<p>^Damn good to know. It’s nice to see some people decide to go to the less renowned school, even if they lose name-dropping points.</p>
<p>Stanford is not as social or athletic as current/future students claim it to be. It’s Greek Life is not as visible and strong as other top schools like UCLA, UCB, Vanderbilt, Duke, et al. It also doesn’t have a SIGNATURE football or basketball program in the same like as USC football and UNC basketball. Also, its social culture is nowhere nearly as vibrant as Vanderbilt which has tailgates, food festivals, Greek events, jazz clubs, excellent concerts, etc. at its disposal.</p>
<p>None of these points are really negatives for Stanford. It is still one of the most well-rounded schools in the country. Its students may be “social” compared to HYPM, but they don’t stack up to students at USC, Duke and Vandy in this regard. Also, Stanford may have a good football or basketball team compared to the Ivies, but it falls short of Trojan football or Blue Devil basketball.</p>
<p>That is your definition of social, and with that definition, i agree. However, Stanford students r overwhelmingly happy with their own scene so i would say that they r just looking for something different</p>
<p>And yet, as a duke student, you are still not knowledgeable enough to give an accurate response.</p>
<p>So please, i will reiterate my statement from before. If you are not a current/past student/parent, please dont post and spread info that may not be accurate. I ask for the benefit of people who r reading this thread and are thinking of applying.</p>
<p>lesdiablues: I think you’re right to an extent, but I have the feeling that you underestimate Stanford. Yeah we don’t have a truly signature basketball or football team that the school can rally around, but last year (football, of course) was pretty darn solid in terms of student spirit before, during, and after games (just look at the field rushes). Of course there are a lot of students who don’t know or care a lick about sports. But for those who do care, we’re in good company. As much as USC football or Duke basketball? No, but how many schools are? </p>
<p>I think that for the social scene, if you want parties and stuff, the only times that it’s bare are during finals and early weekdays (and a random weekend night once or two every quarter, for reasons that I do not know). But starting Wednesday/Thursday night, there are parties that a lot of the students go to. One good thing about Stanford is that the party scene is small enough that you’ll run into people you know pretty much wherever you end up, but it’s big enough where you won’t be like surrounded by people you all know (unless you roll with like ten or twenty people), unless you’re like in a frat in a party at said frat. </p>
<p>I don’t know that was just my take on it. I’m positive it is different at the schools you mentioned, whether that means it is better or not. I won’t claim to know. I do know though that the social scene is good enough to keep me and my friends (some of whom really party hard) satisfied. </p>
<p>It seems that most people go out on weekends, but that may just be because those who don’t are far less visible (because they always stay in).</p>
<p>Stanford has consistently ranked in the top ten sports programs in the nation. They may not be outright amazing at football, basketball, and other American sports, but they do excel at less popular collegiate sports-- like tennis, soccer, etc.</p>
<p>^Sorry to be kinda negative, but the sports Stanford is tops at are ones that people really don’t care much about. Not saying that’s a good thing, but the truth is football and basketball are the revenue sports, maybe adding in some other things like hockey in the northeast.</p>
<p>Didn’t Stanford just win its 16th Director’s Cup in a row? You know, that thing that goes to the top athletic program in the country…</p>
<p>I care about tennis and soccer a lot. And hockey in the northeast? I live in CT and there are only a handful who like hockey.</p>
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<p>Go north to Canada, then - McGill is a lovely school. :)</p>
<p>Well god I know no one cares about hockey but hockey seems to be, for some colleges, the sport that students rally around. Like apparently at Brown hockey is the only sport students go to. </p>
<p>It’s cool that Stanford got the director’s cup. But this does not mean they have the best sports program for an average fan/student. Schools like Ohio State, Texas, USC, Clemson, WVU, Notre Dame, etc. would win a contest that measured things like revenue, student spirit, students/alumni at games, ESPN appearances, booster contributions, etc. That is the ranking that would be most relevant to student-fans, and that’s the one bluedevil and I have been referring to. </p>
<p>Although no offense Dukie, but to be in my consideration for a top sports program you have to have a football team that can consistently win 8-10 games every year. In a good year, Duke is 5-7 games below that mark.</p>
<p>Bump for smirks</p>
<p>^ the original poster is a ■■■■■, so if a bunch of lies about the school helps you, that’s fine.</p>
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<p>The OP sounds like it was taken from a post written by an alum from the 80s (there was one such post being circulated around CC written by a very unhappy Stanford alum). Any current student could read the OP and know he’s not a student. Rainy every day when there’s only 50 days of measurable rainfall? Professors unavailable? No small classes? The two points about bikes are true though–not enough bike racks and people don’t follow bike traffic rules (if they get caught, they can be fined a few hundred dollars).</p>
<p>I wish it rained every day! I love the rain.</p>
<p>Anyway, this thread is absolutely ridiculous.</p>