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<p>A girl in my dorm does equestrian! I hear they do great at competitions and such and the girl said that tryouts are “competitive” but I’m not sure to what extent. Go for it!</p>
<p>Thanks for the info on food and dorms. On the topic of publications, how much of a time commitment is it to write for the Stanford Daily?</p>
<p>Somewhat related to the question above:
How and when do we apply for positions at the Daily?</p>
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<p>I stopped at their table during the Activities Fair and they told me it was what you make of it … if you choose to be heavily involved, then it’ll be a heavy load. But they told me that they usually have enough reporters to be on top of things.</p>
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<p>Most likely in October, and I’m not sure about the application process but if you show interest in them by signing up on their email list (you’ll probably end up getting an email from them anyway as a part of first quarter email spammage from all of the clubs on campus), you can find out that way.</p>
<p>I would advise Curiosity and PrincetonDreams to wait until Admit Weekend to learn more about the Daily, as I’m not a part of their organization and these are very specific questions.</p>
<p>I was speaking to some students and the signing up process sounded really informal. Like you just sign up at a table and stuff? Just wondering: wouldn’t there be crazy competition for positions then with everyone casually signing up? Or am I not understanding this lol. Sorry to sound like a noob. :(</p>
<p>Basically, there’s an activities fair on friday after the first week of classes. (there’s one during admit weekend, too, but i think that’s mostly just to get the profro’s interested in the activities they have). You just kind of go around to different booths and sign up for stuff you’re interested in. Then, the club leaders send out emails about meeting times etc and you can decide how involved you want to be in the activity. I think for competitive positions, the tryouts or selections come later. That’s the way it worked for me. I’m on the club ultimate team, and basically we all just showed up to practice and the people who wanted to stick with it kept coming to practice. By now, our team is more formalized with an official roster and all that. </p>
<p>and on the topic of the math jokes on our whiteboards…I think they’re funny. I guess my high school was pretty nerdy but that’s what all our whiteboards in common spaces had on them. It sort of solidifies the whole living and learning in the same place thing. Plus, it’s not like all our whiteboards are math jokes. we have plenty with just drawings, some with “go card” for the upcoming football game, and some with upcoming events.</p>
<p>When using SAT II scores for the language requirement, do you have to take the test wth listening? I can’t find an answer on the language requirement webpage… <a href=“https://www.stanford.edu/dept/lc/language/requirement/[/url]”>https://www.stanford.edu/dept/lc/language/requirement/</a></p>
<p>fairlights, you don’t need to take the subject test with listening to test out of the language requirement at Stanford. Either version is acceptable. However, if you don’t get a sufficiently high score to test out, or if you elect to continue in the language anyway, you’ll need to take a placement test administered by Stanford that involves speaking and listening.</p>
<p>if you don’t want to have to take languages at stanford, i would suggest putting the effort into studying a little for the subject test
most of the language programs are really good but having the requirement filled does open up space for other classes</p>
<p>How safe is it? Do you usually lock your room if, say, you’re just going down the hall for a minute? Does stuff ever get stolen, or do people get mugged?</p>
<p>Also, how is the financial aid? I’m considering also applying to Yale (yes I only have a few days to decide…), so that when their aid is better I can try to get Stanford to give me more. Does that ever work?</p>
<p>Stanford is pretty safe, but it is a college campus. Generally people don’t steal things from other rooms in the dorm <em>when sober</em>.
I don’t lock my room if i’m in the building, but I do always lock it when I leave. Nothing has been stolen from my entire dorm building all year except for bikes.
Bike thefts are very common, even if you lock it with a U-lock to a bike rack, but there are few other thefts.
People don’t get mugged on campus. </p>
<p>Financial aid is really generous-it tends to be about the same as its peers (Harvard, Yale, and Princeton). It seems like Princeton tends to give a little more (my experience follows that trend). I have never met a person who tried to compare and actually succeeded in getting more <em>grant-based</em> aid. The award offers change because circumstances/incomes change in the families. (Even then, they automatically reevaluate your aid award in mid-March, so it probably won’t change again).
The thing that they do make an effort to increase is loans. If you are interested in more federal loans, it seems like Stanford will reevaluate that to try to match the total amount.</p>
<p>Stanford is a pretty safe place. I had a weird situation last year that meant that I left my door unlocked for the better part of a quarter, and nothing ever got stolen. I wouldn’t advise it though. You definitely don’t need to lock your door to go down to hall to talk to someone or to the bathroom. I have never heard of anyone getting mugged or anything like that. Like the person above me said, bike thefts are quite common.</p>
<p>Financial aid at Stanford is very good (on par with their peer universities). I doubt you will be able to “bargain up.” Only changes in your family’s finances will change your aid. I have actually heard that attempting to negotiate financial aid by using your aid statements from other universities is highly frowned upon. </p>
<p>I didn’t want to read through the entire thread looking for this information, but I am involved with Greek life, creative writing, and the political science department. Anyone with specific questions regarding those things can PM me. </p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>My door auto locks (you can change it so it doesn’t) so my door is locked 100% of the time unless I run out for less than 10 minutes, usually on the same floor. I haven’t heard of anything getting stolen from my dorm - except bikes - but I am a low-income student and the knowledge that I absolutely could not replace my laptop or bike motivates me to take the time to lock everything, no matter what. I know people who don’t lock their rooms.</p>
<p>Financial aid at Stanford is all need-based, so it’s unlikely that you’re going to be able to bargain unless you write a letter explaining your family finances are not accurately reflected in FAFSA or the CSSPROFILE.</p>
<p>Thanks! And I’m curious - how many at Stanford are from California? I’ve heard numbers from 20 to 50%</p>
<p>^I think 40%.</p>
<p>So i’m not going to get any financial aid. My family’s not super rich, actually both of my parents are semi-retired so our income is low but they own a few million in property.</p>
<p>They said they would pay the difference between a UC and Stanford, but idk if i want premature white hairs by taking on a $80,000 before my 18th birthday. </p>
<p>However, i’ve heard once you get to Stanford, there’s a lot more opportunity for grants/scholarships. True?</p>
<p>I’m not sure, but there are plenty of opportunities for on-campus jobs.</p>
<p>false. little to 0 grants and scholarships once you get there for undergraduate costs.</p>
<p>there are a lot of grants for internships, research, etc., but there are not other stanford-sponsored scholarships.</p>
<p>this is only my opinion: while i agree that the choice of college depends on the person, if you really do like stanford more, i think it is worth the debt. there is so much more that stanford offers</p>
<p>I fMOTQ real
I mean do senior guys randomly start making out with freshmen girls</p>
<p>Does Stanford use the same guidelines for calculating aid in your second year and onward? i.e. if your family income hasn’t changed in year two, all things remain the same, would you receive the same grant or “free money” aid as you did in freshman year?</p>
<p>I’m thinking along the lines of bait and switch, where they’re generous at first and force you to take loans later.</p>