Stanford student answering any and all questions

<p>Queer culture at Stanford?</p>

<p>@fullmetal27:</p>

<p>Don’t identify, but from what I’ve seen it’s pretty vibrant. A lot of people are openly gay and everyone is extremely accepting. There are a lot of LGBT activities on campus.</p>

<p>@RMIBStudent: To answer your second question: Yes.</p>

<p>@Rasoward: Yes, there are plenty of pre-business/business related majors. Even if you don’t want a major, you can still take classes taught through GSB. Also look into Management Science and Engineering if you’re into entrepreneurship.</p>

<p>In terms of all the questions on stress: Stanford also happens to be rated the happiest campus in the U.S. - it’s hard to be gloomy when it’s sunny every day. The workload here largely depends on your schedule, but even when it’s hard, it’s manageable. There are a lot of resources here - tutors, advisors, help sessions, TA’s, etc. Basically if you get in, the school thinks you’re capable of surviving academically here.</p>

<p>wow that’s great! and yay for a vibrant queer culture too :-)</p>

<p>@lafontana: Honor code is saying professors trust students; no proctoring on exams. Students reciprocate by not cheating.</p>

<p>A) Is it true that Stanford inflates its students’ GPA?
B) Percentage of students that attend Graduate school?
C) Are the football games popular or is it alumni usually watching
D) Are you guys given preference over Cal Berkeley in terms of internships/job opportunities…especially in EECS?</p>

<p>What are the chances for REA?</p>

<p>@philosophymaj
A) No idea. Probably not.
B) No idea, sorry! It’s probably in a common data set somewhere
C) They are SO POPULAR. You don’t know energy/excitement/school pride until you’ve been in the Red Zone (section reserved exclusively for students, free for students). Literally everyone goes, they’re so much fun, even if you don’t know football very well!!
D) Um, there’s no rule of the universe that says Stanford students have to be given preference at every company ever?.. Odd question, haha. It all depends on you, what you’ve done with your time here, your grades… Hey, if your potential boss is a Stanford alum, that might give you a nudge up, but Berkeley’s a great school too, it’s not Podunk Community College</p>

<p>@sitararamesh [Let</a> me google that for you](<a href=“LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You”>LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You)</p>

<p>Great questions @philosophymaj. :D</p>

<p>What are my chances of getting in?</p>

<p>I have a 3.6 unweighted and a 3.8 weighted,
I’m in the top 10 percent of my school
I scored 226 (80 Cr, 68 M, 78 W) on my PSAT
I scored 2150 on my SAT but I’m planning to retake it in January
I’ve taken 2 APs so far (4s scored on both Bio and World), and by the end of this year (junior) I will have taken 5, and by the end of high school I’ll have a total of 9.
I’m in my 3rd school play and got the lead in the fall production of Our Town.
I am in a highly selective award winning jazz choir at my school
I have over 200 volunteer hours
I’ve taken 3 years of French, and, by the time I graduate, 4 of math, 4 of science (2 science labs), 4 of english, 3 history, 2 fine arts, and 6 performing arts.
I’ve won second place in an LAUSD spelling bee, gotten a science fair award from CSUN and had an abstract published in a national science journal, participated in Model United Nations, was on the Superlative Picture Team for yearbook, had a poem published in a collection of poetry,and won a presidential award and a certificate of special congressional recognition.</p>

<p>The thing is, I don’t even know if any of this matters because my grades and test scores aren’t stellar!
Do I have a shot??
Thanks in advance.</p>

<p>Hello guys
I have a question regarding an application essay.
for the " what matters to you? " essay should i speak about something that is valuable for me or something that concerned me ? what do they mean by " matters" .</p>

<p>The thing with college essays is they can be interpreted in several ways. There is no one answer really. Something that concerns you or is valuable to you can be something that matters to you :)</p>

