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I made an iPhone app to show Stanford how much I would love to attend

10 points by alex_g 14y ago

I'm pretty big into developing iPhone apps, it's something I really enjoy doing. So I thought I could possibly use those skills to make something neat to show Stanford to make myself stand out and show how much I would love to go there. B/c it takes time before Apple accepts/denies an app, I decided to just make a video and post it on my blog. Feel free to check it out. I sent an email to Stanford admissions and I plan on showing it to the alumni who's interviewing me this Saturday(good/bad idea?). Is there anything else I can do to make sure it gets shown to the people reading my application, or is there nothing much that I can do? http://www.hellostanford.alexgreene.me

bobdylan1 14y ago
Link broken. "www" doesn't just work automatically, you have to setup another cname recond.
- alex_g 14y ago
  Link works for me, could you elaborate, I want to make sure this is right. I have "redirect w/ or w/o www" checked in cPanel. Is this not enough?
reledi 14y ago
Since you demo the app in the video, there's no need (imo) to have it on the app store, especially since it won't really benefit anyone else. Good luck!
- alex_g 14y ago
  It would be so much cooler if Stanford looked in the app store and saw the app that they could actually download. If it ends up getting approved (probably not, for the reason you mentioned), I could still show it to them, but I agree, the video does a good enough job. I won't be keeping it in the app store if it is approved, however.
vishaldpatel 14y ago
The app looks great! All the best, man.
tagabek 14y ago
Neat idea! Good luck to you!
dragos2 14y ago
Kudos! You should considering extending this app for more users. To be some sort of CV-app with great graphics. Maybe integrated with Linkedin.
- alex_g 14y ago
  You know I thought about that last night after I had finished the project! It's definitely cooler than business card, would be more interesting to look at, and isn't a hassle to read through. I'll add it to my long list of project ideas :)
  - dragos2 14y ago
    Don't forget to keep us posted :)
    - alex_g 14y ago
      I actually was featured on Gigaom! I'm guessing the writer found this thread, although I did post a few other places on the web. I'm so excited, but I have to maintain in the back of my mind that this doesn't mean I got in. http://gigaom.com/2013/02/08/which-iphone-app-may-get-you-into-stanford-the-one-you-make/ http://gigaom.com/2013/02/08/which-iphone-app-may-get-you-in...
alex_g 14y ago
I have no idea if it's possible to edit my post, but I'd like to add that my project was just featured on Gigaom! http://gigaom.com/2013/02/08/which-iphone-app-may-get-you-into-stanford-the-one-you-make/ http://gigaom.com/2013/02/08/which-iphone-app-may-get-you-in...
onlyup 14y ago
Putting doodling on an application strikes me as strange. Then again, the application process strikes me as strange too.
- alex_g 14y ago
  I like to do doodle, what can I say :)

10 points by alex_g 14y ago

bobdylan1 14y ago

Link broken. "www" doesn't just work automatically, you have to setup another cname recond.

alex_g 14y ago
Link works for me, could you elaborate, I want to make sure this is right. I have "redirect w/ or w/o www" checked in cPanel. Is this not enough?

reledi 14y ago

Since you demo the app in the video, there's no need (imo) to have it on the app store, especially since it won't really benefit anyone else. Good luck!

alex_g 14y ago
It would be so much cooler if Stanford looked in the app store and saw the app that they could actually download. If it ends up getting approved (probably not, for the reason you mentioned), I could still show it to them, but I agree, the video does a good enough job. I won't be keeping it in the app store if it is approved, however.

vishaldpatel 14y ago

The app looks great! All the best, man.

tagabek 14y ago

Neat idea! Good luck to you!

dragos2 14y ago

Kudos! You should considering extending this app for more users. To be some sort of CV-app with great graphics. Maybe integrated with Linkedin.

alex_g 14y ago
You know I thought about that last night after I had finished the project! It's definitely cooler than business card, would be more interesting to look at, and isn't a hassle to read through. I'll add it to my long list of project ideas :)
- dragos2 14y ago
  Don't forget to keep us posted :)
  - alex_g 14y ago
    I actually was featured on Gigaom! I'm guessing the writer found this thread, although I did post a few other places on the web. I'm so excited, but I have to maintain in the back of my mind that this doesn't mean I got in. http://gigaom.com/2013/02/08/which-iphone-app-may-get-you-into-stanford-the-one-you-make/ http://gigaom.com/2013/02/08/which-iphone-app-may-get-you-in...

alex_g 14y ago

I have no idea if it's possible to edit my post, but I'd like to add that my project was just featured on Gigaom! http://gigaom.com/2013/02/08/which-iphone-app-may-get-you-into-stanford-the-one-you-make/ http://gigaom.com/2013/02/08/which-iphone-app-may-get-you-in...

onlyup 14y ago

Putting doodling on an application strikes me as strange. Then again, the application process strikes me as strange too.

alex_g 14y ago
I like to do doodle, what can I say :)