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2011-2012 Stanford Application Thread
Started by Sammich117
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I like the Chihuly sculpture in the new stem cell building.
Also, the LKS "Center for Learning and Knowledge" has an odd name but is beautiful.
Also, the LKS "Center for Learning and Knowledge" has an odd name but is beautiful.
oh man stanford is like my dream, I actually think its a magical place
I was browsing through my USNEWs and it seems like stanford's avg GPA/MCAT are lower than the other schools of its caliber, does stanford focus a lot on the other aspects of the application?
And anyone know if they screen for secondaries?
I was browsing through my USNEWs and it seems like stanford's avg GPA/MCAT are lower than the other schools of its caliber, does stanford focus a lot on the other aspects of the application?
And anyone know if they screen for secondaries?
This is an incorrect assumption as Stanford's class is much smaller, so people that get in with "lower stats" will bring down the avg more than a school with a bigger class. That being said I'm sure they focus on the whole application as do most schools.
My reading of USNWR suggests that Stanford's stats are pretty indistinguishable from Penn, Duke, Yale, UCSF, Columbia. Harvard, Hopkins, and WashU are a bit higher.
oh I see, wow I didn't realized how small Stanford's class until I compared the numbers. gahhh even harder to get in
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I'm looking forward to receiving a rejection letter from this wonderful school as well.
Stanford is awesome, that is all.
I WANT TO GO HERE SO BAD IT HURTS!!! I'm even willing to matriculate a year late if they let me in considering I'm taking MCAT next month. I know it's late...no excuse I guess. Didn't know any better until I already signed up.
STANFORD STANFORD STANFORD!!!
STANFORD STANFORD STANFORD!!!
I WANT TO GO HERE SO BAD IT HURTS!!! I'm even willing to matriculate a year late if they let me in considering I'm taking MCAT next month. I know it's late...no excuse I guess. Didn't know any better until I already signed up.
STANFORD STANFORD STANFORD!!!
Um......
Just got the secondary invite, looks like it's the same as last year.
+1
Do they screen?
Do they screen?
Nope
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I WANT TO GO HERE SO BAD IT HURTS!!! I'm even willing to matriculate a year late if they let me in considering I'm taking MCAT next month. I know it's late...no excuse I guess. Didn't know any better until I already signed up.
STANFORD STANFORD STANFORD!!!
I have the same feeling, I would be so happy if I got in that I wouldn't know what to do with myself.
Submitted 
and now I wait
good luck to the rest of you!
and now I waitgood luck to the rest of you!
Me neither. I remember Stanford being slow in sending out secondaries last year.
Is there anyone else who has a very early receipt that AMCAS sent out the letters, but that Stanford has yet to receive them? I had my letters sent out on 6/28, but they have not yet gotten them.
Don't worry, my letters weren't marked as received until just now (7/11) and they were sent on 6/28. Most likely your letters have already been received/downloaded, they just haven't updated your account since it was created last week.
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Do they mark you as complete and ready for review then? Mine were sent then also but still not received.
EDIT: They were just marked as received yet my file is still incomplete. Hmm
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Did you get marked as complete/receive complete email?
Nope. They're taking things step by step.
They also have my letters, but I'm marked as incomplete. My guess is they have to check your letters once they get them to confirm you have the required number or something like that. Or at least that's what I'm thinking because mine is a letter packet. Or maybe there's just a lag in how long it takes for them to update that it's complete.
So they are EXACTLY the same as last year??
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What does Stanford do with the "Health Belief and Attitude Survey" part of the secondary? Just curious.
I'm almost positive Stanford doesn't screen... I would call and see what's up!
Can someone PLEASE post the secondary prompts please please PLEASE!!!
1.The Committee on Admissions regards the diversity of an entering class as an important factor in serving the educational mission of the school. The Committee on Admissions strongly encourages you to share unique, personally important, and/or challenging factors in your background, such as the quality of your early educational environment, socioeconomic status, culture, race, ethnicity, or life or work experiences. Please discuss how such factors have influenced your goals and preparation for a career in medicine. (2000 characters)
2.Why do you feel you are particularly suited for this (you had to choose which practice scenario you see yourself best in) practice scenario? What knowledge, skills and attitudes have you developed that have prepared you for this career path? (1000 characters)
3.How will the Stanford curriculum, and specifically the requirement for a scholarly concentration, help your personal career goals? (1000 characters)
4.If you have publications resulting from scholarly endeavors, please complete a citation for each of your publications in the space below using the following format: Author, Title, Journal, Volume, Pages, and Date of Publication. This section applies for papers that have been published or been accepted for publication. Please do not include abstracts or unpublished conference papers.
edit: clarification of question 2
2.Why do you feel you are particularly suited for this (you had to choose which practice scenario you see yourself best in) practice scenario? What knowledge, skills and attitudes have you developed that have prepared you for this career path? (1000 characters)
3.How will the Stanford curriculum, and specifically the requirement for a scholarly concentration, help your personal career goals? (1000 characters)
4.If you have publications resulting from scholarly endeavors, please complete a citation for each of your publications in the space below using the following format: Author, Title, Journal, Volume, Pages, and Date of Publication. This section applies for papers that have been published or been accepted for publication. Please do not include abstracts or unpublished conference papers.
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The Committee on Admissions regards the diversity of an entering class as an important factor in serving the educational mission of the school. The Committee on Admissions strongly encourages you to share unique, personally important, and/or challenging factors in your background, such as the quality of your early educational environment, socioeconomic status, culture, race, ethnicity, or life or work experiences. Please discuss how such factors have influenced your goals and preparation for a career in medicine.
Please limit your answer to 2,000 characters including spaces.
9. What do you see as the most likely practice scenario for your future medical career?
Choose the single answer that best describes your career goals.
Private Practice
Health Policy
Academic Medicine
Public Health
Health Care Administration
Why do you feel you are particularly suited for this practice scenario? What knowledge, skills and attitudes have you developed that have prepared you for this career path?
Please limit your answer to 1,000 characters including spaces.
How will the Stanford curriculum, and specifically the requirement for a scholarly concentration, help your personal career goals?
Please limit your answer to 1,000 characters including spaces.
It showed that it was complete online, and then I also got an email a day later saying that
What are you all doing for your diversity essay? I'm having a little trouble on this one, mainly because I feel an urge to just be straightforward without doing the fancy (and time-consuming) "story telling" approach I took for my personal statement.
How many of you are striving to "tell a story" with this essay? How many of you are just being explicit, openly listing/describing how you will contribute to diversity?
How many of you are striving to "tell a story" with this essay? How many of you are just being explicit, openly listing/describing how you will contribute to diversity?
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