<p>any other EA admits get the bulletin in the mail today? I was surprised to how thick it was... </p>
<p>I haven't sent in my SIR to stanford yet and am still waiting on HYPM. The next few months are for me to decide whether I want to go far away from my parents, or stay close enough so that I can come home for dinner every once in a while ;)</p>
<p>KM, Is the bulletin a catalogue of classes for an upcoming semester?</p>
<p>Close, it's the catalogue of classes for the whole year. It's kind of a "Here, this is what we think will be all that's offered" and it's pretty accurate overall. It's a great tool to have to plan things out. I will say, however, to please limit yourself to no more than ~15 units of classes, maybe 16 if you have an activity class. You def want enough free time to do all the things freshmen are supposed to do, and you need time to get used to the pace of classes.</p>
<p>Got it a couple days ago actually (Washington state).</p>
<p>My gf is taking 20 units (?!?!?!?!?!)</p>
<p><a href="http://bulletin.stanford.edu%5B/url%5D">http://bulletin.stanford.edu</a></p>
<p>20 units is the max you can take, but it's not that uncommon =/</p>
<p>what's typical for CS and Engineering majors?</p>
<p>Typical for techie majors: anywhere from 12-20
Fuzzy majors: 20</p>
<p>What the heck is up with this difference, you ask? Most/all fuzzy classes are 5 units each, so take 4 classes and you've got 20 units. Considering that an English major is only 60 units, this is why you can finish it in a year. Techie classes, on the other hand, tend to be 3-4 units, when in practice they're probably closer to 6-7 units in actual work/study. So take 4 classes there and you only have 12-16 units. This is why it's far more challenging, considering that most techie majors require more units and give less units per class.</p>
<p>Disclaimer of sorts:
Yes, I'm biased, since I'm a techie major. And yes, you need to take into consideration the 5 units each quarter of IHUM for freshman year. So really it depends on what classes you're interested in. You might rack up units without having to work too hard, or you might get only a few units for a lot of work. You'll experience this firsthand when you get here, don't worry too much about it. It just happens that 15-16 units tends to average out as a nice number of units to shoot for your first quarter.</p>
<p>what would u say is the most popular type of major...fuzzy or techies..it appears as if the only thing ppl discuss r techie majors...If I am really serious and intent on political science..will Stanford give me as many options as those in techie majors...</p>
<p>I think the representation on CC is very skewed. There are many "fuzzy" majors at Stanford... lots of exciting options for students. That's great if you want to study poli sci; I personally don't have any advice for you on that, but I'm sure your advisors, professors, and peers will be very willing to help you.</p>
<p>Along the same vein, I don't think that at Stanford either fuzzies or techies are viewed as being better than the other. I think that we're respectful of each others' interests and support each other. :)</p>
<p>Mm...I suppose I seemed kinda negative, and I didn't mean to come across that way, so I apologize. I just find it somewhat frustrating that oftentimes in techie majors we don't get enough credit for the amount of work we're stuck with.</p>
<p>While Stanford isn't exactly what you'd call a "liberal arts" school, we have amazing profs in the fuzzies. They're the people who write the textbooks on their subjects, they're the ones that speak in conferences, they're the ones known as the experts. No matter what field you're looking at, Stanford's going to give you one of, if not the best, education you can get out there.</p>
<p>Sidenote: I think overall, Stanford has more people who declared as "techie", but there's plenty of "fuzzy" people as well. And then there are people who are mixed, and we like to call them "fuchie". (pronounced, fOO-chee)</p>
<p>Actually, about 25% of students major in natural sciences, 25% in engineering, 25% in humanities, and 25% in social sciences. It's about a 50/50 split of techies and fuzzies.</p>
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And then there are people who are mixed, and we like to call them "fuchie". (pronounced, fOO-chee)
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That's not how I pronounce it... I make it rhyme with "duckie" ;)</p>
<p>I was trying to be witty...apparently I didn't quite come across as such. ^___^;</p>
<p>i still havent gotten mine..think i should b a little more patient..or give them a call?</p>
<p>i haven't gotten mine either</p>
<p>lots of those in the facebook group got it</p>
<p>i didnt get mine either but i think it is okay b/c when someone made the post about how they got a letter with a personal comment written on it by someone...i recieved mine almost 3 weeks after that post...so its okay</p>
<p>well i didnt...could it be that there only sending it out to those that already confirmed</p>
<p>I didn't confirm and I got the mailing at least a week ago, maybe more.
However, I live 1.5 hours away sooo...</p>
<p>Hey, does stanford offer their students any class selection worksheets to help you organize what classes you want to take and kinda make a four year map...they do this in high school.....(ok i know this is college but still)lol</p>