Era991@ Of course you’re absolutely correct about the alumni network. I kinda took that for granted. But I agree and definitely my S experienced lots of help and camaraderie from alumni too.
OKAY, so here’s the bottomline…STANFORD is a FANTASTIC SCHOOL and worth every penny. If your child is lucky enough to get in and you can afford it…SEND THEM! You will never regret it!
Parent posters like Dungareedoll sure makes me feel better. lol The best attitude for me is: “I love my kid, and since I can afford it, I am going to send my kid to the school he really wants to go.” My kid is really appreciative. As the old song goes “I am a fool for love.”
Got a lot of respect for HS student athletes like the below ones who get into Stanford. Respect to them and their parents.
http://www.mlive.com/sports/jackson/index.ssf/2017/01/manchesters_ethan_woods_outwor.html
https://stanford.rivals.com/news/the-harder-path-was-stanford-but-it-was-a-dream-for-caleb-phillips
websensation@ Congrats! You should be very proud!
Thanks. Now that he’s attending Stanford, the only question is whether he will get into a Study Abroad program so he can take a gap year. Will find out in April. My kid is so unlike me because I didn’t like any type of school and didn’t do well at all (maintained 2.9 gpa from high school to graduate school). A parent who did not like studying and college (and who didn’t do well academically) produces a kid who is looking forward to going there. lol
I am posting this question to help an admitted but undecided student. I understand that the quarter system can impact summer internship. In your student’s experience, is getting summer internship more difficult due to S quarter system?
It can be difficult. If your child is going to do an internship with an investment bank, like Goldman, or any big company that has set dates for their program, it can be a problem. Believe it or not most kids will leave school early, and take their finals from their internship and have it proctored by an employee. Thats actually an option. If your child stays in Silicon Valley for their internship then it usually works out, or if they work for a start up, then they work around your end date. But otherwise, it is a problem.
Companies with big programs run them with the semester dates in mind because the majority of the schools work that way. The quarter system is annoying.
Thanks, @Dungareedoll for your reply. That’s too bad for kids attending quarter system schools.
@AngelaD - what did your friend decide to do?
Ds has a peer who took off spring quarter of this year so she could start her banking internship June 1. Ds’s internship (mgmt consulting) offered two start dates - one after spring quarter ends. It will depend on the firm and the location. Many West Coast schools (Berkeley is a notable exception) are on a quarter system. As is UChicago. It’s not as though Stanford is the only one.
@Hoggirl thanks for sharing your DS’s experience. I was asking the question for my daughter and one of her friends who both decided to attend S. in the fall. I had heard that some S. students lost internship opportunities due to quarter system so wanted to know how big of an issue this is.
@AngelaD - glad both your dd and her friend decided to come to The Farm. I predict no regrets and no internship challenges. All the best to both of them.
In need of housing ideas besides AirBnB:
My D will be doing an internship at school. Unfortunately, along with a couple of close friends, she found out this past week they did not get housing for the summer. She says they’re on a wait list but aren’t holding their breaths. Now what?
By the way, these are all freshmen students. We were thrilled when she learned she was chosen for the internship. Now they have about 3 weeks to figure out where they will be living. A bit annoyed.
Graduation day today! Congratulations to the class of 2017!
@cardinal2020mom - hope your daughter was able to find something that met her needs.
@Hoggirl Thank you! I hadn’t checked this. Sorry for the late response. She, and her 3 friends, we’re given housing on campus. From what she told me, there are many that apply for summer housing in case they decide to take a summer class. Lots of those students do not and many dorms are available. They simply had to wait on those kids not doing summer. They moved in yesterday. Now we know how it works. It was a huge sigh of relief.
I think Stanford could do a much better job of outlining summer move out/in procedures. We learned a lot this year, but they could make it easier…
I would not have needed to ask this question had my kid attended Stanford directly after high school, but he took a gap year program on some scholarship to study a language abroad and will be returning to U.S. at the end of May 2018. My wife and I are currently in the process of renewing or looking for another health insurance coverage. Our kid is on some limited health insurance coverage under the program while he’s abroad. I want my wife and me to be covered under our health insurance and our kid be covered under Stanford health insurance, but it seems my kid might be uninsured from June 1st until he gets covered under Stanford health insurance.
My questions:
Thanks in advance. Please put @websensation at the beginning of your response so I am notified of any answers.
Just made a reservation at the Stanford Guest House hotel on the campus for the 2018 New Student Orientation event (Sep 20, 2018 to Sep 23, 2018 according to Stanford website). Made the reservation early because I know there might not be rooms available otherwise. One year delayed but nevertheless going there.
My advice to the parents who are attending Admitted Weekend and NSO events in 2018 is to reserve early before they run out of rooms. From my experience of trying to get a hotel near Stanford, the Stanford Guest House is most convenient and relatively cheap when you add in tax, parking fees and transportation costs. From the Stanford Guest House you can catch Marguerite bus for free and get to Stanford main campus or the Galvez Parking Lot for the events.
One question for the parents who have been through NSO event: once your kid moves into the designated dorm on the first day of NSO, your kid is pretty much on his/her own, so the parents can do their own thing, correct? Also, your kid can sleep in the dorm room from then, right? So in all likelihood, your kid will meet the dorm roommate on the first move-in day?
Correct from what I recall. We were all together at the alumni center for check in (actually, he was in line, we were at a parents reception). We did not see him again until the event was over. We did get a few texts - one when he won big at some game, and one letting us know his fitness app showed 28 miles after one day that included a late night game of zombies vs humans. We did parent stuff. He had fun. He later told us that he did not see much of his dorm roommate.
I don’t think it is necessary to stay very close to Stanford. Hotels are cheaper in Cupertino, and the travel time is reasonable. In my experience, during the NSO and Admitted weekend, the students will try to socialize with each other. Don’t expect your child to hang around you: they will be busy making new friends. We were getting in the way. I quickly cancelled the rest of my reservation at our hotel near Stanford, and my wife and I headed to Napa Valley. Freedom at last.