<p>Data
Don’t forget to mention the coed communal bathrooms.
Also the LSJUMB</p>

<p>I’m nearly 30 years removed from college, 3,000 miles away from Stanford, and would have had no shot of being accepted there. But this thread was awesome and gives an old man like me some hope. Well done.</p>

<p>No hard feelings: how many people that go there are, like, not rich?</p>

<p>On a more serious note, how does Stanford prioritize factors such as GPA, test scores and EC’s? Any patterns that have been noticed?</p>

<p>Does Stanford or any ivy league schools accept dual enrollment credits?</p>

<p>How many hot gi- On a scale of 1 to 10, how hot are the gi- Do you think the general student body is qualified for beaches (phew).</p>

<p>Anyways, can you take courses in whatever classes, even if they’re not in your major? I really want to take some random art courses and I’ve always been interested in psychology, expecially as related to mass media, so would it be possible for me to take intro courses in those, possibly beyond?</p>

<p>I know Engineering degrees are murder for your social life, but what about Computer Science? And would it be possible for me to double major in CS and Linguistics (how is that program if you know anything about it?)?</p>

<p>@rmibstudent: 84% of students received some form of financial assistance from Stanford, so it looks like 16% or less are “rich”.</p>

<p>No, no one here could possibly notice any meaningful patterns on what Stanford prioritizes since no one here has any access to any meaningful data.</p>

<p>@Diana98 - no idea, but I think so? I know a couple of people who came in with a bunch of credits and the way they talk about it seems like they’re getting Stanford units for them.</p>

<p>@basicspace - hahahahaha, actually yes, I think the general student body is in really good physical shape and there are a LOT of great looking people here! Stanford overall is really into being fit and active (even those crazy people who jog around the “lake” at 2AM…). </p>

<p>Of course, we aren’t University of Miami or whatever where girls spend an hour getting ready every morning and go to class in fake eyelashes and heels - I would say the dominant theme for Stanford girls is natural beauty. Most of us wear minimal makeup, it’s totally OK to wear a sweatshirt and leggings, ponytails are universal, etc… but we definitely know how to dress up too and there are LOT of beautiful people. It’s just a very down-to-earth sort of beauty for most people… until Friday night ;)</p>

<p>And yep, as long as you find the space to fulfill the units you need for your major, you can take essentially whatever you want. Even people in Engineering and premed tracks take everything from Social Dance to Wine Tasting to Sleep and Dreams, errbody takes Psych 1 at some point… You are spoiled for choice and you are actually heavily ENCOURAGED to explore and take courses outside your major. It’s fantastic. </p>

<p>Sorry, don’t know anything about CS or Linguistics</p>

<p>

Incoming freshmen are allowed to transfer a maximum of 45 quarter units (one year’s worth of credits). When I was in high school, I took many classes at nearby universities, mostly SUNYA and RPI. All my credits were transferable. As I recall, I was right at the 45 limit.</p>

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Stanford charges no cost to parents for most US families making under $60k and charges no tuition for most under $100k, so one does not need to be rich to attend. A news story earlier this year stated:</p>

<p>“About 70 percent of undergraduates receive financial aid toward the cost of attendance from internal or external sources, and about 50 percent receive need-based scholarships from Stanford.”</p>

<p>This may sound like a lot are not wealthy. However, Stanford gives substantial financial aid at incomes as high as $150k/yr and often offers some degree of financial aid at higher incomes , so getting financial aid does not mean lower income. With the FA, the percentages suggest that while many are not rich, the study body is heavily biased towards families of higher incomes. I’d expect the distribution to be similar to Harvard, for which data is available. In Harvard’s freshman survey, the median income was ~$130k, with ~15% under $40k and ~30% under $80k.</p>

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You are not limited to taking classes related to your major. In fact, you are required to take classes unrelated to your major as part of various general education requirements ( see [GER</a> Area Requirements | Student Affairs](<a href=“http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/registrar/students/ger-area-reqs]GER”>http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/registrar/students/ger-area-reqs) ). However, you cannot literally enroll in any class, as some classes have prerequisites or other unique restrictions.</p>