<p>I'm planning on applying to Stanford, and I just wanted to ask some questions to current students</p>
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<li><p>I noticed that almost everyone who got accepted to Stanford are science/political science-oriented. I'm a humanities type of person.. so would not winning any science/math/debate awards hurt my chances? All of my EC's are humanities-based, and I'm afraid that being too lopsided is going to look bad.</p></li>
<li><p>I was glad to hear people say that Stanford students aren't cutthroat, and I was wondering if they're also school spirited. I love attending games and painting my face and cheering.. and all that :)</p></li>
<li><p>Last thing..I was wondering if Stanford has subtle divisions among races. I've heard that in some colleges, most students only want to hang out with people of the same race, and I definitely want to stay away from that</p></li>
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<p>I'm not a student, but regarding your first question, I can guarantee you that being more humanities-focused won't hurt you; plenty of that type are accepted. Stanford doesn't want to be lopsided as a school (in this case, too science-focused).</p>
<p>I'll say that number 1 is a generalization. "Science" encompasses a lot of different people, from engineering to biology to CS. Political Science is often a default for students (like me) who aren't sure if they want Public Policy, Economics, Political Science, International Relations, or something like Science, Technology and Society. Looking over people's major choices online, there are quite a few who are humanities focused. So don't let that deter you.</p>
<p>Plenty of humanities-oriented students get accepted.</p>
<p>You will have an opportunity to paint your face and cheer all you want. If you really like that stuff, join the marching band (you don't have to know how to play anything for that)</p>
<p>If you don't want to stay within your racial group, you don't have to. Some students do tend to self-segregate, but it is not a general spirit on campus.</p>