<p>i know we’re all absolutely thrilled about getting in and possibly going to stanford, but is anyone else besides me scared *****less? of what you ask? well…</p>
<li>i’ll fail one of my midterms (i.e. calculus) and get kicked out of stanford before i actually go there.</li>
<li>if i do by some miracle get there, i’ll get kicked out anyway for still failing at calculus and my math requirement.</li>
<li>calculus aside, i’ll fail and get kicked out anyway, because the adcoms made a huge mistake and i’m not qualified for higher education.</li>
<li>nobody will want to be my friend!! and i’ll be the weird girl that everyone secretly (or publicly) makes fun of.</li>
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<p>any other fears anyone would like to share?</p>
<p>okay am i going crazy or did a thread/posts just get deleted? the one where we were talking about romantic? not that i mind, i just cant find those three posts anymore. he really is getting erased. but ill stop talking about it now for fear that a mod will come erase me.</p>
<p>I fear stanford eventually finding out that I'm Asian (I left all those race categories blank on the app - i hate affirmative action!) and will revoke my admission.</p>
<p>ditto for calculus. but at least we don't have to take AP BC now. even tho next year multivariable will chew me up and spit me out a tattered remain of disgusting mediocrity. wahh.</p>
<p>i fear not being able to relearn how to ride a bike and fall on my face in the middle of everywhere. go golfcarts!</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm scared too. Like what if I don't succeed? What if the competition's so stiff that I get kicked out of being pre-med? I think I'll go to bed now.</p>
<p>If you put some effort into school, getting kicked out of Stanford isn't an issue. If you totally give up and end up with straight Ds you might have a problem, but if you at least feign an honest effort that won't be a problem. You'll get through the math requirement. You can manage a quarter of calc I'm sure. Even if math is really hard for you, you can get help from the TA and your dormmates and you won't fail (remember, we have grade inflation!). Without the curve you might, but we have very generous grade boosts in the end so all is well. </p>
<p>Making friends is really really easy. If you are worried about it, be in an all frosh dorm if possible because you'll be around people who also want to make friends. Finding really good, close friends is far more difficult, but having people to hang out with is surprisingly effortless. You do a lot of stuff with your dorm at first so that helps. Stanford really wants you to feel at home. </p>
<p>You got in. It wasn't an accident. You will do well. </p>
<p>However, it is very likely who will meet many people who seem much smarter than you and find that intimidating (I know I did). Remember some of the smartest people our age in the world will be your classmates so it's ok if you are no longer the top student. This was probably the hardest part of getting used to college life for me and I'm still working on getting used to it. I even thought I wasn't going to pass one of my classes at one point, something I never had to worry about in high school (don't worry, I ended up doing very well). You may do less well than you had hoped in some classes, you will probably get a B of some form on your first IHUM paper, but you'll learn from it and somehow it all seems to work out in the end. </p>
<p>Socially, everything works out pretty well, no need to worry about that. Academically everything will be fine too, they wouldn't accept you if you couldn't handle the work. </p>
<p>Enjoy the rest of high school! Seriously, you will miss it after you leave.</p>
<p>lol. thank you sooo much for that marlgirl. recently (after all the OMG's and congratulations you stereotypical asian nerd) all i"ve gotten is "Holy crap you're gonna fail with that horrible compeititon" and "well, enjoy feeling smart and at teh top of the world while you can b/c next year you will be drowning in feces at the bottom of the pond."
ok, i embellished, but this is some encouragement i've been lacking. so thanx. i hope everyone's as nice as you sound next year!</p>
<p>Well... there is good news and there is bad news. There is a very good chance that you will no longer be the smartest person in your group of friends. It's quite possible that you won't feel "smart and at the top of the world" anymore, I know that certainly happened to me. I feel much less smart than I did in high school. On the other hand, that doesn't mean you'll be at the bottom of the class either. You'll probably still do very well, just most likely won't be the top student in each class. </p>
<p>Stanford students aren't really competitive with anyone but themselves. We often study together and help each other out, especially in classes like my advanced freshman physics course. </p>
<p>You guys probably won't believe this until you get to campus, but you really don't need to worry about this stuff. Academically you will be fine. Stanford chose you and they wouldn't if you don't have what it takes to graduate. There are plenty of other people they could have chosen instead. Socially you will be fine too. Stanford students are very friendly so it's easy to make new friends. The school strives to make the transition as easy as possible. Stanford really does try hard to do the best they can to make sure that you get as much as possible from your experience on the farm and they do a damn good job.</p>