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University offers admission to 2,424 students for Class of 2008

By Julie Lein
Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 30, 2004
last updated March 30, 2004 12:58 AM

The Office of Undergraduate Admission announced yesterday that a total
of 2,424 students have been admitted to the Class of 2008. Letters
were mailed yesterday to 1,621 admitted students who applied through
the regular review process. Follow-up letters have been sent to the
803 students previously offered admission under Stanford's
single-choice early action program.
Developers of online security software, community peace advocates and
a creator of a spoken and written language are among the prospective
freshman of Stanford's Class of 2008. With 19,169 applications, an
increase from last year's 19,000, the entrance pool remained extremely
competitive, with only 12.6 percent of applicants offered admission.

The acceptance rate increased from last year's 12.1 percent, although
it is still below 12.7 percent from two years ago. Given the rise in
early acceptances, the number of admitted students has increased from
last year's 2,250. The change from early decision to single-choice
early action provided a noticeable difference in the number of
applicants offered admittance during the early process. For the Class
of 2007, 597 admits were offered spots during the early process, while
803 admits were offered admittance for next year's prospective
freshman class, the Class of 2008.

The number of regular decision acceptances remained relatively
constant with admittance offered to 1,653 students in the regular pool
last year and 1,621 regular decision applicants offered admittance
this year.

In a press release, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Robin Mamlet
noted that the bar was once again raised for academic excellence, with
over 90 percent of admits ranked in the top ten percent of their class
and over 80 percent having a GPA of above 4.0. She remarked that the
applicants offered admittance displayed talents and academic
excitement that fit perfectly into the Stanford community.

With the change in the early policy, this year's Admit Weekend will
play a large role in helping make the decision for admitted students
and their parents. Admit Weekend is set to take place from April 22 to
24, providing prospective freshmen with the opportunity to explore the
academic and social community at Stanford.