Stanford C/O 2020 Applicants (2016-2017 Cycle) Forum

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[illini2016]

Slowly losing hope as admissions seems to be moving to the January applications and I went UR in mid December

I've been UR since the beginning of November. Don't trip, homie.

Same. UR since end of October. At/above both 75ths. I plan on sending my LOCI by the end of this week or on Monday; I have an additional LOR that I plan to add to my app as soon as the LSAC processes it.

Can I get everyone's hot/well-thought-out take on LOCIs? I'm not keen on pestering these poor people, but if the consensus is that they do more good than harm...

[SybillAnnDorsett]

Slowly losing hope as admissions seems to be moving to the January applications and I went UR in mid December

I've been UR since the beginning of November. Don't trip, homie.

Same. UR since end of October. At/above both 75ths. I plan on sending my LOCI by the end of this week or on Monday; I have an additional LOR that I plan to add to my app as soon as the LSAC processes it.

Can I get everyone's hot/well-thought-out take on LOCIs? I'm not keen on pestering these poor people, but if the consensus is that they do more good than harm...

My take is that you emphasize personal connection to the school, through current students, alumni, professors, admissions, and visits to campus. Use these interactions as a vehicle for communicating your continued interest in attending and your commitment to matriculate should they offer admission. I think listing a bunch of courses, seminars, employment statistics, or professors you like is far too easy. A monkey could do that. So, the more personal you get, the better.

[armc808]

Can I get everyone's hot/well-thought-out take on LOCIs? I'm not keen on pestering these poor people, but if the consensus is that they do more good than harm...

It really seems to be a judgment call on your end. I have heard from the pre-law advisers at my UG say that if you're on the fence in terms of stats, it may be better to not send in a LOCI until you are waitlisted, because you're clearly a qualified applicant and whatever you sent in is enough for them to reach a clear decision one way or the other. However, if you are below their medians and haven't heard anything for like 2+ months, it probably wouldn't hurt you to throw in the kitchen sink and sincerely explain why S is your (I presume) top choice.

tl;dr It's your call on what to do, but personally, if you applied months ago and haven't heard a peep yet, I don't think it counts as "pestering" to send them one email with a LOCI attached.

[dietcoke1]

new poll

most votes in the last poll:

119 votes for Y over S
95 votes for H over S
65 votes for a half to full tuition scholarship at Columbia/Chicago over S
56 votes for S no matter what

[bettyboopydoop]

Well on LSN, it looks like rejections have gone to early December... which is a relief for me (having applied in late November!)

Bring me to late cycle committee review plz

[illini2016]

In other, more distressing news, someone on LSN posted a rejection today.

[MrJD2020]

Well on LSN, it looks like rejections have gone to early December... which is a relief for me (having applied in late November!)

Bring me to late cycle committee review plz

+1!

[Question12345]

Anyone know if admissions is open tomorrow?

[nimbus cloud]

Do people usually go Incomplete -> Complete -> Under Review? I went straight from Incomplete to UR.

[Whittie]

Do people usually go Incomplete -> Complete -> Under Review? I went straight from Incomplete to UR.

IIRC, your application will go complete and "be submitted for review" all at once.

[Rigo]

Do people usually go Incomplete -> Complete -> Under Review? I went straight from Incomplete to UR.

I have it saying in red letters at the top than im complete and the actual status saying I'm submitted for review.

[nimbus cloud]

Makes sense then. Thanks!

[Mr_Chukes]

Makes sense then. Thanks!

I've been summited for review since December 2th lol.

[goldenbear2020]

Anyone know if admissions is open tomorrow?

Presidents Day is a Stanford staff holiday, so no.

[batlaw]

Does the status checker update once you have gone complete and under review [UR1] besides with DLS? In other words, is there a UR2 that is conveyed through the status checker?

[Whittie]

Does the status checker update once you have gone complete and under review [UR1] besides with DLS? In other words, is there a UR2 that is conveyed through the status checker?

There is no UR2. There's a "what to expect when you're expecting" thread that can answer this question more thoroughly and for other schools.

[Rigo]

Stanford:
Incomplete
Submitted for Review
Shouldn’t take more than a few days
No date changes

Acceptances: Phone
Area Code: 650
Last year, if your status changed to "decision letter sent" and you hadn't received a phone call or email, you had been waitlisted/dinged.

I just want to be clear if this is still the what to expect when expecting for S.
People keep saying under review but do they really mean "submitted for review" or did S add an additional step?

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[Rigo]

Stanford:
Incomplete
Submitted for Review
Shouldn’t take more than a few days
No date changes

Acceptances: Phone
Area Code: 650
Last year, if your status changed to "decision letter sent" and you hadn't received a phone call or email, you had been waitlisted/dinged.

I just want to be clear if this is still the what to expect when expecting for S.
People keep saying under review but do they really mean "submitted for review" or did S add an additional step?

People are using the two interchangeably.

Okay good. Thanks. I was worried I was left in the bottom of a drawer in PA somewhere.

[batlaw]

Does the status checker update once you have gone complete and under review [UR1] besides with DLS? In other words, is there a UR2 that is conveyed through the status checker?

There is no UR2. There's a "what to expect when you're expecting" thread that can answer this question more thoroughly and for other schools.

Cool, thanks! The current "what to expect" thread didn't mention the UR1 (or submitted for review 1 for @Rigo!) and I've seen that some status checkers/ admissions processes have changed over the years, so I wasn't sure. I just wanted to clarify so that I have more reason to convince myself that I should just stop checking the Stanford status checker!

On a side note, I listened to a podcast from SLS this morning that got me really wishing it weren't such a long shot. Then I realized that the podcast was from 2007 and the professors on it were no longer at Stanford. I felt a little bit better, except that, you know, they are at Harvard now.

[Rigo]

The current "what to expect" thread didn't mention the UR1 (or submitted for review 1 for @Rigo!)

Haha I'm on the same page now

[poliksa]

Congrats to all who got in already! Could someone give an update on how many have been invited to the fb group?

[hammy393]

Congrats to all who got in already! Could someone give an update on how many have been invited to the fb group?

214 total (out of ~430 admissions offers)

[Rigo]

Congrats to all who got in already! Could someone give an update on how many have been invited to the fb group?

214 total (out of ~430 admissions offers)

Either this year's class is abnormally absent from social media or we have a long way to go!