<p>…I think I know where you are trying to go with this question…to figure out if there is a particular “personality” trait(s) or characteristic(s) that Stanford students possess or Stanford admissions seek…it is very hard to define the typical Stanford student…</p>
<p>…but, of the many students I know personally that attend or have attended Stanford, I can honestly say that many of the “exceptionally” talented (includes all fields: sports, music, art, science, math, humanities) lopsided students’ personality/characteristic can best be distilled into two famous phrases:</p>
<p>“Speak softly and carry a big stick,” made famous by Teddy Roosevelt and “When E.F. Hutton talks, people listen” (famous commercials from the 1970s to 80s):
[When</a> E.F. Hutton talks, people listen. vintage tv commercial - YouTube](<a href=“When E.F. Hutton talks, people listen. vintage tv commercial - YouTube”>When E.F. Hutton talks, people listen. vintage tv commercial - YouTube)</p>
<p>Not to overgeneralize…but most of the Stanford students don’t like to toot their own horns…they don’t wear their exceptional knowledge or accomplishments on their sleeves…they are chill…but, when they speak, they usually have something to say and they mean it…</p>