Stanford c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle) Forum

[Doorkeeper]

Just to clarify SLS wont know that I deposited elsewhere right? There is no way for them to find out unless I end up double depositing at SLS and another school?

SLS won't know until May 15th.

Edit- This is because that's the date when LSAC shares the information of who deposited where with all of the schools.

[sharktankdean]

Is it possible they're waiting until after the ASW for people to commit/withdraw, so they have a better idea of what the class is going to look like? They seem to really care about the actual composition of the class, not just the size, so I wonder if they take the time to look at who has accepted a place thus far before deciding on the rest of us.

This makes a lot of sense. It really seems like we might be waiting then till the end of the month, or even into May after the deposit deadline.

isnt this illegal or unfair?...US News uses yield to rank schools and by holding on to apps wouldn't they increasing their yield. Since a good number of people who wouldnt go to stanford (but are still waiting) would withdraw their apps.

[sharktankdean]

Just to clarify SLS wont know that I deposited elsewhere right? There is no way for them to find out unless I end up double depositing at SLS and another school?

SLS won't know until May 15th.

don't think depositing at a school will affect your chances at a school u are waiting for....they know they are putting u in limbo it would be harsh to expect us to blindly wait for them to get back to us.

[ned]

Is it possible they're waiting until after the ASW for people to commit/withdraw, so they have a better idea of what the class is going to look like? They seem to really care about the actual composition of the class, not just the size, so I wonder if they take the time to look at who has accepted a place thus far before deciding on the rest of us.

This makes a lot of sense. It really seems like we might be waiting then till the end of the month, or even into May after the deposit deadline.

isnt this illegal or unfair?...US News uses yield to rank schools and by holding on to apps wouldn't they increasing their yield. Since a good number of people who wouldnt go to stanford (but are still waiting) would withdraw their apps.

Everyone who has withdrawn recently has mysteriously been rejected the next day. It's all about the yield. They want to make sure they reject as many apps as possible and accept as few as is necessary, IMO.

[sharktankdean]

Is it possible they're waiting until after the ASW for people to commit/withdraw, so they have a better idea of what the class is going to look like? They seem to really care about the actual composition of the class, not just the size, so I wonder if they take the time to look at who has accepted a place thus far before deciding on the rest of us.

This makes a lot of sense. It really seems like we might be waiting then till the end of the month, or even into May after the deposit deadline.

isnt this illegal or unfair?...US News uses yield to rank schools and by holding on to apps wouldn't they increasing their yield. Since a good number of people who wouldnt go to stanford (but are still waiting) would withdraw their apps.

Everyone who has withdrawn recently has mysteriously been rejected the next day. It's all about the yield. They want to make sure they reject as many apps as possible and accept as few as is necessary, IMO.

Good point but why are they so obsessed with it this cycle..that they are willing to hold on people's apps this long. Yale is almost done so there will be a surge of withdrawals coming after this weekend...but Harvard is being just as STUPID (at this point i n the cycle I think this is the appropriate word). Also Harvard's WL moves faster than Stanford's and as the summer progresses people are not gonna want to go to Stanford after putting in a housing and tuition deposit...Does it not make sense to get all the decisions out as soon as possible? Am i the only one who thinks like this or am i just insane?

[casunshine]

Hi everyone,

I've been lurking on this forum for the past few weeks to find some consolation while I waited for my boyfriend to hear back from Stanford, he's been waiting since December. I'm a bay area native and have been losing sleep over if I'd have to consider moving back east (He's in to NYU and Yale).

But he just got the call this morning!!!

Good luck to all, the phones are active!

[sharktankdean]

Hi everyone,

I've been lurking on this forum for the past few weeks to find some consolation while I waited for my boyfriend to hear back from Stanford, he's been waiting since December. I'm a bay area native and have been losing sleep over if I'd have to consider moving back east (He's in to NYU and Yale).

But he just got the call this morning!!!

Good luck to all, the phones are active!

thanks for creating a profile just to let us know..wishing u and your boyfriend the best.
If he is willing to turn down Yale for u..u must be special..lol

[seanPtheB]

Hi everyone,

I've been lurking on this forum for the past few weeks to find some consolation while I waited for my boyfriend to hear back from Stanford, he's been waiting since December. I'm a bay area native and have been losing sleep over if I'd have to consider moving back east (He's in to NYU and Yale).

But he just got the call this morning!!!

Good luck to all, the phones are active!

thanks for creating a profile just to let us know..wishing u and your boyfriend the best.
If he is willing to turn down Yale for u..u must be special..lol

ha so this. pics or it didn't happen.

[Barca10]

Hi everyone,

I've been lurking on this forum for the past few weeks to find some consolation while I waited for my boyfriend to hear back from Stanford, he's been waiting since December. I'm a bay area native and have been losing sleep over if I'd have to consider moving back east (He's in to NYU and Yale).

