<p>@1061778: I got the email Friday afternoon and the packet Monday afternoon. But I heard that some Bay Area people even got their packet Friday morning, before any of the emails came out.</p>
<p>@collegedad2013: I never took any language here, but do note that an AP score of 4 or above can fulfill the requirement, and a score of 5 gets you 10 units.</p>
<p>@Dulcinea17: In fact, I’m considering a Statistics minor while doing a coterm, which is about the same as a double major in terms of course load. It’s not overly difficult.</p>
The environment is very collaborative, not competitive like Harvard and some other schools.
Intro classes can range from 20 to 600, but the sizes of 50-100 are more typical.
You can definitely avoid it if you so desire. Stanford is very spread out, so the whole campus is about 3 miles in diameter. Greek life is mostly in a central area known as the Row. If you live in Freshman-Sophomore College (FroSoCo), which is at the very westmost part of campus, you’ll be as far removed from Greek life as possible.
Very accessible. They have office hours several times a week. Even if it’s not their office hours and you happen to walk by their office and see them inside, they’ll be glad to talk to you.
Pretty easy. Note that a bike is very, very important, and almost every student has one. It’s far more convenient than a car because of all the ped/bike-only streets.</p>
<p>"hi - can’t seem to find this stat - but do you know what the acceptance rate from stanford undergrad to med schools is? "</p>
<p>Stanford has about 25-30% of medical school filled with Stanford graduates. However, very few (2 or 3 per year) make a direct cut from undergrad to med school. Most have spent at least an year doing something after undergrad.</p>
<p>For a Math major at Stanford, is it possible to do double major or minor in Business/Econ? College Navigator seems to indicate that Stanford Business school only offers graduate degrees. </p>
<p>It seems as though much of the admitted students visit days have redundant events, to ensure that people who can only make it a certain day can get the base experience. Do you recommend staying the whole 3 days, or would it be repetitive? What are your general thoughts on the admitted students visit (assuming you went when you were a prospective freshman?)</p>
<p>Hi,
I got admitted yesterday.
I am planning on doing Engineering-electrical most probably.
However, there is a couple of things that are a must for me.
I plan to do grad school and need a high GPA to get into a grad school that is as highly reputable as Stanford.
Does a lower GPA from Stanford make up for that, provided having research, internships and good recs?
Does Stanford take many of its undergrads for masters? How high are my chances of getting into Stanford masters if I went there for undergrad too?</p>
<p>I heard that Stanford students are usually seen as belonging to the techie group or the fuzzy group. I want to major in CS and Economics/business. Are there students doing dual major in CS/engineering and economics/business? Will the workload kill me? I assume these students will bridge the two groups.</p>
<p>Tony, thank you for answering our questions!
Is there a math placement test? I couldn’t find online. If someone was dual-enrolled at a local public university in courses like Math 51, 52, and 53, what courses would he be taking as a freshman at Stanford?</p>
<p>@AustroHungarian: I got into both Stanford and Princeton as well as the UCs, but did not go to any college preview weekends. So I don’t know.</p>
<p>@Alan91: Stanford has massive grade inflation, so with more than 50% getting some form of an A in most classes, a high GPA should not be difficult. For masters, Stanford has a program called the coterm program, where you begin your masters degree while still an undergrad and finish in a total of five years (or less). The difficulty of getting in varies by department; I know that for CS, there is an admit rate of over 90%.</p>
<p>@foreveroptimist: CS 106A is much more programming-oriented, while CS 105 is more watered-down and broad. If you think you will be able to understand beginning programming concepts, then take CS 106A, it will be much more useful and fun. However, if you don’t think you can handle it, CS 105 is a reasonable class to get your engineering GER out of the way.</p>
<p>@econtech: It is not possible to major in business. A CS/econ double major ought to be doable. However, by the middle of freshman year you should have the big picture (i.e. which track in each major you are doing, if applicable), and by the beginning of junior year, you should know the rest of the classes you are taking for your last two years, give or take.</p>
<p>@yolochka: There is no math placement test, and the math department does not enforce prerequisites. So just take whatever class you want to take as long as you feel that you are ready, with two caveats: 1) The econ department does enforce prereqs, among them MATH 51. So if you plan on taking intermediate econ classes, you do need to take MATH 51 or talk to them to see if your transferred classes count. 2) The MATH 50 series is required for the math major. So if you are considering that, talk to the math department to see if they’ll waive the requirement for you. Moreover, you can consider taking the MATH 50H series, which will be a significantly more difficult and rigorous treatment of the material.</p>
<p>Thank you Tony. I am glad to learn that econ/CS double major is doable. So this will be my initial plan as I start by education at Stanford. My concern was that one is in Hum and other is in Engg … and wasn’t sure that will be possible or permitted. I am still nervous about workload in pursuing this combination of double major. BTW, I am committed to Stanford already.</p>
<p>I’m a very social albeit somewhat intellectual female that really wants a “true” college experience. Sadly, I’ve had this fear of throwing up since I was a little girl…can I still enjoy parties/drinking? Should I try to request a roommate with a similar fear? I’m just worried that freshman dorm life will center around drinking and leave me feeling paranoid that someone will throw up.</p>
<p>Also, are Stanford students afraid to seem intellectual?</p>
<p>Thanks for your reply!
Are you sure about grade inflation- for engineering?
I heard it doesn’t exist.
Besides, do you think I can succeed because I wasn’t accepted for my marks. I got in more due to my ECs, essays and the math portion of SAT.
I do want to work hard, but not be locked up in library 24/7. Do students work all the time or know how to have a social life and have fun/party?</p>
<p>One more thing, does Stanford have lots of programs outside of classroom for Engineering.
Like research, internships, hand-on experience…</p>
<p>@AustroH…
If you can afford to go to Admit Days it is great! Stanford does a nice job of welcoming you and you can stay with a current student, learn about housing, clubs, activities, etc. Maybe the first two days are the most action packed. If it is difficult to attend, NSO the new student orientation at the start of the school year is just fine. Admit days help undecided fall in love or see if Stanford fits them. But committed students love admit days too.</p>
<p>@forever: Thanks for the info. I am a decided Cardinal but plan to attend Admit Days. It just seems like a good way to get your bearings without being in a rush.</p>
<p>@econtech: It’s allowed, but it’ll require 225 units as opposed to the usual 180.</p>
<p>@FearTheTree17: You have many options for your dorm choice when your pre-orientation forms come. If you select an all-freshman dorm, then there is potentially a lot of drinking going on. If you select a four-class dorm, then there is a moderate amount, but much less. If you select FroSoCo (which I was in), then there is almost no drinking. Also, people are not afraid to seem intellectual.</p>
<p>@Alan91: I don’t know about engineering in general, but in most CS classes there are at least as many A’s as B’s. Stanford does not have so much work that you can’t have fun. The Bay Area has lots of tech internships.</p>
<p>@Tony1337,
At Stanford, are there any courses that rely heavily on calculus AND are related to econ/CS? And, in your opinion, which is the more favorable option - a degree in the pure sciences or an engineering degree?
Sorry if these questions sound lame, but I know hardly anything, lol.</p>
