Stanford University Graduate School Admission Results

No interviews and no published research, so was very surprised to be accepted! Past experiences: Mechanical Lead on NASA Mars Ice Challenge team, winning 2nd place and Best Technical Paper at the competition. Co-op experience at robotics startup and at NASA JPL. Have worked on-off in a robotics lab on campus and was the design lead on a robot that was awarded $200,000 by the US Department of Energy. Revived university robotics club after it died during the pandemic, serving as President for two terms, ultimately rebuilding it to 400+ members. Current President of school's ASME chapter.

No idea what these guys want. Literally had all boxes checked, regardless, all the best to others who got in.

Surprised by this.

Got email saying to check portal. Did not expect to get in. Congrats to those who were admitted!

very expected. PI was on maternity leave during applications

rejected from the waitlist via portal

So there I was, having a casual chat with my mom about my college options, when suddenly my phone rings. I see an unknown number from the US and assume it's just another scammer trying to get me to buy some dodgy product. But my mom keeps insisting that I attend MIT, which is really starting to piss me off. So, in a fit of rage, I hang up on her and answer the "scam call". "Good afternoon, I am calling on behalf of the Admission Committee at Stanford Mechanical Engineering to notify you that you have been enthusiastically recommended admission." What the hell?! I never even applied to Stanford! I guess those admission officers must have stumbled upon my Google Scholar page and been blown away by my impressive h-index and my two ancient nature papers from primary school, which I wrote while trynna figure out how legos work. But there was no way I was going to Stanford. I mean, have you seen that tree mascot? It's like they picked it up from a cartoon show. No, I much prefer Sammy the slug at UC Santa Cruz. Plus, California is way too hot for me. So, I told the lady on the phone, "Sorry, but hell nah ma'am. I'll pass on Stanford. I prefer my Sammy the Slug and the cool, coastal weather of Santa Cruz." Feeling pretty pleased with myself, I hung up the phone and decided to go out clubbing to celebrate my decision. But as luck would have it, I forgot my ID at home. God damn it! It's a good thing I have that Stanford acceptance to fall back on, right? Just kidding, I'd rather get kicked out of a club than attend that silly school.