<p>What do you know? I've read it's pretty good, students there looove it but there is too much work. Any input?</p>
<p>i think they are really relaxed on the alcohol policy compared to other schools</p>
<p>what do yo mean by school policy?</p>
<p>wow okay, where to start.</p>
<p>life at Stanford is THE best you will get in the US. We basically have the best education and the best social life. Seriously, not like anything on the East Coast, where I am from, because Harvard Yale etc just don't measure up in liveliness and freedom as we do. Alcohol policy? RA's drink with us, they have beer and hard liquor lying around for all the see, and basically nobody cares as long as you don't die. Parties are amazing, people here are all friendly and very good looking. Plus, you have the band, which i am in, which is the craziest band in the entire nation. That, and the #1 athletics program in the nation 9 years in a role, school sponsored make out sessions at full moon on the quad, field trips to San Francisco, rivalry with Cal Berkeley, and basically the most beautiful campus in the world makes undergraduate life here the best you will ever have. </p>
<p>And yes, classes are hard. We do have grade inflation but not as serious as people say. It's okay though, if you can get in, you can handle the work.</p>
<p>i hope life "at Stanford is THE best you will get in the US"...</p>
<p>icantieatie i really like your post, it's pretty convincing. However I would llike you to read this other post i saw somewhere else and respond to it...</p>
<p>read the last two posts and tell me what do you think about it? they are pretty strong and negative... they scared me actually.</p>
<p>Sure. I will respond to the headings of each points.</p>
<p>Lack of idealism: This point is logical but the point maker forgets that, as with any college, the cause for radicalism is a self cause, and only becomes a common cause when self cause is actualized, and a group of supporters are then subsequently joined in on the same cause. In other words, if you get cold, put on a sweater. Don't stand there and complain about how cold you are. This person should have done something if she saw a need, but instead she chose to remain in the bubble herself and carp. </p>
<p>Conformity: If I were to say anything about the Stanford student population, it wouldn't be conformity but would rather be its antithesis, the diversity, actually the overexaggerated diversity that the University tries to press upon the students. Yes, the typical Stanford student is from Cal, but in my dorm alone you have people from India, Taiwan, Manila, Turkey, even Australia. There's a 15 year old and a 21 year old, all in the same year. There's Olympians and NBA potentials, #1 chess player in the nation and future cancer healers. If anything, I wouldn't call this conformity, and conversatoins, if you choose to have them, are that much richer.</p>
<p>Lack of diversity: Hah, false again. Asians do stick together, but to say that we do not have a major impact on campus decisions and general well being is a false statement. You have ASSU, A3C, and FACE, and practically all clubs on campus have some sort of asian american leadership. Asian AMericans are also the only race that have Big Sibling famililies, and those left out, the whites, beg to be adopted. As for Hispanics and Blacks, true, their presence on campus is lacking, but again, if you are really strong willed to do something, anything could happen.</p>
<p>Astonishingly weak social scene- From what I have seen so far, this person could not be more wrong. All of the parties here, and I have been to A LOT of them, have been dance parties, so packed that windows steam up after about a half hour. Alcohol is aplenty and you will find beirut or pre partying basically any dorm you go to. Usually there areat least 3 choices of good parties to go to starting from thursday night, and frat parties, especially sigma chi, are good places for some good dancing and drunken fun. One big party, Moonsplash, actually featured 2 dj's, a live band, $1500 worth of alcohol, and THREE dance floors on two levels. Of course, for the non drinker, fun could be had as well, probably just not as much fun. Dating is okay, not that much dating but random hookups are aplenty.</p>
<p>Weather- yeah Im not used to the weather. I'd have to agree that weather sucks. HOwever, weight rooms are very accessible and I speak from experience because I go to Tressider every other day, and the equipments are all in decent shape and there's almost nobody there, ever. Varsity gyms may have tighter schedules but hey, anybody can use them.</p>
<p>Location- yeah.. Im not too big on location either. Palo Alto just really sucks.
That's why you need to get a car after frehsman or sophomore year, and you can drive around.</p>
<p>Athletics- pretty good I think. Definitely better than all the Ivy's.</p>
<p>And the engineering article is pretty accurate, and that opened my eyes too. But that is beyond anybody's control. It is the University's doing</p>
<p>really? is that true about Stanford engineering department? I always thought stanford engineering department gives a very good education......can someone explain this for me?</p>
<p>Stanford Engineering dept's attitude is pretty bad. FYI, it's easier to get into Stanford Masters program (Not PhD) compared to its counterparts (MIT, Caltech, Berkeley), however its master program is not rigorous (Master's course work at Stanford is known to be easier than at Caltech, MIT and Berkeley), but as a result, half of the masters students could not pass its tough PhD examination and get wiped off, thanks to its easy coursework preparation.</p>
<p>How can you complain about the Palo Alto weather? Isn't it around 70 degrees 12 months a year?</p>
<p>I can't believe he put down the weather. It's December now and it is WARM, sunny, and there is not a single cloud in the sky. You need to live here for more than a few months to know what the weather is like. It gets rainy and cold at points, but mostly it is sunny and warm.</p>
<p>Pssht.. you go to Stanford for the education.. not the beer or environment. If you're looking for a party school, you're pretty immature.</p>
<p>wow, i never knew that about stanford.....i always thought their masters programs were top-notch...so i guess it is pretty hard to find a job in the engineering field if u graduate from stanford huh?</p>
<p>my brother and mom went to stanford and they both enjoyed it A LOT. said it was hard, but very fun.</p>
<p>concerning weather... well, there are some people who likes the cold.</p>
<p>i live near the bay area myself and i really don't like the hot weather. it is a personal perference.</p>
<p>anyway, i was just wondering are there any colleges that are similar to stanford's social life and campus? b/c from the sound of it stanford has a pretty good collegetown scene.</p>
<p>When you guys say "cold" you're talking about, what, 50-60 degrees?</p>
<p>You guys don't know cold. When it gets below zero, that's cold.</p>
<p>well, it is 26 F degrees here right now.</p>
<p>Sleepybunny,</p>
<p>Being less rigorous only to Caltech, MIT and Berkeley does not drag down Stanford's "class"</p>
<p>Does anyone have anything to add on the rigor of Stanford's engineering program? I am surprised to hear that the Master's program is not considered as rigorous as the other top three schools mentioned. How does this compare to the computer science department?</p>
<p>I guess I opened some eyes reffering to the other forum... Well yes, icantieatie thank you really for your comments, I knew that had to be a a 100% pesimist who would have been depressed and angry anywhere she went to school. Glad you clarify all that out, and regarding the engineering thing, well I'm not very concerned since i'm not for engineering, I'm going to study business which is a top major in Stanford</p>