<p>Would adding Japanese to the SLE/Math51 combo be asking for too much? And would it be advisable to take math from the start, or does it really matter? I’m worried about forgetting everything I know.</p>
<p>SilverLego, since Math 51 is offered every quarter in multiple sections, you definitely have the leeway to wait if that’s your preference. If that’s what you prefer, there are all kinds of free online resources available to keep math fresh in your mind in the interim, and you could review them at your leisure and at your own pace. Re: Japanese, I don’t know specifically about the difficulty of Stanford’s beginning Japanese classes (assuming you’re talking about beginning level), but generally beginning Japanese seems a lot more accessible than, say, beginning Chinese, Russian or Arabic. So you could consider signing up for both Math 51 and Japanese, checking them out during shopping period, and then adjusting your schedule based on how the workload seems along with SLE.</p>
<p>Japanese is work intensive. Lots of assignments and character memorization. 19 units is a lot for 1st quarter. My opinion would be to take math later. Anything you need to remember for 51, which will likely not be much, you can always brush up on/relearn later. I think people really overestimate the calculus in 51. With a decent background you’ll be fine. But certainly try both.</p>
<p>really random question…
i’ve been reading the Stanford Daily
and it says the Thai Cafe is reopening this school year
would that probably be a place we could use Cardinal Dollars?</p>
<p>just wondering cuz i love Thai food :)</p>
<p>haha, i too love thai food. but that’d be too much too ask.
the whole “cardinal dollars” system is so convoluted. i would doubt that new thai cafe would take cardinal dollars. the (delicious) little cafe places and the like generally don’t take the money (“meal plan cardinal dollars”) that comes with your (10 or 14) meal plan. some places, like to bookstore, let you charge stuff on your id card to go to your university bill (“stanford card plan”). finally, you can add cash to your card that some places take (“cardinal dollars”). but some places that take “cardinal dollars” don’t take “meal plan cardinal dollars.” some places that for sure take meal plan $$ are the axe and palm (okay food, but new menu as of recently is imo much better than before), olives in bldg 160 (good and in a super convenient location but repetitive and kinda pricey), subway/union square/etc in tressider, and late nite in stern/lag dining halls. i can’t think of anywhere else off the top of my head. maybe someone else could fill you in.
but anyway there are so many great little cafes on campus to try if you have cash. i’d definitely recommend eating outside the box sometimes b/c the dining halls can get boring fast (make sure to try all those too - indian food and ice cream in flo mo, asian at lag late nite, stern brunch and wilbur breakfast for dinner, most things at ricker, manz, and the rest ETC…try them all).
ugh. sorry to go off on a tangent but i love my food. check this out for some interesting options. [The</a> underground dining hall | Stanford Daily](<a href=“http://www.stanforddaily.com/2008/09/16/the-underground-dining-hall-2/]The”>http://www.stanforddaily.com/2008/09/16/the-underground-dining-hall-2/)
it’s out of date and some things have changed (eg: no late nite in wilbur, branner’s no longer freshmen, there’s a fraiche and peets in tressider but no pizza hut) but there’s some good info. one that’s not on there is the cafe in cantor arts center. beautiful place with amazing food but kinda pricey. also coupa cafe next to meyer library/in Y2E2 are pretty good. and there’s always [Stanford</a> Hospitality & Auxiliaries - Retail Cafes](<a href=“http://www.stanford.edu/dept/rde/shaa/retail_all.htm]Stanford”>http://www.stanford.edu/dept/rde/shaa/retail_all.htm)</p>
<p>so my friend tells me that you get in trouble if you torrent stuff using the college’s internet… is that true? free stuff from piratebay are my lifeblood…</p>
<p>^ i second that question.
i’ve seen the info from stanford about it but how strict is enforcement?</p>
<p>Does anyone know if it’s a good idea to apply to Stanford with a 690 on the Chem subject Test when my other 2 scores are 750+ (Math Lvl 2 and U.S History), and my other stats are in order, as well. OR do you think that I should hide the score? But won’t it be a disadvantage to apply with only two subject tests?</p>
<p>Any advice will be appreciated.</p>
<p>what are the pros and cons of living in Wilbur? Is Wilbur any different from Stern?</p>
<p>@overachiever92 no need to post on 2 threads</p>
<p>as for torrenting… i don’t do it so i’m not familiar with it, but i’m pretty sure you’re not supposed to on stanford’s internet. that being said, i don’t know it it’s ever prosecuted. maybe once in a while to make an example, but i’m not sure. i have a friend who torrents tons of music/movies and has never gotten in any sort of trouble. but he’s a cs guy so maybe he knows some computer-y way to hide it? but i doubt it; i think they just don’t police it. you’ll find that most restrictions at stanford are pretty lax with the exception of honor code violations. just use your head in whatever you do and you’ll be fine. talk to your RCC about it when you get there if you’re really interested. they’re usually nice, open people.
