<p>I've herd that Stanford is beginning to charge some percentage off of profits that are made via inventions developed in their labs? Is this true?</p>
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<p>Also, does anyone know whether in-state status or graduation from a Californian university is beneficial in terms of admission to Stanford for grad?</p>
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<p>I've herd that Stanford is beginning to charge some percentage off of profits that are made via inventions developed in their labs? Is this true?
- Charging whom profits? The university owns a stake in any inventions that you develop as a graduate student, but this is true of any graduate program. For example, Stanford receives a chunk of Google profits every year and lots of shares.</p>
<p>Also, does anyone know whether in-state status or graduation from a Californian university is beneficial in terms of admission to Stanford for grad?
- Stanford is a private school, so they don't care about in-state status or graduation from a Californian university per se, unless it was a prestigious one like Caltech or Berkeley.</p>
<p>im_blue, I thought most graduate/professional programs in California public institutions don't take California residency into account, and those that do say the importance varies. UCSF Med takes Ca residency as an important factor, UCLA Med and UC Hastings don't (although fees are higher for oos students), Boalt says that it considers residency but to a very small extent, couldn't find info on UCLA law, and there are others. But anyway, doesn't the policy greatly vary by institution?</p>
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<li>Whom do they charge?
The inventors' companies/organizations obviously</li>
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<p>Unless it's Berkeley or Caltech? Why is that? One would think that this maximizes one's chances of admissions for grad to S., not minimizes, since they probably received better preperation at those schools.</p>
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I thought most graduate/professional programs in California public institutions don't take California residency into account, and those that do say the importance varies.
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Right, I'm saying that private schools definitely don't care about state residency. Some public graduate programs do to varying extents. However, I would advise caution when interpreting official school statements like considering residency to a small extent. The official PR spin is rarely close to reality. For example, every school claims that affirmative action admits are "comparable" to regular admits, but we all know that's not anywhere close to the truth.</p>
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- Whom do they charge?
The inventors' companies/organizations obviously
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Unless it's Berkeley or Caltech? Why is that? One would think that this maximizes one's chances of admissions for grad to S., not minimizes, since they probably received better preperation at those schools.
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Right, I'm saying attending a California university by itself won't affect anything. If you attended a prestigious school like Berkeley or Caltech, that would certainly help.</p>
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Right, I'm saying attending a California university by itself won't affect anything. If you attended a prestigious school like Berkeley or Caltech, that would certainly help.
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<p>I think what im<em>blue is trying to say is that the quality of the undergraduate program matters, and Berkeley and Caltech are quality programs. But it's not the fact that they happen to be located in California that is the key. A strong program located at the North Pole would also get similar consideration. Im</em>blue, jump in here if you disagree.</p>
<p>Hypothetically, yes, it makes total sense that applying to S. for grad from any top-notch undergrad school - whether it be in California or on the North Pole - is beneficial. But if focusing just on Berkeley for a sec., the thing that brings out a doubt in the "top-notch" factor is the sheer proximity of Berkeley to S. The geographic convenience of these schools probably draws an enormous amount of applicants from Berkeley to S., and it seems that S. would not want so many Berkeley students as S. is most likely seeking, in all respects, diversified grad classes. I don't know, maybe there is a worked-out qouta or a ratio (relative to applicants) of B. or CalTech applicants who are admitted.</p>
<p>Diversity may play a slight role in professional schools, like business school and maybe medical school and law school. But it is basically a nonfactor when it academic graduate programs. PhD programs don't give a fig about geographic diversity. They just want to get the best students.</p>
<p>Er... don't make it sound like affirmative action doesn't exist on the graduate, PhD granting level</p>
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The geographic convenience of these schools probably draws an enormous amount of applicants from Berkeley to S., and it seems that S. would not want so many Berkeley students as S. is most likely seeking, in all respects, diversified grad classes.
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I don't think that's the case. Berkeley is one of the most represented undergraduate programs in EE and CS at Stanford, precisely because they're a top program with a lot of qualified applicants.</p>
<p>Does anyone know what the admissions statistics are for Stanford grad school? I am thinking ahead a few years (I'm still a senior in high school) and I so far I have only found resources for undergraduate school (princeton review, etc). There definitely seems to be less out there for grad school info. Thank you!</p>
<p>Admissions for Stanford's graduate programs, like other schools who have generally strong graduate programs, are quite competitive. Don't worry about it too much, really.</p>