<p>Just wondering if it was all just hopefuls, or if there are any actual students in it. If there is, I would like to ask a few questions regarding the school itself.</p>
<p>yes there are; in fact my brother is at stanford and he tends to these forums every so often</p>
<p>Yup, we're here.</p>
<p>docketgold: Hi, i would like to ask during weekends do many Stanford students go to a bigger city like San Francisco or even LA?.</p>
<p>not to answer for him, but ive asked the same question before - what i was told is they go SF, but obviously LA is a bit far to go for the evening</p>
<p>sorry to interupt</p>
<p>how tough is the workload there?
like, on average, how many hours a night do you allot to schoolwork?
are there alot of recruiters on campus?</p>
<p>stanford has one of the toughest courseloads. people say that in high school you work and work and work to get good grades and everything and to be accepted by stanford. except when you get there you have to work even harder. But the end reward is, of course, worth every second.</p>
<p>ysbera: People (usually upperclassmen who have cars) often go to SF, but LA is just way too far to go to.</p>
<p>anorexic_abe: The workload just really depends on a lot of things: major, your work ethic, the type of courseload you were used to in high school, etc. It's generally a work hard party hard atmosphere here IMO, as long as you stay on top of things.</p>
<p>floppy:isn't there a train that students can take to get to SF? Is it really necessary to have a car in Stanford?</p>
<p>LA is 8 hours away... i doubt they go there often. do you live in california?</p>
<p>People go to LA for sports games and to visit friends, that's about it. It's not a small jaunt by any means.</p>
<p>Yes, there is the Caltrain that will take you to SF, but it doesn't run very late or very often (on weekends), so it's usually not the best option if you want to get into the city to party, but it works well enough if you're just trying to do stuff during the day.</p>
<p>As for the courseload, it's tough, but you get used to it. For me specifically, I usually have a couple busy days a week when weekly assignments are due, and a couple busy weeks a quarter for midterms and finals. Generally as you get closer to graduation your workload will lessen.</p>
<p>I've taken 3 courses at stanford, I can say for physics, the workload is pretty easy, but the exams can screw you over if you dont study well
Math; Homework hard, tests easier</p>
<p>Chemistry is hard both 31X and 31A/B I've found. Don't take it if you don't have to.
If you stick with less units your first quarter (like 12-15), I think the workload is comparable to high school depending on the level of the course you are taking and your previous preparation.
I did go to LA with the Axe Committee, but it was a weekend long trip and we stayed at an alum's house. You have to find a ride and housing because driving 6-7 hours twice in one day is really not feasible (and you wouldn't be able to do anything there anyways).
The high speed train they are building will have stops in Palo Alto and LA, but it won't be ready until like 2025 or something. So driving or flying are the only ways (the normal train takes even longer than driving and Greyhound buses are like $100).<br>
Take an intro seminar.
Good luck on your apps.</p>
<p>haha. thanks.
I would like to major in political science or economics. How is that one?</p>
<p>quite contrare, I found Chemistry 31X, pretty damm easy; that is because I already took AP Chem.
Sorry cant help you in political science, I am a science nerd who lives with his parents and no social life and no girl friend , yeah........... o.O</p>
<p>@ anorexic_abe:
I'm here at Stanford right now. They're good. I'm considering both. PS requires no math. Econ requires the 50 Series, so multi-variable vector calculus and stats for their upper Econ level classes.</p>
<p>@ st. aegis: How have you taken physics, math and Chem 31X if you are not a Stanford student? (You are SCEA for 2008?)
I found the 31X material to be quicker and more challenging than AP Chem and the curve quite demanding. You will do best if you have the time to put into it.</p>
<p>mercruz: how intensive are those math classes required for economics?</p>
<p>You only have to take Math 51 for the Econ major. Some people find it challenging, I found it to be more time consuming than anything, and the curve is usually pretty friendly. </p>
<p>The only math you'll need to get out of it for Econ is partial derivatives, and those are quite possibly easier than calculus itself. In reality, you shouldn't even need to take the class, but they make you anyway.</p>
<p>PS kids will do a lot more writing than Econ kids will. PS means papers, occasional tests, etc. while Econ means problem sets, midterms and finals, and maybe a paper once in a blue moon.</p>
<p>Whats orgo like?</p>