But he just got the call this morning!!!

Good luck to all, the phones are active!

Congrats to you and your BF!!

Can you give us a little more info about his app and #'s? Also, is he a URM?

Thanks!

[sallymae89]

Hi everyone,

I've been lurking on this forum for the past few weeks to find some consolation while I waited for my boyfriend to hear back from Stanford, he's been waiting since December. I'm a bay area native and have been losing sleep over if I'd have to consider moving back east (He's in to NYU and Yale).

But he just got the call this morning!!!

Good luck to all, the phones are active!

Thanks for sharing! Would you mind giving us an idea of his numbers, work experience, whether or not he's a URM, etc.?

[casunshine]

Hi everyone,

I've been lurking on this forum for the past few weeks to find some consolation while I waited for my boyfriend to hear back from Stanford, he's been waiting since December. I'm a bay area native and have been losing sleep over if I'd have to consider moving back east (He's in to NYU and Yale).

But he just got the call this morning!!!

Good luck to all, the phones are active!

Thanks for sharing! Would you mind giving us an idea of his numbers, work experience, whether or not he's a URM, etc.?

He's a non-URM, and he had 180 LSAT and 3.83 overall GPA. He had 3 years legal experience after college, and 3 summers legal research during undergrad. He submitted his application on december 26, although there was a mix-up with the dean's certification letter so it wasn't officially complete until February. Hope that helps!

I'm going to tag along for admit weekend (82 degrees and sunny, heyo!), will be fun to guess who may be there from the TLS forums

[Bronck]

[yepyepyep]

Hi everyone,

I've been lurking on this forum for the past few weeks to find some consolation while I waited for my boyfriend to hear back from Stanford, he's been waiting since December. I'm a bay area native and have been losing sleep over if I'd have to consider moving back east (He's in to NYU and Yale).

But he just got the call this morning!!!

Good luck to all, the phones are active!

Congrats! Looks like your b/f got today's token acceptance.
On to tomorrow!

[jim-green]

Everyone who has withdrawn recently has mysteriously been rejected the next day. It's all about the yield. They want to make sure they reject as many apps as possible and accept as few as is necessary, IMO.

I don't think there is any evidence for this, though I could be wrong.

[Chucky21]

Perhaps SLS really is waiting to see how many people withdraw in favor of HLS or YLS. Applications are down this year, so maybe they're not sure as to how many people will actually accept their offer.

[sharktankdean]

Perhaps SLS really is waiting to see how many people withdraw in favor of HLS or YLS. Applications are down this year, so maybe they're not sure as to how many people will actually accept their offer.

Less applicants should mean less apps to read and therefore faster decisions. Not holding my application hostage.

[hellothisisme]

Is there a date by which Stanford has stated they will definitely have made an initial decision?

Or could this conceivably go on forever?

[FryBreadPower]

Is there a date by which Stanford has stated they will definitely have made an initial decision?

Or could this conceivably go on forever?

Well, their deposit deadline is May 1st. So conceivably you would either be accepted, WL'd, or rejected at that point.

[Dino_Spumoni]

It sure seems like it will go on forever. I went complete in October and have heard nothing!!! I even emailed telling them about my early deadlines, but they just said that they are working on it. It's amazing to me that Stanford cost me the most to apply to and has literally given me the least info on what's going on.

[sharktankdean]

It sure seems like it will go on forever. I went complete in October and have heard nothing!!! I even emailed telling them about my early deadlines, but they just said that they are working on it. It's amazing to me that Stanford cost me the most to apply to and has literally given me the least info on what's going on.

More money more problems.

[Mal Reynolds]

Or could this conceivably go on forever?

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For. Eh. Ver.

[yepyepyep]

Even an update to the blog letting us know what's happening would be appreciated.

[yepyepyep]

Perhaps SLS really is waiting to see how many people withdraw in favor of HLS or YLS. Applications are down this year, so maybe they're not sure as to how many people will actually accept their offer.

Less applicants should mean less apps to read and therefore faster decisions. Not holding my application hostage.

Could be that fewer applicants means they need to dig through their "meh" pile more b/c there weren't enough auto-admits.

[jim-green]

Could be that fewer applicants means they need to dig through their "meh" pile more b/c there weren't enough auto-admits.

Then why are they rejecting Israeli snipers with 179s?

[yepyepyep]

Could be that fewer applicants means they need to dig through their "meh" pile more b/c there weren't enough auto-admits.

Then why are they rejecting Israeli snipers with 179s?

I dont think my hypothesis can be applied to particular applicants...just the general delay (they have to weigh more applicants that are harder to compare, and they had hoped they wouldn't have to make these decisions by getting enough auto-admits). I don't know why a particular applicant got rejected. Maybe the class already had a lot of Israeli snipers with 179's? I don't know. It is strange.