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‘Not a place of belonging’: Discrimination allegations plague Stanford admissions office

Dilan Gohill
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May 31, 2024
Video
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Uncommon Stanford applications: Students delve into Common App essays

Ananya Udaygiri
  •  
May 29, 2024
University
Three students sit behind a table with a banner that reads "End legacy admissions."

Bill to end legacy admissions passes assembly

George Porteous
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May 24, 2024
News
Three students sit behind a table with a banner that reads "End legacy admissions."

Inside the push to end legacy admissions preferences at Stanford

George Porteous
  •  
May 16, 2024
Graduate Students
The Graduate Student Council (GSC) debates a joint resolution during their Tuesday meeting (Screenshot: ANDREW ZENG/The Stanford Daily)

GSC unanimously calls for end to legacy admissions

Andrew Zeng
  •  
May 10, 2024
News
Senators sitting around a table.

UGS calls for end to legacy admissions

Alana Belle M. Tirado
  •  
May 8, 2024
University
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Inside a Stanford admissions file

Faiza Ashar
  •  
May 1, 2024
News
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How to get off Stanford’s waitlist

Caroline Chen and Mark Allen Cu
  •  
April 25, 2024
News
Three graphics, one a picture of Montag Hall, one a picture of Hoover Tower, and one drawing of an admissions officer sketching.

‘A great place to leave’: Inside Stanford’s admissions and financial aid office

Dilan Gohill
  •  
April 25, 2024
News
A building with a sign that reads "Undergraduate Admission & Financial Aid" in front

Frosh of ’28 admitted to the Farm

Oriana Riley
  •  
March 31, 2024
University
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Standardized test scores divide Stanford

Jared Hammerstrom
  •  
Feb. 26, 2024
News
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Slight increase in Stanford acceptance rate for Class of 2027

Chelsea Dixon
  •  
Feb. 22, 2024
Editorial Board
A graphic of an open admissions file containing stacks of redacted admissions papers. The folder is stamped with "TOP SECRET".

Editorial Board | Don’t make Stanford the next Berkeley

Vol. 263 Editorial Board
  •  
June 8, 2023
The Grind
Graphic of Hoover Tower surrounded by forest. Several anthropomorphic trees are shown smiling at the front of the scene.

‘Nonanswers’: How much of it is luck?

Erin Ye
  •  
April 9, 2023
Academics
A building with a sign that reads "Undergraduate Admission & Financial Aid" in front

Acceptance rate drops to 3.68%, majority enrolled are non-white students

Mark Allen Cu
  •  
Feb. 28, 2023
Opinions
Sketch of Stanford Admissions Office

Opinion | Social media boosts access to higher education

Alondra Martinez
  •  
Nov. 8, 2022
From the Community
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From the Community | A conversation about Asian American admissions

From the Community
  •  
Nov. 1, 2022
University
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Stanford webinar highlights past antisemitic admission practices

Mark Allen Cu
  •  
Oct. 14, 2022
Academics
Faculty Senate members sitting at their desks smiling

Board on Judicial Affairs presents Honor Code changes to Faculty Senate

Zoe Edelman
  •  
Feb. 10, 2022
Opinions
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From the community | The bias of legacy and athlete admissions

Sophie Callcott
  •  
Jan. 12, 2022
The Stanford Daily

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