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Stanford University Visit Report by boomie
Visit to Stanford University in November 2008 by boomie (Student, HS Class of 2010)
(Member since August 02 2008 with 166 posts)
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Visit Activities:
Admissions Interview: No - Stanford doesn't do interviews.
Information Session: Yes - The info session was entirely about the admissions process. It was interesting and the admissions officer provided some good advice.
Campus Tour: Yes - The tour was excellent. The tour guide was a wealth of knowledge and very enthusiastic.
Classroom Visit: No - Unfortunately, we visited the Monday of Thanksgiving break and school was not in session.
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Visit Description:
Stanford was our first visit on a California college road trip. It was so beautiful and although the students are extremely bright, they seem to be so normal.....not nerds. The impression we got from the admissions officer was that Stanford is interested in students who are passionate and engaged. ECs and essays are really important. My son absolutely fell in love with Stanford.
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Stayed with relatives.