<p>Thanks celest</p>
<p>random thought</p>
<p>i just think its crazy how this thread is still alive after 10 months or so...</p>
<p>yeah i started it but still...i didn't think it'd last...</p>
<p>ok random thought over</p>
<p>LoL... ask more questions!! If you mind me chipping in on your thread, current_student, just send me a message and let me know.</p>
<p>yeah, fo' real. why you up in my grill? this is MY thread. mine mine mine. </p>
<p>haha.</p>
<p>just a quick question. I was wondering if we're supposed to bring the three books with us to Stanford or not. I'm pretty sure we do but I'm checking :)</p>
<p>PS:I read the books 3 months ago will I sound stupid cuz I forgot a lot of things in them?</p>
<p>well you don't really have to bring them. in fact, you don't even have to read them. trust me, all you do is go to the authors discussion thing, which is boring as crap, and then discuss it in you dorm right after. i didn't finish reading my book last year and opted to hang out with other people around campus during the discussion...seriously. not because i was too cool for school, i just really didn't like the book and didn't finish it...so chillin seemed like the better option.</p>
<p>the books really aren't important. imagine that you're giving a book to read for the summer before 12th grade and all you end up doing is hearing the author speak for an hour and then discussing it the sunday before school even starts with whatever classmates felt like reading it. and then that's it.</p>
<p>anyway, to answer your question, no you don't have to bring them. no one will be asking you for them. and it doesn't matter if you forgot things or even read the books. </p>
<p>but as long as you liked them...whatever i guess. haha. ok mini rant over.</p>
<p>also, keep this in mind during NSO. you DO NOT have to go to everything. go to what you want and what you feel is really important. don't just go because its on the schedule. i really don't remember anything that important i learned during NSO. the best part of NSO is chillin in dorms and meeting new people and the CULTURAL and SOCIAL type shows and performances. </p>
<p>then again, don't just sleep the whole time b/c going to events helps you meet and bond too.</p>
<p>Thx current student! That's a lot longer than I expected!</p>
<p>haha...yeah i know. my bad. i just really hate how stanford something that useless to worry about during summer. and i'm not much of a reading person either so...</p>
<p>^That's fine. I would have read them anyways even if they weren't required I love reading. I doubt anyone is really worrying about them ;)</p>
<p>I remember stressing for not reading my book (only 1 was assigned)... I eventually skimmed through it but didn't like it. Then, the author spoke and I disliked him and the book even more. When we went back to the dorm, we ranted about how awful the guy seemed. =p Ouch.</p>
<p>Wow. We have 3 books (of which I liked 2 but detested 1) but really if someone was realy stressed over the book he would have read it right? Books are Cool :)</p>
<p>You guys got lucky with your books. Like superwizard I really like two of them and the third was the worst book I have ever read... but they are worth reading. My freshman year they weren't worth reading, and I wasn't excited about them. I can't wait to hear what Tracy Kidder and Khaled Hosseini have to say.</p>
<p>Wow you like the same books I do :). The Kite runner is amazing isn't it?</p>
<p>Haha me too superwizard...Kite Runner was brilliant, probably the best book I've read in a while. I haven't finished Mountains yet but so far it is going well. I did not like How to breathe Underwater...first of all I found many of the stories quite boring and the plot lines were absurd and irrelevant. </p>
<p>So the discussion is optional? Do the RFs and RAs care if you don't attend?</p>
<p>I doubt it. When I did it, I don't think the RFs were even at the discussion. RAs seem more like people who want to help you and be there for you - not force you into activities. So I don't have a definite answer, but I would guess that they won't bug you about it.</p>
<p>going back (way way back) to the BA BS / BAS thing...
are you limited to 2 majors, or could you complete 3 if you really wanted to?</p>
<p>to answer the RA/RF question about caring if you attend...</p>
<p>not they don't care. RFs don't attend and don't really coordinate activities throughout the year anyway. but like celestial said, RAs are there to help you out, not make you do crap. mine didn't care when i didn't go.</p>
<p>idamayer, I have not heard anything about 3 majors, and I can't find the info in the Bulletin. It seems like you are allowed to, but it is highly unlikely that someone can complete 3 majors because courses may not double/triple count. For instance, if you're a Bio/Psych double major and you take Biosci 20 which can be credited towards either major, you can actually only have it count towards ONE of the majors. So if you have 3 majors and they each require 90 units, that's 270 units for your majors and that doesn't include GER's! It does not seem possible, but if your heart is really into it, I advise:</p>
<p>1) Talk to the registrar and make sure it is allowed. (650) 723-2041 <a href="mailto:registrar@stanford.edu">registrar@stanford.edu</a></p>
<p>2) Talk to an advisor about course planning and deciding what the best path is for you while at Stanford. You may discuss alternatives such as double major, major/minor, having an area of concentration within a major (such as neuroscience within psychology), creating an individually designed major, or doing research in related fields.</p>
<p>idamayer, triple majoring has indeed been done before -- but it's extremely rare, is certainly not possible in 4 years (perhaps not even 5), and cannot be done with mid-size to "heavy" (engineering) majors</p>
<p>What are the days and times for SLE again? I think I had them somewhere but lost them...</p>