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

[hopeandpray]

E-mail this evening. GPA<25th. LSAT>75th. Sent a LOCI on Monday. Very happy, but surprised. Hard choices ahead.

Congratulations! When did you complete?

Mid to late January. Can't remember the exact date.

Did you email your LOCI or mail it? Do you think the LOCI helped?

[ProductofUnreality]

The admissions committee is busy as hell trying to decide what to do with all of us. I'd imagine the last thing they want is to have to read a bunch of letters that say "I really want to go to Stanford." They know we want to go, we applied and haven't withdrawn our applications.

Unless you're on the waitlist or have some pretty major updates to your app I think it's best to not send a LOCI. If I were on the admissions committee and you made me read your LOCI I'd probably be more annoyed than pleased.

The wait may be hard on us, but the work is hard on them.

[fliptrip]

So does anyone think it's still worth it to send in a LOCI this late in the game? Also, how long after going under review would you send one? It's been only about 2.5 months for me, and I know others have been waiting for much longer...

Send the LOCI. I could not disagree more with Product's statement above. Why would you not shoot every bullet you have?

[thepowerofflight]

It seems we have kind of a tragedy of the commons situation here. I mostly agree with the sentiments of ProductofUnreality, but I would just say that not sending a LOCI is the more thoughtful (from a collective standpoint) thing to do. Whether it's the best choice depends on your situation. Personally, I wouldn't consider sending one unless I'd done something extremely cool recently that wasn't already a part of my application. If I didn't have much more to say than, "Hi, please pick me," then I definitely wouldn't send one.

[Widdle_Dumpling]

I just sent out an email asking for a file update. I got Phi Beta Kappa and an updated transcript with all As last semester--here's to hoping it reminds them of me? Maybe?

[Budfox55]

I still don't know why I check this thread or the app checker. No point. Completely irrational. And yet...here I am...still standing

[Dcc617]

I still don't know why I check this thread or the app checker. No point. Completely irrational. And yet...here I am...still standing

I'm just resigning myself to being rejected at 11:59 PM on 30 April. Life is so much easier when you just give up.

[DorcasPond]

Just got a call from a random California number while at work ...immediately froze and had an internal freakout ...went to answer the phone... call was dropped .... ran back to my desk in a frenzy to furiously pound on my keyboard and pray to the Google gods .... confirmed that it WAS a Stanford area code!!! .... quickly called back the mystery number, while making a mental note not to cry on the phone, and considering how to break the big news to my parents ..... heard a woman's voice on the other line...but something wasn't right...

Realized it was an automated recording, telling me I had reached DirecTV...that's right, DirecTV

If anyone needs me, I'll be alternating between napping and crying under my desk, reliving the best moment of my life when I thought I'd gotten into SLS....

Prayers and sympathy gifts of Ben & Jerry's are welcome

[mosesboeba]

I still don't know why I check this thread or the app checker. No point. Completely irrational. And yet...here I am...still standing

I'm just resigning myself to being rejected at 11:59 PM on 30 April. Life is so much easier when you just give up.

is April 30 when we can expect to hear one way or the other? at least having a hard date like that = predictability.

[Dcc617]

I still don't know why I check this thread or the app checker. No point. Completely irrational. And yet...here I am...still standing

I'm just resigning myself to being rejected at 11:59 PM on 30 April. Life is so much easier when you just give up.

is April 30 when we can expect to hear one way or the other? at least having a hard date like that = predictability.

It says on their website that they expect all initial decisions to be out by 30 April.

I'm so sorry. That is probably the cruelest thing DirectTV has ever done, and THAT is saying something.

[jlk411]

so sllllllllllllooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwww today...

[Iam3hunna]

so sllllllllllllooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwww today...

I'm beginning to think they lost my app or something. Like they forgot to reject me LOL.

[wittywitless]

so sllllllllllllooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwww today...

I'm beginning to think they lost my app or something. Like they forgot to reject me LOL.

