Re: So I just found out...
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essay is quite possibly worth next to nothing
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I think this is probably wrong. Stanford has (1) a [censored] load of money, (2) a (relatively) small student body, (3) a large admissions staff. From their standpoint they think "we can have anybody we want, why should we take you?". they can comb out the losers pretty quickly. Perfect grades and 1500+ SAT (old grading scale) are par for the course. You still have to set yourself apart from the other geniuses. They look for that in the personal statement.
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