<p>What Stanford chill? There will always be the occasional d-bags in any school but people in California honestly have a more open and friendly atmosphere than the east coast. From the first response, I can’t emphasize how much being nice actually makes a difference in your application. People are not exactly more laid back, but I’d say perhaps more open? People here are also very humble which I love. There is nothing more tedious than listening to people subtly brag about their achievements. I feel like there’s a lot more value put into understanding the type of person that you are than defining you by your achievements alone. It’s great for me cuz I have none 
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<p>I do agree that everyone has a side project here. No one is just a good student and while at first it may feel like a lot of pressure to succeed think of it as doing something you enjoy and it won’t be a problem. Yeah need to stop procrastinating now and necro-posting.</p>