Maybe they're gearing up to ding a whole bunch of people tomorrow. Not getting dinged for so long has given me sick amounts of hope. Kind of like when I get the first two numbers of a lotto right.

[Jumpman32]

Dinged via snail mail today. I live in LA so maybe people out of state will get it tomorrow.

[Topszn]

Dinged via snail mail today. I live in LA so maybe people out of state will get it tomorrow.

Sorry bruh. Had your status checker DLS'd you or can we look forward to surprise rejections?

[fliptrip]

Just got a call from a random California number while at work ...immediately froze and had an internal freakout ...went to answer the phone... call was dropped .... ran back to my desk in a frenzy to furiously pound on my keyboard and pray to the Google gods .... confirmed that it WAS a Stanford area code!!! .... quickly called back the mystery number, while making a mental note not to cry on the phone, and considering how to break the big news to my parents ..... heard a woman's voice on the other line...but something wasn't right...

Realized it was an automated recording, telling me I had reached DirecTV...that's right, DirecTV

If anyone needs me, I'll be alternating between napping and crying under my desk, reliving the best moment of my life when I thought I'd gotten into SLS....

Prayers and sympathy gifts of Ben & Jerry's are welcome

Just to spare you unnecessary stress: If it's SLS, its a 650-723-XXXX number.

[Dcc617]

Dinged via snail mail today. I live in LA so maybe people out of state will get it tomorrow.

Sorry bruh. Had your status checker DLS'd you or can we look forward to surprise rejections?

That would be the absolute worst.

[gamerish]

[Olliedemars]

If that's what I think it is (Titanic?) the allusion to a Hope diamond is just too tragic.

[WinterComing]

As far as the LOCI conversation, with any other school, I would 100 percent advise against sending a LOCI before being waitlisted. But Stanford specifically asks people to do this. From Dean Deal:

If you’ve not heard from us, it is indeed appropriate to send in a letter of continued interest. While the primary reason of this letter is to show us that you remain interested in SLS, it also shows me that you are an active and engaged participant in this process. Many applicants take the approach of “I’ve done my part and now I just need to wait it out” or “I’ve met all the application requirements and I’ll just sit back and wait for SLS to do their part.” Fair enough. This approach works. However, is it a bad thing to stay a bit more engaged? You just need to exercise some good judgment, though, and decide how much is enough versus becoming a pain.

https://law.stanford.edu/2010/12/07/adm ... it-begins/

[darthslughorn]

Is it probable that everyone waiting still is headed straight for the waitlist? Why else would it take so long? I just want relief already

[Jumpman32]

Dinged via snail mail today. I live in LA so maybe people out of state will get it tomorrow.

Sorry bruh. Had your status checker DLS'd you or can we look forward to surprise rejections?

Not sure, Stanford would've been a miracle if I got in so I wasn't really keeping up with them.

[fliptrip]

Is it probable that everyone waiting still is headed straight for the waitlist? Why else would it take so long? I just want relief already

History teaches us that all three possible outcomes are still very much on the table for everyone still waiting. I'd be surprised if much happens today or over this weekend, though.

[ProductofUnreality]

As far as the LOCI conversation, with any other school, I would 100 percent advise against sending a LOCI before being waitlisted. But Stanford specifically asks people to do this. From Dean Deal:

If you’ve not heard from us, it is indeed appropriate to send in a letter of continued interest. While the primary reason of this letter is to show us that you remain interested in SLS, it also shows me that you are an active and engaged participant in this process. Many applicants take the approach of “I’ve done my part and now I just need to wait it out” or “I’ve met all the application requirements and I’ll just sit back and wait for SLS to do their part.” Fair enough. This approach works. However, is it a bad thing to stay a bit more engaged? You just need to exercise some good judgment, though, and decide how much is enough versus becoming a pain.

https://law.stanford.edu/2010/12/07/adm ... it-begins/

Well let me eat my words then. You've done better homework than I and I guess I oughta get drafting.

[oliverotis]

so whats the consensus on how were doing compared to last year? ahead of schedule or behind?