Woah! DB called me today to inform me that an Indian Reliance Scholarship candidate(full 2 year merit scholarship) from R1 couldn't join Stanford due to personal issues and if I wanted to fill the vacancy by a late personal application which Stanford will directly forward to Reliance. He says the decision from Reliance would come in along with the interview decision by end March. Apparently the scholarship applications are only for R1 applicants and I am being given a preferential offer due to the vacancy....
Not sure if I'm the only Indian to receive this offer or they are going to shortlist from a bunch of folks but who the hell would say no to that, Mr. DB? Thank you very much!
BTW: Contrary to what I read or otherwise heard, DB seems to be a genuinely nice guy, truly concerned about your interests and personal life...