<p>Okay, pretty vague for different people, but currently, I am a HS Freshman. I am going to finish freshman year with all As or possibly one high B (in orchestra, which is an elective). Can you give me a detailed plan to follow so I have a good chance at Stanford? If you want more info, I typed up a whole book right here, with most of my info:</p>
<p>How do students majoring in foreign languages or international relations typically fulfill their disciplinary breadth engineering and applied sciences requirement? I guess what I am asking is whether there is an “easy” course for those who are not talented or interested in engineering?</p>
<p>^ in essence yes. There are easy classes to fulfill GERs</p>
<p>RE: Simpleton
You can easily cut most of the books and supplies cost. I usually can find most of my books online as PDFs… 2400 personal is a lot, orientation fee is only once, and I guess you don’t have insurance as an international student? </p>
<p>Re: Greek like
From someone who is currently in a fraternity, the greek scene is definitely not overbearing. There are a few (5-6) large all-campus parties thrown by various fraternities throughout the year that many freshmen seem to attend. Otherwise, there are usually small parties that you may find at different houses on the weekends. Outside of that, we typically have philanthropic events spread out over the year. While greek members tend to hang out with each other (mostly because fraternities and sororities have events together), we also have many friends outside of the greek system from clubs, sports, and freshman dorms, and our parties are usually open to everyone, as just20706 said.</p>
<p>@Foodlover001: I’m not sure. Maybe it is only for international students. We have to guarantee that we have enough to pay for all 4 years of our education before we can enroll, so they sent us this detailed breakdown of the fees.</p>
<p>@Whan: Does that mean that you can live comfortably on Stanford with 0 personal expenses after you have paid the other fees?</p>
<p>Yes, I don’t have insurance. So that means I have to pay the 3600 every year D=</p>
<p>^ is it possible for you to buy US insurance from a private company? You could get a cheaper plan there and opt out of Cardinal Care.</p>
<p>The personal expenses is overestimated. You can take a part-time job on campus (many take on international students) in order to have spending money. Another lucrative job for Stanford students is tutoring local high school students - parents will pay you $100+/hour for SAT tutoring, etc.</p>
<p>Do you guys have experience with study abroad?
-When do people usually go abroad?
-I looked at the Bing website - apparently there are internships in some of the locations? How does that work, etc.
-Will you be a lot behind in terms of fulfilling requirements for your major, etc. if you go abroad? Like, say, if I’m an Econ major? And can you fulfill the GERs abroad?</p>
<p>^I haven’t done study abroad, and will not by the time I graduate. Most Stanford students fit into one of three categories: those who never study abroad, generally due to staffing/STEM majors; those who study abroad once (most students?); and those who always seem to be abroad, whether in different academic programs, internships, and so forth. </p>
<p>People usually go abroad starting spring quarter their sophomore year. Generally seniors don’t go abroad in the spring. Junior year is often popular for study abroad. Some, but not many, go abroad in the winter. Most go abroad fall I think. </p>
<p>I think a lot of students don’t have their internship before going abroad, Kyoto being one exception (where the internship starts that quarter). I don’t know much more about the process, though.</p>
<p>You can fulfill GERs abroad and you can fulfill some classes for your major, but the offerings are limited at best. If you don’t already fulfill the language requirement, going abroad will help with that. If you plan your classes correctly, it is generally not too much of a burden on a social sciences major to go abroad.</p>
<p>@phantasmagoric, Thank you So much! That was really helpful!</p>
<p>Do freshmen get internships during the summer for EE? Even though they haven’t done sufficient in their field?
What kind of merit based scholarships can an International Student get during his time at the University?
I heard that being a TA or RA takes considerable amount of time and effort. Is there any other way of getting scholarships ?</p>
<p>Sorry for the double post. May I know if you can skip certain classes? For example, could you skip some of the intro classes because you already know the stuff?</p>
<p>Yes, I was surprised but it can be done. for example classes like Math 41, 42 can be skipped you just need permission from the department your majoring in. (But permission is granted easily.) I would caution that sometimes skipping a class is not the best idea because these classes are far more complicated than classes in high school and then when you get to the next level you may be behind or missing some pertinent information.</p>
<p>Can someone speak to the non-startup business opportunities (recruiting, hiring, etc) at Stanford? I mean, I’m sure they’re there, but whenever I hear “business” and “Stanford”, entrepreneurship and tech are usually mentioned, leading me to think that these industries basically eclipse the others. How does management consulting, ibanking, etc. fare?</p>
Well. Those have a similar campus presence to the tech companies. </p>
<p>The students with the most trouble are generally those who aren’t interested in tech, finance/consulting, public sector, camp counseling, research, and maybe a couple other major fields that I’m forgetting.</p>
<p>Does Stanford give out good Financial Aid package?
What is the % Stanford ask for Family Contribution with EFC from SAR report?
Does Financial Aid Officer give out more if ask nice?</p>
<p>I was looking through the courses, and it seems that some courses have special alphabets appended after their course number. May I know what they mean? I guessed a few of them, but I am not sure about the others. Can someone please clarify what the symbols mean?</p>
<p>A - Applied?
B - ?
T - Theoretical?
Q - ?
X - ?
Any other alphabets?</p>
<p>A, B, C, etc. tend to indicate a sequence (106A, 106B). It can also be used to break up a large topic into several subtopics, each class focusing on a different one; these don’t need to be taken in sequence. X is used as an advanced/combined material class, so 106X replaces A and B.</p>
<p>H indicates “honors” (like 51H).</p>
<p>Q and N indicate freshman/sophomore seminars, though the difference between the two doesn’t matter to you (sophomore ones often have Q, while freshman ones have N, but the opposite is true as well, since Q and N have to do with administrative/teaching load stuff).</p>
<p>I’m not sure what T is, but other letters of the alphabet are used, sometimes with regard to their content (so CS 224U is ‘natural language understanding’ while CS 224S is ‘speech processing,’ etc.).</p>
<p>I heard that dorm rooms will only be open on 15th September, and I think 15th September is the start of International Orientation. Wondering, is it advisable for me to fly and arrive on campus on 15th September? I don’t really want to arrive a few days earlier and get a hotel room for a few days. May I know how senior internationals handled the situation?</p>