Stanford C/O 2019 Applicants (2015-2016 cycle) Forum

[DorcasPond]

I have no chance of getting in. Like 0% chance. But the fact that I haven't been DLS'd yet while other who went complete after me have been dinged or WL is giving me this small annoying irrational sense of hope.

180

Amen. Although, when I start to feel some hope sneaking up on me, it really helps to remind myself that it's far more likely my file simply fell behind their desk and has been lost this whole time...

[WhiteHouse]

After waiting over six months after being complete......DLS

[Olliedemars]

I wonder why SLS's accepts/denials are sprinkles, as opposed to waves. Because so many other schools implement waves of denials (and, less often, waves of acceptances), there must be a lot of convincing reasons to do it that way. I wonder how Stanford's admissions office's set-up is different in a way that it makes sense for them to deny, like, 7 people per day.

[gardevoir]

I wonder why SLS's accepts/denials are sprinkles, as opposed to waves. Because so many other schools implement waves of denials (and, less often, waves of acceptances), there must be a lot of convincing reasons to do it that way. I wonder how Stanford's admissions office's set-up is different in a way that it makes sense for them to deny, like, 7 people per day.

Word. And, at least from my observations from this forum, the "sprinkles" seem really random. People who have been waiting months and months are being denied alongside people who submitted on the last possible day. It makes very little sense to me, and I HATE UNCERTAINTY. SLS is melting my sanity.

[obxt]

have any DLSs been waitlists instead of dings yet?

[thepowerofflight]

I wonder why SLS's accepts/denials are sprinkles, as opposed to waves. Because so many other schools implement waves of denials (and, less often, waves of acceptances), there must be a lot of convincing reasons to do it that way. I wonder how Stanford's admissions office's set-up is different in a way that it makes sense for them to deny, like, 7 people per day.

I've wondered the same. Waves make more sense to me because admissions offices should have some sense of the number of students they want to accept and waitlist based on previous years' matriculation rates and the current year's application numbers and quality. Unless the process is rather outsourced (like Yale's), it seems more intuitive that a centralized group of admissions officers should release decisions in batches. I guess it's possible that instead of holding applications until one group is ready, they just send them out as they go, but doesn't that risk a higher deviation from the desired acceptance numbers? Not sure either way. Anyway, I'm just hoping to hear back soon so I can start finalizing decisions. Hoping the same for the folks here!

[wilfred]

Every day I wake up and hope that today will be it, that I'll have an answer. Then I remember... it might not be until April 30th that I hear. APRIL. 30TH.

[SpikeSeagull]

Every day I wake up and hope that today will be it, that I'll have an answer. Then I remember... it might not be until April 30th that I hear. APRIL. 30TH.

Too real. I've been telling myself "the decision will come in the next couple days" since February.

[wittywitless]

Every day I wake up and hope that today will be it, that I'll have an answer. Then I remember... it might not be until April 30th that I hear. APRIL. 30TH.

Too real. I've been telling myself "the decision will come in the next couple days" since February.

+1.

[Drmrndaphd]

Every day I wake up and hope that today will be it, that I'll have an answer. Then I remember... it might not be until April 30th that I hear. APRIL. 30TH.

Too real. I've been telling myself "the decision will come in the next couple days" since February.

+1.

That's been me... for the past 16 week. SIXTEEN. WEEKS.

[wittywitless]

Every day I wake up and hope that today will be it, that I'll have an answer. Then I remember... it might not be until April 30th that I hear. APRIL. 30TH.

Too real. I've been telling myself "the decision will come in the next couple days" since February.

+1.

That's been me... for the past 16 week. SIXTEEN. WEEKS.

Let's enter the land of speculation, shall we? Do we think SLS admissions office is closed for the holiday or working overtime today?

[lemonparty]

Stanford, babe, you're my last school left. Please just let me know one way or another so I can be done with this game

[fliptrip]

Every day I wake up and hope that today will be it, that I'll have an answer. Then I remember... it might not be until April 30th that I hear. APRIL. 30TH.

Too real. I've been telling myself "the decision will come in the next couple days" since February.

+1.

That's been me... for the past 16 week. SIXTEEN. WEEKS.

Let's enter the land of speculation, shall we? Do we think SLS admissions office is closed for the holiday or working overtime today?

Holiday? There's a holiday going on today that I am not aware of?

[Dcc617]

I actually can't even imagine what is taking so long. Schools are going to require commitments soon. Is Stanford just going to leave most of its applicants waiting forever?

[clurrburr]

Every day I wake up and hope that today will be it, that I'll have an answer. Then I remember... it might not be until April 30th that I hear. APRIL. 30TH.

Too real. I've been telling myself "the decision will come in the next couple days" since February.

+1.

That's been me... for the past 16 week. SIXTEEN. WEEKS.

Let's enter the land of speculation, shall we? Do we think SLS admissions office is closed for the holiday or working overtime today?

Holiday? There's a holiday going on today that I am not aware of?

Obviously Stanford is taking off the day before April Fool's Day to prepare for the holiday, as one does. Also Cesar Chavez Day, my bad lol

[wittywitless]

Every day I wake up and hope that today will be it, that I'll have an answer. Then I remember... it might not be until April 30th that I hear. APRIL. 30TH.

Too real. I've been telling myself "the decision will come in the next couple days" since February.

+1.

That's been me... for the past 16 week. SIXTEEN. WEEKS.

Let's enter the land of speculation, shall we? Do we think SLS admissions office is closed for the holiday or working overtime today?

Holiday? There's a holiday going on today that I am not aware of?

Cesar Chavez day in California. Courts and such are closed.

[Schneidersbetter]

Stanford, babe, you're my last school left. Please just let me know one way or another so I can be done with this game

+18000000000000000

[scandk]

Stanford pls

Pls

Dont troll me 2mrw

[AriGold33]

Really hope they admit the rest before ASW.... but who knows this could be their plan all along, the longer the wait the more you want it. who needs to go visit anyways

[LoganCouture]

Every day I wake up and hope that today will be it, that I'll have an answer. Then I remember... it might not be until April 30th that I hear. APRIL. 30TH.

Too real. I've been telling myself "the decision will come in the next couple days" since February.

+1.

That's been me... for the past 16 week. SIXTEEN. WEEKS.

Let's enter the land of speculation, shall we? Do we think SLS admissions office is closed for the holiday or working overtime today?

Holiday? There's a holiday going on today that I am not aware of?

Cesar Chavez day in California. Courts and such are closed.

Not that it matters now but SLS doesn't close on Cesar Chavez day.

[Dcc617]

So no movement at all today?

[kalifornia]

So no movement at all today?

Seems to be nothing

[jlk411]

So, do we have intel on how many ding sprinkles/waves there have been thus far? Also, do we know if they are going through chronologically what complete date they are up to? Time for some serious speculation...

[wittywitless]

So, do we have intel on how many ding sprinkles/waves there have been thus far? Also, do we know if they are going through chronologically what complete date they are up to? Time for some serious speculation...

The only thing I'm 100% certain about is that they aren't going chronologically.

[jlk411]

hrmm okay thank you. traditionally do they always do these sprinkles of rejections? I seem to remember last year there were more significant ding waves..not that I'm requesting that lol