if you want music/etc though, lots of people use mojo (i don’t, so again i’m not too familiar). i think it lets you share files with other people who have mojo installed in a certain radius. at stanford, this is generally a good amount of people.</p>
<p>@overachiever, hide the low score and send 2. or send all three if you’ll feel disadvantaged, but i don’t think it would hurt you; it just wouldn’t help. actually, i remember my sat subject test scores (not too bad but not amazing) being the weakest part of my app when i applied, so i think i just put down the two highest, assuming you can do that.</p>
<p>and imo, there’s not an appreciable difference between living in wilbur vs stern (i lived in stern). stern is (slightly) closer to center campus, uglier outside but generally nice inside, very standard frosh dorm. stern dining has late nite.
wilbur is farther, nicer exterior facades, not as nice inside (ie. the bathrooms, but i think they might have been redone since) very standard frosh dorm. both are loud and full of freshmen, both have big dining halls that are of about the same quality except stern dining serves more people.
but overall, wilbur and stern are very similar.</p>
<p>What are the pros and cons of Alondra?</p>
<p>I think a question like that will give you very biased answers based on experience, so here’s mine to take with a big grain of salt: Alondra to me screams SLE (I don’t know if you’re actually SLE or not). To SLE freshmen, this is probably awesome, but the rando freshman on east campus will probably find themselves wondering “do SLE kids really exist, because I have never actually seen one…” haha, this is the impression many non-SLE-ers have.
But to answer your question, pros: location. very close to center campus, very close to the Row, very close to lots of cool and useful places. Also, Flo Mo dining is pretty good and has real ice cream (not soft serve) all the time. Also has Indian food. Yum. I’ve never been in Alondra so I don’t know how it is, but it’s probably standardly nice.
pro/con: SLE kids? Pro if you’re SLE but con if you’re not (I’d assume, but really idk). All frosh is a pro or con depending on your preferences. Also, I’m not sure how social it is. But then idk how social you want to be.
So that’s my 2 cents.</p>
<p>What’re your experiences with taking courses without the prerequisites? Does no one care/notice, or do you usually have to get instructor permission, or what?</p>
<p>Generally how often do you get the course and times you want, provided the course isn’t something like a popular seminar?</p>
<p>So if I didn’t get all frosh, but a 4 class dorm, how will I be missing out on the hyped up “frosh experience?” I was really disappointed lol</p>
<p>Are the dining hours generally the same from year to year? Or do you have any idea when the schedule might come out?</p>
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<p>People do it all the time. I’ll probably be doing it this upcoming year with the biocore, so I’m wondering about the formal process of it all. Some classes I’ve taken have had strong recommendations- one class I took winter quarter asked for a few intro philosophy classes that I had not had. But it worked out more than okay. For me it comes down to the question of whether you are used to surprising yourself/others? Like the science chair junior year told me my plan to take two sciences was a really bad idea in terms of stress- I proved him wrong. People tell me all the time that a distance is too far to walk, but I walk it easily. Etc. </p>
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Also provided you are not interested in artstudio classes (maybe music as well?), then your main conflict will be classes conflicting with other classes. This isn’t a huge deal, as most classes are offered at least once a year and popular intro classes are generally offered twice or at unpopular times. But it does get frustrating when classes conflict. </p>
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eh depends on your dorm and the way things work out that year. Roble, for instance, is generally pretty good. FroSoCo, on the other hand, will most likely be a big contrast. I don’t know much about flomo, but lag seemed alright the past couple years. Community is probably less in 4-class dorms with the exception of probably SLE. Things will probably work out. </p>
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<p>Don’t know. Don’t know.</p>
<p>Anyone know how the Serra dorm is?</p>
<p>Also, how is Stern dining?</p>
<p>I’m looking at textbooks right now…damn they r expensive
I found a few at chegg.com for rental. But i was just wondering if you think it’s useful to keep any textbooks? (particularly chem) because someone told me that it helped to keep the first few chem textbooks for later classes</p>
<p>Also, aside from torrenting, is just music downloading (like frostwire/limewire) regulated/prosecuted at all?</p>
<p>NJDS, where are you finding the list of textbooks for courses you’re considering? Are they searchable by course number at the Stanford bookstore website?</p>
<p>BTW, if you are interested in renting textbooks, the Stanford bookstore is supposed to be starting a rental program this September.</p>