<p>I’ve been accepted to both—any feedback on where I should go? NOTE: I plan on going to Law or Business School, I live in Cali</p>
<p>um right ()</p>
<p>how do you know you've been accepted to both already?</p>
<p>that is so illegal. SCEA with ED?
cheater.</p>
<p>pdef, did you actually do SCEA AND ED?</p>
<p>troll? 10char</p>
<p>Sorry guys,
I was accepted @ Penn last year and chose to wait because Stan. has been my dream + father's friend works at Stanford, who was able to determine that I had been acccepted...I won't know officially for about 6-7 weeks...I just want some early feedback...I'm not cheating, I swear ;)</p>
<p>well your fathers "friend" is a liar...stanford hasnt even sent out confirmation letters, let alone start reviewing applications</p>
<p>visit and see which one you like better.. then you can talk to people (profs, advisors, students) at the schools. Congrats on the acceptances... I hope I will be in such a difficult situation in a 8 weeks...</p>
<p>If you are going into engineering, there is no question that stanford owns penn (and the rest of the ivies) in that regard.</p>
<p>As for everything else, well, Stanford has more name recognition, but that doesn't mean it is better.</p>
<p>When I was in your shoes, I picked Penn. No regrets for me. My professors have been top notch, and Philadelphia (not to mention nearby NYC+DC) is certainly more fun than Palo Alto--but a lot of CA kids here complain about the weather. CA has made them soft.</p>
<p>If you want business exposure (even without being in wharton) Penn can't be beat for an undergraduate.</p>
<p>SO, i would say penn in my own thunderingly biased view</p>
<p>Even though I am biased towards Penn as well, it seems that if you already deferred your acceptance by a full year to get into your dream school, then that is where you really want to go. You've been accepted to Penn for a year, and yet you haven't decided that you want to attend? That strikes me as a bad indication.</p>
<p>Even with a thunderingly biased view, no one in their rightful mind would ever assert that Penn is a better school than Stanford. I have heard legit arguments that show how Penn can be viewed as being better than HYP based on social life and the "coolness" of the student body but that same comparison doesn't fly with Stanford since it basically trumps Penn in these two aspects as well. Stanford has better weather, world-class departments in science fields like CompSci as well as fantastic liberal arts departments such as History, a more laid-back/attractive student body, a more gorgeous campus, better name recognition domestically as well as internationally, top-notch advising/faculty, proximity to Silicon Valley(Google, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, etc.), larger/prettier dorms, tastier food options, San Fransisco>Philadelphia, etc. etc. etc. etc.</p>
<p>If you're wondering, an undergraduate econ degree from Stanford does one virtually as good as a BSE degree from Wharton in terms of internships/job offers at IBs and consulting firms.</p>
<p>Stanford is the ****. DO NOT TURN IT DOWN FOR ANYPLACE BUT HYP. YOU WILL REGRET IT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.</p>
<p>EAD--I hate to be picking on you again but have you ever been out here in the West Coast. If you go to Penn, you live in Philadelphia. If you go to Stanford, you don't live in SF. I think it should take a few hours to get from Stanford to San Francisco. And if you have been to SF, you wouldn't make that claim. I would say both are on equal footing. Downtown SF is dirty and I would say Philly is any better. </p>
<p>And, for the OP, I think Stanford maybe a good choice because a) it was your dream school and b) lovely weather.</p>
<p>wow EAD i really like your closing statement... -_-</p>
<p>hey OP - dont ask us dude. its all about fit. if you've been to both, then decide. if not, then visit.</p>
<p>Actually Palo Alto is extremely close to San Francisco. Not to mention the East Bay, which is much cooler and more laid back than SF. </p>
<p>Nor is Downtown SF dirty. It's pretty clean, especially compared to other metro areas. The Bay Area is actually surprisingly similar to Philadelphia, liberal, high diversity, gay friendly, apparent class system, (fairly close) to other cities, lots of sports teams, performing arts venues, etc. </p>
<p>After 17 years of this I can certainly use a change, so I never considered Stanford. Can't really help you there. </p>
<p>Go Quakers.</p>
<p>"DO NOT TURN IT DOWN FOR ANYPLACE BUT HYP."</p>
<p>I dismissed your opinion at that point, EAD.</p>
<p>beamer10--When I went to SF downtown, I thought it was extremely dirty and I have been down there couple of times. Well I live in suburbia...so its different I guess. </p>
<p>But I think I am quite right in saying that when you go to Penn you actually live in Philadelphia and if you go to Stanford you don't live in SF. You still have to drive up there and the traffic on the way to SF is horrendous. We usually drive there so yeah...its not fun sitting in a car during rush hour when every one moves at like .001 miles/hour.</p>
<p>You guys...It does not take a few hours to get from Stanford to SF...it takes about 30 minutes...and even less if you speed on 280...</p>
<p>It is true downtown SF is a dirty disgusting place...i live about 20 minutes away but I honestly never ever go. If you go to Stanford you'll either like downtown SF or you wont...and if you dont...you wont go and you wont really be missing out on much. </p>
<p>That said, Palo Alto is an incredibly nice, upscale place and it is dirty in no way, shape, or form. Its mostly rich people and upscale shopping and tech businesses and law firms. </p>
<p>When you're choosing whether to go to Stanford or not...don't worry about downtown SF...it won't affect your experience at Stanford unless you want it to.</p>
<p>I'm surprised how many people call downtown SF so disgusting, Union Square, the business district, Chinatown, North Beach, even the Haight also seem decent if not overly hygenic. Are there any specific places where you guys are talking about? </p>
<p>Philadelphia seemed just as dirty if not dirtier.</p>
<p>Stanford is poopy. Penn rules.</p>