<p>^i’d get an 89 if i were u. soooooooo helpful.</p>
<p>^which classes would TI 89 be helpful for?
im goin straight to Math 51, so i wont need it for math 41-42
but is it helpful for math 51, etc./stat/chem?</p>
<p>If you take the math 50 series, you can’t use a calculator on the tests and aren’t really supposed to use one on the homework either. It’s all pencil and paper math. I would assume that you can’t use a calculator for the 20 or 40 series either, but I’m not 100 percent sure. So technically you don’t even need a calculator for calc. I used a ti83 plus when I absolutely needed it (although I have an 89 which I never touched once) and the 83 was more than enough. These days you can find everything you need on the internet anyway (that can be really helpful). I’m sure the same goes for chem and stat, although I’ve never personally taken either. I took the 40 series for physics, which is calculation intensive and again the 83 was totally fine. Your 84 is more than enough; I’d recommend that you save your money instead of going out and buying some fancy calculator.</p>
<p>u mentioned calc, and it will definitely be helpful for that because of the integral and derivative functions. Also it’s really great for solving systems of equations, which will probably come up in math as well as chem (balancing, a few other things). Can’t speak for stats. </p>
<p>At least in CME, there were integrals that would take twenty plus minutes and a page of work to solve by hand. When solving for the integral is just the start (end for PDEs) of a bigger problem, it really helps to be able to do it fast and correctly. </p>
<p>people without an 89 are at a disadvantage. Many people go this route though.</p>
<p>edit: okay, I guess the 89 is not noticeably helpful for the 50 series. I can assure u this is not the case with the CME series, if u have any inkling to take that (which I’d fully recommend). Also for CME calcs are not allowed on tests and are not expressly recommended for homework, but TAs for me would not take off if u do certain things on a calculator.</p>
<p>What kind of warm gear do I need? Is a rain jacket enough or do you recommend a fleece coat as well?</p>
<p>You’ll definitely need the fleece - even in the summer, it gets cold at night. I have relatives who live in Palo Alto, and I always have to bring warm clothes when I visit.</p>
<p>I second that. I come from a warm weather place and Stanford weather was kind of a shock for me at first. Yes, it is nice during much of fall and spring quarters, but winter quarter can get chilly, even nasty at worst. This past year it rained so much (almost all of winter quarter seemingly continuously as well as some of spring) that my mood started to mirror the weather - not fun. So I’d recommend bringing: rain boots, a poncho or rain coat, a niceish coat for nice occasions in winter, scarves, sweaters, fleeces and maybe a jacket for casual everyday wear. Stuff like Northface is always good. The temperature will drop a lot from day to night so bring stuff you can layer. It’s not like snow cold but it can be an adjustment, especially if you’re from a warm or humid area because the cold in winter is dry and biting at night. It doesn’t start getting really cold until about late fall quarter though so no rush.</p>
<p>I was there for Admit Weekend and decided layers are a must - it got really chilly at night, even in late April. I bought lots of cardigans, hoodies, and jackets. I have a nice Gore jacket already; I’ll just bring that.</p>
<p>I asked this once before, but only got one response and that was from a pre-frosh. Would you recommend buying a personal printer? Do a lot of people use the public computer clusters to print? When I searched the Stanford website, it looks like printing costs $.10/ page for black and white and $.75 for color. Is that for everywhere, including dorm clusters? It would probably be more economical to have your own, unless most professors go green and have you e-mail your papers.</p>
<p>And do people actually print anything color?</p>
<p>For a while I printed everything in the computer cluster/library and it wasn’t so bad… that is, until I got my own printer mid freshman year and realized how incredibly convenient it is. I still occasionally print to the cluster or library but I find it so much easier to just have my printer right there with me and not have to go hunting for a printer at 4AM when I’m pulling an all nighter or something. Plus, occasionally, the cluster printer will be out of paper or glitching or something and that is not okay when you have to meet a deadline. If it says that’s the price for printing, then thats probably true but I’ve only ever been charged 10 cents per page for printing, never $.75 (in the cluster/library), even for color (but I didn’t know it would come out in color, I’d just figured it’d print in grayscale - it didn’t). I rarely to never have to print in color, especially for school related assignments. A lot of classes are paperless in general - you just submit work online (on Coursework, etc).
