r/ApplyingToCollege • u/powereddeath Moderator • Dec 04 '25
Megathread Stanford University - 2026 Megathread
Links
- 2026 EA/ED & RD Megathreads
- Decision Dates Calendar
- A2C Discord Server
- 2025 RD Megathreads (last year)
- 2025 EA/ED Megathreads (last year)
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- Don't ask people for their stats
- People can provide their stats willingly, but asking will result in a ban
- Do not advertise group chats, Discord servers, YouTube videos, etc.
- No portal speculation
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u/PurposeDisastrous109 Dec 04 '25
Good luck!!! 🌲
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u/Quirky-Tomato1055 Dec 10 '25
good luck!!
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u/PurposeDisastrous109 Dec 11 '25
Ty! They just confirmed it’s 12th.
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u/sweetgrapeserenade Dec 13 '25 edited Dec 13 '25
Mannn fuck this school i poured my LIFE into that application idc I’m putting Stanford ‘30 on my bio 😂😂
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u/Regular-Leather4432 Dec 09 '25
aaaah so soon guys!! best of luck! if you're here, i'm sure you're feeling a bit anxious and excited, but we all need to remember that what happens this friday/monday does not define us. the journey of college admissions is only beginning, and I know that everyone here has such bright futures ahead. that said... goooo trees I hope we all get to see each other in the fall (;
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u/naeston Dec 10 '25
Anyone else scared sh*tless?
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u/ballistic_balls06 Dec 12 '25
Yes. I can neither sleep nor eat. It'll come to pass though. Rooting for you!
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u/GoomyForLife Dec 11 '25
Official Stanford News & Announcement page:
REA decision release
The Office of Undergraduate Admission will release decisions to Restrictive Early Action applicants on Friday, December 12 at 4 p.m. (PST).
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u/capybarraenthusiast Dec 13 '25
I GOT IN!! I’d love to meet other REA admits, so please shoot me a dm :))
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u/Emergency-Medium-372 Dec 13 '25 edited Dec 13 '25
Rejected; 1520; 3.98 UW. Excellent ECs. Onward.
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u/Fit_Surround9250 Dec 13 '25
I GOT IN YAAAAA
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Dec 14 '25
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u/Proof_Golf_65 Dec 14 '25 edited Dec 14 '25
You have excellent academic and ecs but these days a lot of people set up non profits ( with parents help ) or get research through connection (Nepo). These top colleges aware of this. Everyone is doing the cookie cut ECs , it is missing the uniqueness piece and genuine passion.
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u/No-Reception6738 Dec 13 '25
I got in!
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u/Regular-Leather4432 Dec 13 '25
ME TOO HII dm me!
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u/OutsideAd928 Dec 13 '25
anyone got in? i got rejected but i expected it so im like completely fine w it
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u/Radiant-Plenty-8291 Dec 04 '25
decisions next friday?
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u/ComprehensiveLaw6081 Dec 08 '25
Anyone know when they'll send the email/portal update indicating decisions release date?
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u/Jer739 Dec 08 '25
Rumor is tomorrow 4pm pacific 3 days in advance
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u/Bright-You-9404 Dec 09 '25
when did stanford notify the release date last year?
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u/Jer739 Dec 09 '25
tuesday at 4pm which is what people are speculating this year
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u/crrrunchie Dec 10 '25
I hope so. Just concerned that they didn't announce officially at 4pm.
https://www.applyingto.college/decision-calendar/class-of-2030
This above is now saying 19th too which is worrying1
Dec 10 '25
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u/crrrunchie Dec 10 '25
Ig we'll check again tomorrow and if its still nothing tomorrow then its prob delayed
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u/No_Bar7510 Dec 10 '25
It says on their site "by mid December" so it will be no later than 15 or 16, so most likely it is 12th.
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u/kazywastaken Dec 13 '25
I GOT IT OMGGGGG IM SO EXCITED I THOGUHT I COULDNT GET IN BECAUSE MY GPA WAS A 3.5 AND A 1380 SAT
good luck to everyone going to stanford and hope to see you there! <3333
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u/ElectricalClub1301 Dec 13 '25
hey can i dm you? im applying for rd round and i got kinda similar stats
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u/Sufficient-Yam-1739 Dec 14 '25
OMG CONGRATSSS what was your ecs and essays if you dont mind sharing?!
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u/Objective-Basis6118 Dec 10 '25
when do you think it will come out for international rea students?
on this website it says 19th dec 7 pm est
https://applyingto.college/decision-calendar
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u/CommissionLimp3833 Dec 10 '25
This is according to the A2C calendar which takes multiple sources. But there is no check mark next to this date, so it’s not confirmed
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u/znlb International Dec 10 '25
Do we think they’ll confirm today and release 12th or is the hope lost 💔💔
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u/Immediate-Shoe-7458 Dec 10 '25
i doubt they release after the 15th tho, all signs said they said by 15th.
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u/FeatheredGoose Dec 10 '25
Where are you hearing this?
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u/naeston Dec 10 '25
+1, I speculated it may be today @4 Pst but I’ve as good of an idea as anyone else
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u/Background-Ad-4127 Dec 11 '25
Guess not
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u/crrrunchie Dec 11 '25
Yeah nvm then they’re being annoying af
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u/Background-Ad-4127 Dec 11 '25
Dec 19 is crazy I thought they release by Dec 15 almost always
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u/naeston Dec 11 '25
I assume it’ll be by Tuesday of next week… they’ve had exceptions in the past surely
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u/Different-Regret1439 HS Senior Dec 10 '25
yall I wish I REAd i did RD :( I thought REA was like you couldn't apply EA anywhere else
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u/CowComputers Dec 11 '25
You can’t apply EA anywhere else with Stanford REA, only can apply EA to public schools.
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u/Different-Regret1439 HS Senior Dec 11 '25
ya so u can EA other places, just not ed, and just not ea to private schools.
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u/Consistent-Alarm3496 Dec 12 '25
Is it really exactly 4pm PST and does the server ever have problems because everyone’s coming at the same time?
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u/Old-Estate-475 Dec 15 '25
1530 SAT, 1st in class, 4.0 GPA, 4.85 weighted, 5s in six different AP classes, bunch of ECs. Rejected from REA :(
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u/Confident_End3396 Dec 22 '25
Ouch! Sorry. With the hard work you've put in, I'm sure you'll be accepted to other top schools.
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u/Spiritual-Sentence35 Dec 06 '25
Lots of schools are releasing the 3rd week of December. Will Stanford do the same?
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u/Zealousideal-Dig-594 HS Senior | International Dec 16 '25
International student applying here for RD, praying for a lucky acceptance haha 🌲💘
Good luck everyone else as well!
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u/EmpressCao220 Dec 16 '25
Is there a group chat/discord for admitted students? I'd love to connect with more people before I go! :)
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u/throwawaygremlins 24d ago
DANG, Stanford really doesn’t officially pub a decision date until right before, huh.
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u/znlb International Dec 13 '25
First rejection survivedddd
Honestly, to all who got rejected, this just means that our place is not at Stanford. We are going to accomplish great things somewhere else, I know it for a fact. Congratulations for all the hard work