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Stanford Admissions

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Front of Stanford's financial aid office

Admissions: Worst 50-word essays from the class of ’30

Ella Prichard
  •  
Feb. 9
From the Community
A petition signed by Asian-American scholars argues for the effectiveness and importance of affirmative action. (Photo: CAYDEN GU/The Stanford Daily)

From the Community | Asian American scholars for affirmative action

From the Community
  •  
Feb. 23, 2025
University
Three students sit behind a table with a banner that reads "End legacy admissions."

Stanford community split over California ban on legacy admissions preferences

Maia Pak
  •  
Oct. 24, 2024
Reads
An animated book titled "The Dawning of Diversity How Chicanos Helped Changed Stanford University by Frank O Sotomayor" is displayed with Book Review written repeatedly in bold next to it.

‘Dawning of Diversity’ narrates Mexican American students’ stories of the 1970s

Cate Burtner
  •  
Jan. 25, 2024
Opinions
Black and white image of Stanford students in the 60s jostling against each other, including the writer Lenny Siegel and Fred Glover.

From the Community | I was a Jewish student at Stanford in the 60s. Here is what I remember.

Lenny Siegel
  •  
Oct. 23, 2022
Humor
Stanford admits walking up to an information table outside the Stanford alumni center

If new admits weren’t allowed to stay in dorms, who have I been hosting?

Rebecca Jia
  •  
May 3, 2022
Humor
a concrete sign reading 'UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION & FINANCIAL AID' in front of a palm tree and a brick building

Stanford reveals undergraduate admissions to be April Fools’ prank

Om Jahagirdar
  •  
April 12, 2022
Campus Life
Photo of building with banner reading "hillel @ stanford"

Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne assembles advisory task force on history of Jewish admissions

Lexi Kupor
  •  
Jan. 25, 2022
News
A building with a sign that reads "Undergraduate Admission & Financial Aid" in front

Here’s how Stanford’s test-optional admissions cycle impacted early admits

Lea Nepomuceno and Sabrina Ottaway
  •  
Dec. 28, 2021
University
Isidora Davis holds sign that reads "I Matched To Stanford, Thanks QuestBridge"

Stanford welcomes Class of 2026 QuestBridge matches

Lizette Gonzalez
  •  
Dec. 26, 2021
News
Black and white pic of Caeden working on ranch and a horse in background

Two Class of 2025 students reflect on taking a gap year, transitioning to Stanford

Madeline Grabb
  •  
Nov. 28, 2021
News
(Photo: Courtesy of Daniela Gonzalez)

Relief from SAT, ACT during COVID-19 pandemic challenges usefulness of standardized testing in the long term

Lexi Kupor
  •  
July 13, 2020
News
KEVIN HSU/The Stanford Daily

Nearly 18% of Class of 2023 are legacy students or relatives of donors, report reveals

Julia Ingram
  •  
June 26, 2020
Data about Stanford’s incoming class used to be released in the spring, but last fall, the University announced it would no longer publicize data regarding undergraduate applications during the early or regular admissions cycle. (Photo: KEVIN HSU/The Stanford Daily)

Stanford to stop publicly announcing admission numbers

Holden Foreman
  •  
Aug. 30, 2018
The result of Brainstorm's collaboration with Pinterest was an update on the Pinterest mobile app that displays guides for easing anxiety, such as short exercises to refocus attention and relax. These guides show up when users search terms indicative of stress, work anxiety and sadness. (Photo: HANNAH RONCA/The Stanford Daily)

University admission rate drops to 4.3 percent for Class of 2022

Claire Wang
  •  
March 30, 2018
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Op-Ed: Plan for need-blind admissions for international students

From the Community
  •  
March 9, 2018
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Hear me out

Claire Dinshaw
  •  
Feb. 9, 2018
The Grind
Data about Stanford’s incoming class used to be released in the spring, but last fall, the University announced it would no longer publicize data regarding undergraduate applications during the early or regular admissions cycle. (Photo: KEVIN HSU/The Stanford Daily)

Stanford freshmen reflect on the college admissions process

Cecilia Atkins
  •  
April 17, 2017
The Grind
The Stanford Quad. Photo by Hannah Ronca

Hey 2021ers, you should pick Stanford

Caroline Dunn
  •  
April 7, 2017
Data about Stanford’s incoming class used to be released in the spring, but last fall, the University announced it would no longer publicize data regarding undergraduate applications during the early or regular admissions cycle. (Photo: KEVIN HSU/The Stanford Daily)

Stanford’s admission rate drops to 4.69 percent

Michael Gioia
  •  
March 25, 2016
The Stanford Daily

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