But back to the question, you will get by fine without a printer but having one is convenient. Lots of people don’t have printers but lots do. I’d guess that maybe 35% of the people I know don’t have one and 65% do. I only got one because I found mine (an all-in-one) for really cheap (~$25), but what I’ve found is that the most convenient thing is not the printing capabilities but the scanner. My scanner has saved my butt on numerous occasions, and it makes it easy for me to just scan lots of things onto my laptop so I don’t have to carry extra paperwork/books around. There are scanners in the clusters, etc but having one in my room is so nice. Depending on how much you print, with ink and paper and everything in the long run a printer may be cheaper the same or even more expensive that just printing from the cluster but I say the scanner/copier is priceless.
So I think if you have a little extra $$ for the printer and the upkeep, you should get a cheap but reliable one, but I’d advise against spending too much on a printer because if you do, sticking with the cluster would probably end up being much cheaper for you.
…haha sorry my posts are so long :P</p>
<p>how much are you guys spending on bikes?</p>
<p>Since i’m still here - I bought my bike at the campus bike shop for ~$200 when I was a freshman during NSO. It was the cheapest one, and it was used but it is very reliable and has served me very well. Buy a reliable bike that won’t fall apart but don’t buy an expensive one - the expensive ones get stolen faster. It’s better to get something more inconspicuous. The really cheap like walmart ones seem to fall apart a lot faster though, so be careful about those. Plus, there is a very high chance that the bike you buy as a freshman won’t be the one you graduate with. It’ll probably get stolen/mangled in an accident/fall apart from overuse before then. So I’d say be judicious with your dough - it’s reasonable to spend like maybe $150-$300 on a bike? Something like that, idk.</p>
<p>Don’t forget that Stanford isn’t isolated, and we can buy stuff after we get there and see what we need. I had a list of things I was going to bring but then I said to myself, you know what, it can wait. Even if you can’t get off campus on time, Amazon has free two day shipping for students - I’m sure whatever we decide we need can wait 2-4 days.</p>
<p>does scanning cost money?</p>
<p>Concur about that. Most things can be bought near or even on campus if you have the $$ and have a way to get off campus. Having friends with cars is very nice, especially as a freshman. Plus, you can also ship yourself stuff, but I’m not sure exactly how that’ll work this year b/c they’re starting a whole new system where now you can’t ship stuff directly to your dorm unless you live in a house.
And scanning is free.</p>
<p>I’m planning to wait to discuss the printer issue with my roommate. I would enjoy the luxury of having at least one in the room, and maybe even one each, but space might be pretty tight. You can find nice combination printer/copier/scanners these days for next to nothing, because the companies make their money on the pricey ink cartridges. So if we share a printer we can share the ink expenses.</p>
<p>earthwise, do you know why it is no longer possible to receive packages right at the dorm? Maybe it was a cost-cutting measure, or maybe for enhanced security, or both? I’m glad to know about that in advance, since if we’re going to have to haul packages a long distance from the post office or wherever they will be received, it will be better to break them up into lighter increments.</p>
<p>do the dorms have wifi?</p>
<p>do i have to buy a vacuum? (i bought a basic one for $29.99)</p>
<p>do the dorms have ac? if not, should i bring a fan or something?</p>
<p>do i have to bring an ironing board? </p>
<p>haha sorry, i’m very meticulous! thank youuu :)</p>
<p>Would you recommend trying to buy discounted textbooks in advance, or is there a textbook buy/sell back system where we can buy used books?</p>
<p>^I understand the Stanford Bookstore is offering a book rental option starting this fall, which might be the most efficient and cost-effective option (except for textbooks you want to keep). I haven’t seen the details yet but I think they will be available in August if I am remembering correctly.</p>