<p>bump id like to know what organic chem is like if anyone knows</p>
<p>at evig
I attended the class sessions in my free time and also I attended the summer high school program, so officially I have 2 grades from Stanford. Stanford's orgo program is pretty good, it was before my chem class so I got to listen to some of the lectures.</p>
<p>You do have to take Math 51 for the Econ major. And it also **recommends<a href="read%20requires">/b</a> an Econ orientated stats math class before you take one of the Econ classes. And I agree docketgold about the PS v. Econ.</p>
<p>O Chem? I have no idea, but it's supposed to be horrible.</p>
<p>thank you docketgold, that was really helpful information.
PS and econ are my top two interests, and still deciding what I want to do. What about the class sessions themselves? Are PS classes more discussion based, where as econ classes are more lecture types?</p>
<p>can students double major in chemical engineering and in economics?</p>
<p>@Prez: Almost all Econ classes are lecture based and most PS ones are, too. They'll both have a discussion component that's smaller and run by a TA. You'll find some PS seminars, etc. that are pretty discussion, but for the most part both of those majors are lecture-centric. </p>
<p>@ysbera: I suppose it's possible, but it's pretty hard to double major with any engineering major.</p>
<p>ahhh ok. I think I will Double major [if the seas part and Stanford accepts me] in Econ and Poli Sci. How bad will that be?
Also, can you guys give a brief overview of greek life and of on campus recruiting?</p>
<p>Greek Life is a part of Stanford but you by no means need to partake. Many social people go and do not drink and many social people do not go at all. But, if that is your scene, there are multiple housed frats+co-ops and self-op's who host Special Dinners and open parties periodically. Frats/Sororities are not allowed, by Stanford policy, to recruit until Spring Quarter. For guys, Rush Week is amazing (full of parties) and Fall Quarter (Pledge Period) sucks. For girls, Rush Week is hard (basically dressing up and being interviewed in round-robin fashion every night for a week or so) and Fall Quarter (Pledge Period) is fine. Mind you, this is all hearsay.</p>
<p>Econ PoliSci double major is pretty common, very doable.</p>
<p>How about companies that come recruit on campus?
Is that common? Have you guys been approached?</p>
<p>@ anorexic_abe: Yes companies do come very often to our public Free speech (white plaza) and do smaller informational sessions as well. Just this year, I've seen Jet Blue, Teach for America and Goldman Sachs. However, it is certainly not as prevalent as it is at Harvard or Princeton.</p>
<p>if you had to compare columbia and stanford workload which would end at the top?
PS:I would like to go into socioiogy major.(dont use this for comparison, overall workload)</p>
<p>@ race64: : guah? How are any of us students going to be able to compare Columbia v. Stanford...we don't go there...we may have friends who do but that doesn't matter...we don't go there.</p>
<p>How harshly are courses curved/graded on average (for Economics or Mgt. Science for example)?</p>
<p>@ aquamarinee: Not very. Curves are pretty generous on the whole. Most classes curve to between a B and a B+/A-, with some left skew (meaning more people end up on the high side rather than the low side).</p>
<p>I've taken fewer MS&E classes, but I feel like they do more or less the same.</p>
<p>@abe: Lots of companies recruit on campus, although it's been a down year this year. Market crash and what not. But yes, in general, tons of companies come to campus for recruiting.</p>