<p>shellz, dorms have computer clusters and printers, and it costs .10/page to print. Some students have printers in their rooms also, but they don’t seem to be necessary for most students from what I’ve been told.</p>
<p>fermat and raman, I would recommend following directions re: use of envelope sizes and mailing labels. Admissions specifies these directions because it facilitates their identifying and organizing tens of thousands of applications they receive each year. I can’t imagine why anyone hoping to be admitted wouldn’t follow such simple requirements. A 9x12 envelope costs what, 25 cents?</p>
<p>depending on what dorm you are in, a printer may be an almost necessary thing to have. Like I know that in Roble, the computer cluster is in the basement, so if you’re like in the third floor on one of the far ends it would be a pain in the butt to have to walk down to the basement and back just to print a page. </p>
<p>That said, it’s probably a good idea to wait to get a printer, because the computer cluster may be close, or your roommate might bring one, or whatever. My roommate brought one, so I just used his and chipped in to buy ink and paper. I was really glad I didn’t have to set up a printing account or go to the computer cluster every time I had to print something.</p>
<p>Regarding the envelope, I agree with Zenkoan. The specification is there for a reason. Most likely they will be stacking and storing these files at some point, and a 9 by 13 envelope would cause extra pain in this regard.</p>
<p>There’s an earlier question in this thread about printers (possibly search this thread?). I have an all in one printer. I love it. I especially like the scanner (that’s just relevant to my life/work though) and I like the convenience, but I still use the cluster or library very occasionally if it’s more convenient or I’m in a rush not near my room. Lots of my friends have printers and lots don’t. I’d wait and see if you/your daughter wanted/needed one until you’ve spent about a month or two here.</p>
<p>also about the 9 x 12 envelope - i ditto the above posters - FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS!! they are given for a reason. a 9 x 12 envelope is not expensive or hard to find so just do what they say.</p>
<p>thanx guys for ur advice. ill stick to the instructions.
now just to confirm, stanford does not require my counselor or recommending teachers to fill out any forms other than as required by the common application, write?</p>
<p>A couple of my engineering friends said they were going to do it: apparently the difference between ACE and regular classes are that the ACE classes are worth 6 units each, work on the psets together, have one extra lecture/discussion (I forget which), and have one extra TA to help. </p>
<p>I’m not the brightest math person - I got a 4 on BC this year. I was thinking about taking Math 42 ACE (and therefore forfeiting my credits) in winter, and Math 51 ACE for spring. Anybody have any advice or more info about whether or not I should go for it? </p>
<p>Also - if I do get into the program (I’m a girl, so I think I have an edge, who knows!), do I have to do it? Thanks again ( :</p>
<p>hello earthwise! thank you so much for doing this! (and to all other users!)</p>
<p>i’m definitely going to be taking ihum (journeys), pwr, and this introsem that has quite a bit of reading. i also wanted to take yoga/pilates, and possibly spanish. i was planning on taking chem 31x later in the year until i realized that it’s only offered this fall quarter! so should i take chem 31x this quarter? waiting a whole year for next fall doesn’t sound appealing at all. and if i should take chem 31x, should i not take spanish until a later quarter? </p>
<p>thank you AGAIN for all the help you and others are offering everyone.</p>
<p>So depending on your situation you can take either. If you’re thinking of getting a Spanish degree, or getting Spanish out of the way, or you are just taking chem31x for interest, then Spanish may be a good idea.</p>
<p>If you’re a premed, 31x would make a lot of sense to take now (assuming you have to take it for premed requirements, which I don’t know). Then you could take 33 in winter or spring and the biocore and other classes that require 33 in sophomore year. If you’re a chem major and got a 5 on AP Chem, then you may not need to take 31x (I’m guessing you wouldn’t need to) although it may be a good lead in to 33.</p>
<p>And yes if you take 31x I think it would be advisable to wait to take Spanish later. I don’t think 5 classes would be impossible, especially considering that introsem, Spanish, and depending on your class PWR and IHUM may not be too time consuming. But most people wait until winter quarter to start really pushing themselves.</p>
<p>I’m thinking about doing computer science (not sure what track), but I have no idea what to take freshman fall quarter.</p>
<p>So far…I have:</p>
<p>CS 106X
IHUM Words+Image
First Year German</p>
<p>No idea what to take my fourth class. From fishing around in the Stanford Bulletin, I think I need 26 Math units min, and 11 Science units min. Should I take a math/science course? Or should I take a fun course to fulfill general requirements?</p>
<p>How do these general requirements work anyway? Is there ample time to fulfill those requirements in 4 years?</p>
<p>What are some Must take courses at Stanford?
I’m a potential Chem E but a fuzzie at heart so I want to take courses such as the famed “Sleep and Dreams” to get my dose of interesting course.</p>
<p>sleep and dreams is still taught but doesn’t seem to be as great as it used to be (dr. dement is getting older, they took away the nat-sci GER fulfillment, etc). it’s still considered a “must take” class though.
i might get a little flack for saying this but in my humble opinion, “must take” class lists must be taken with a grain of salt. although some are truly amazing, with a little searching i have found many underrated classes that i have taken that were so interesting to me. these were much more fulfilling to me than taking a class that i really have no connection to and that fulfilled nothing for me (my major makes my schedule a little tight) just because some list said so. I’d suggest looking at these lists but also doing a little exploring on your own because who knows what you’ll find.</p>
<p>A couple of my seniors have been telling me to take the Math 50 series off track, starting with 51 in the Winter. The problem is, I just don’t have room in my winter schedule to do that. How difficult is it in the Autumn quarter? I am pretty confident about my Calc B/C skills. I got a 5 on the AP test, and I generally get math. Is it graded with a curve? Thanks!</p>
<p>51 really tends to be significantly easier in the winter than in fall. spring tends to be harder than winter but not as hard as fall. you also cover a little less material in the winter and spring b/c fall quarter is the longest (has the most # of days). it’s more challenging in the fall and the more “techie” kids usually take it then, making the curve less generous, but if you’re confident in your math skills and devote time to it, you’ll be fine. just fyi, 51 is not very similar to ap calc. it’s linear algebra based, so even if you did well in ap calc, 51 will be a lot of new material (unless you’ve already learned lin. alg. - in which case 51 will probably be much easier).</p>