Sapphire14 wrote:
Is it true that Stanford disapproves of prospective students emailing/reaching out to current students/alums/professors with questions about the school? I had a colleague tell me that they prefer applicants email the admissions office with any questions.
I find this really strange. I understand that for specific questions re: admissions, the admissions office would be the best place to go. But why would they discourage applicants from talking to their own students about the experiences at Stanford? From what I hear, most people love it there... :D
They have so many applicants! I dont think they can manage to answer every question
Reaching out to alumni is never discouraged. Infact it is encouraged a lot. I have 2 alumni and 1 current student helping me out right now.
And you are right about the people loving it there. For being the most selective school, Stanford is fairly humble and the people extremely friendly