Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Anyone here go to Stanford? Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Hep Posted at 2:27 pm on April 19, 2008 Right now in school we are picking out what we want our career path to be and what college we want to go to. Even though were only in middle school it is still important to do. But, anyways I was thinking about putting down Stanford School of Medicine for my college (I want to be a surgeon). So, anyone on here go to Stanford or have any experience with the campus and whatnot?

Replies MrIndigo Posted at 8:03 pm on May 31, 2008 Quote: from Porcelina at 2:31 pm on April 19, 2008 I looked into Stanford, never bothered to tour it or anything. I have heard from multiple people that it's actually quite a racist university. Not just many of the students are racist, but the institution itself. Obviously since it's an opinion it's biased, but I know of several people who have left the school because they felt completely unaccepted. I disagree. Stanford is probably one of the more friendly campuses you'll find here in the US. It's definitely a lot less racist than most of the universities around the country such as Colorado U. Stanford medical school is a very good one. Many of my friend's parents are doctors in Stanford Hospital and they are great people. Their medical program is definitely one of the top in the world. Just a note about applying to Stanford, a 4.0 GPA and a perfect SAT/ACT score will not guarantee an admission; in fact, most of the people applying there have that. You need to win some awards or published some science papers (YES! people in HS can publish papers!) to move you up a notch.   Once you're in though, the classes are insanely easy. The cutoff point for an A is usually BELOW a Standard Deviation above average. So yeah, you get to enjoy a solid grade inflation. LudovicoTechnique Posted at 9:33 pm on May 30, 2008 I went on a campus tour there once, I found it to be the nicest campus I visited. bryce101 Posted at 10:48 pm on May 20, 2008 stanford is probably going to be more work than its worth. you will have that good name on ur job application one day, but a degree, is a degree. PimpMyHoes Posted at 5:32 pm on May 13, 2008 there are never guarentees in life. but the outlook is much higher xcutioners Posted at 12:50 pm on May 13, 2008 Quote: from PimpMyHoes at 1:11 am on May 14, 2008 Quote: from xcutioners at 3:24 am on May 13, 2008 Quote: from PimpMyHoes at 8:13 am on May 13, 2008 Quote: from xcutioners at 12:50 am on May 12, 2008 It doesn't matter where you go to college.        It matters what you want to do.        Majority of the colleges are based on the name.        Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis, CIT, UPenn, GIT, MIT etc.        it's all names =]         that is not true. each school is different.    It's true.    Colleges don't guarantee a stable job in the future.    They don't guarantee you will survive in society.    MIT is popular for technicial, engineering..    Harvard is for law    John Hopkin Univ is for pre-med, biology etc.    UC Berkeley is for biology, computer science    UC Davis is chemistry, biology, food science, agriculture..     better schools are better and provide you with better opportunities and networking Even if it's better, it doesn't mean there is the guarantee for a job employment. PimpMyHoes Posted at 9:11 am on May 13, 2008 Quote: from xcutioners at 3:24 am on May 13, 2008 Quote: from PimpMyHoes at 8:13 am on May 13, 2008 Quote: from xcutioners at 12:50 am on May 12, 2008 It doesn't matter where you go to college.     It matters what you want to do.     Majority of the colleges are based on the name.     Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis, CIT, UPenn, GIT, MIT etc.     it's all names =]     that is not true. each school is different. It's true. Colleges don't guarantee a stable job in the future. They don't guarantee you will survive in society. MIT is popular for technicial, engineering.. Harvard is for law John Hopkin Univ is for pre-med, biology etc. UC Berkeley is for biology, computer science UC Davis is chemistry, biology, food science, agriculture.. better schools are better and provide you with better opportunities and networking xcutioners Posted at 3:24 am on May 13, 2008 Quote: from PimpMyHoes at 8:13 am on May 13, 2008 Quote: from xcutioners at 12:50 am on May 12, 2008 It doesn't matter where you go to college.    It matters what you want to do.    Majority of the colleges are based on the name.    Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis, CIT, UPenn, GIT, MIT etc.    it's all names =]     that is not true. each school is different. It's true. Colleges don't guarantee a stable job in the future. They don't guarantee you will survive in society. MIT is popular for technicial, engineering.. Harvard is for law John Hopkin Univ is for pre-med, biology etc. UC Berkeley is for biology, computer science UC Davis is chemistry, biology, food science, agriculture.. PimpMyHoes Posted at 4:13 pm on May 12, 2008 Quote: from xcutioners at 12:50 am on May 12, 2008 It doesn't matter where you go to college. It matters what you want to do. Majority of the colleges are based on the name. Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis, CIT, UPenn, GIT, MIT etc. it's all names =] that is not true. each school is different. xcutioners Posted at 12:50 am on May 12, 2008 It doesn't matter where you go to college. It matters what you want to do. Majority of the colleges are based on the name. Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis, CIT, UPenn, GIT, MIT etc. it's all names =] aeternus Posted at 11:03 pm on May 4, 2008 It's a gorgeous campus, best looking I've ever seen. I don't go there, but definitely keep your grades up, and try to become involved in a lot of activities you like in leadership positions, and especially a varsity sport of some kind. It's ridiculously hard to get into. HatesYou Posted at 8:17 pm on April 29, 2008 i have a couple of friends that go there. it's a lot better than Harvard, so i've heard. the campus is beautiful, and not only will you learn alot, but you're bound to have fun as well. the weather's really nice, so that ties in with having a wonderful time while attending this school. you're making a really good decision in applying to Stanford. just make sure you keep your grades up. good luck! Porcelina Posted at 2:31 pm on April 19, 2008 I looked into Stanford, never bothered to tour it or anything. I have heard from multiple people that it's actually quite a racist university. Not just many of the students are racist, but the institution itself. Obviously since it's an opinion it's biased, but I know of several people who have left the school because they felt completely unaccepted. PimpMyHoes Posted at 2:29 pm on April 19, 2008 I have some friends there. Its a lot like my school. Its pretty, warm, and a good school. If I lived on the west coast thats where i'd go. Don't know much about their medicine program though. All 13 previous replies displayed.