ENCOURAGING drone strikes by admitting someone who flew them.

Anyway, rant over. I would be hesitant to call someone a "splitter" who got a 3.6x at a service academy. That's equivalent to a 4.0 at most schools.

[wtrc]

Yes because in the military you have full say over what job you perform, and Stanford would actually be ENCOURAGING drone strikes by admitting someone who flew them.

Anyway, rant over. I would be hesitant to call someone a "splitter" who got a 3.6x at a service academy. That's equivalent to a 4.0 at most schools.

Re the second point, schools might consider that, but which school it was doesn't affect their medians.

[Jessasaurus]

I'm past four months, and met a bunch of people this past weekend that are at 5+.

I'm at 5+ months. SO MUCH SILENCE

[let.me.in.please]

I think the most depressing part of the prolonged wait is that I get to spend so much more time toiling about the internet and researching how beautiful and generally awesome SLS is. It will make the impending doom just that much more depressing.
http://blogs.law.stanford.edu/admission ... 09/08/162/

[juicebox]

I think the most depressing part of the prolonged wait is that I get to spend so much more time toiling about the internet and researching how beautiful and generally awesome SLS is. It will make the impending doom just that much more depressing.
http://blogs.law.stanford.edu/admission ... 09/08/162/

+1

Also, not knowing what's happening with my file. At least with most other schools we have a general idea of the process.

[maghrabi]

checking in. I went complete 157 days ago.