Academic requirements

<p>Question for current Stanford students:
-What exactly are the typical course requirements for an undergraduate?
-Do you feel like it impairs a student's ability to study the things they are actually interested in, or do you find students, albeit very sharp, taking classes to simply fulfill a requirement rather than for the sake of learning?
-How difficult/rigorous would you consider the workload? While I recognize that Stanford is a prestigious school with outstanding academics and smart students, do you find yourself studying all the time? </p>

<p>Thanks in advance to anyone who answers - it would really help me out, as I'm looking for a rather specific academic environment in my college search.</p>