<p>Hey everyone! I’m a junior at Stanford and am helping out Admit Weekend. Congrats to all the admits! We’re really excited for you to come visit campus, and I hope you all get the chance to do that.</p>
<p>Since Admit Weekend is pretty much the last one of the month, I thought we’d pass the time and name 101 reasons why Stanford is awesome. I remember there was a thread like this when I used to lurk on here in high school.</p>
<p>Repost the list when you add yours. Feel free to explain your addition too :)</p>
<ol>
<li>The campus</li>
</ol>
<p>So beautiful, very nature-like with tons of trees, gorgeous buildings very different from the typical brick/Gothic architecture of other schools</p>
<ol>
<li>The campus</li>
<li>The Stanford name value
3.SLE
4.Excellence across every academic discipline
5.A strong orientation toward the future: Stanford is all about “What’s Next”!
6.A great climate that supports fitness</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>The campus</li>
<li>The Stanford name value</li>
<li>SLE</li>
<li>Excellence across every academic discipline</li>
<li>A strong orientation toward the future: Stanford is all about “What’s Next”!</li>
<li>A great climate that supports fitness </li>
<li>Course selection: 1,500 undergrad courses, countless more grad-level ones to take</li>
<li>Interdisciplinary majors: only Stanford has symbolic systems, MCS, humbio, etc.</li>
<li>Proximity to San Francisco, San Jose, the Bay, the ocean, and a drive from Tahoe, Yosemite, etc.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>The campus</li>
<li>The Stanford name value (prestige)</li>
<li>SLE</li>
<li>Excellence across every academic discipline</li>
<li>A strong orientation toward the future: Stanford is all about “What’s Next”!</li>
<li>A great climate that supports fitness </li>
<li>Course selection: 1,500 undergrad courses, countless more grad-level ones to take</li>
<li>Interdisciplinary majors: only Stanford has symbolic systems, MCS, humbio, etc.</li>
<li>Proximity to San Francisco, San Jose, the Bay, the ocean, and a drive from Tahoe, Yosemite, etc.</li>
<li> The happiness of the students</li>
<li> Excellent sports programs that produce Olympians</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>The campus</li>
<li>The Stanford name value (prestige)</li>
<li>SLE</li>
<li>Excellence across every academic discipline</li>
<li>A strong orientation toward the future: Stanford is all about “What’s Next”!</li>
<li>A great climate that supports fitness</li>
<li>Course selection: 1,500 undergrad courses, countless more grad-level ones to take</li>
<li>Interdisciplinary majors: only Stanford has symbolic systems, MCS, humbio, etc.</li>
<li>Proximity to San Francisco, San Jose, the Bay, the ocean, and a drive from Tahoe, Yosemite, etc.</li>
<li>The happiness of the students</li>
<li>Excellent sports programs that produce Olympians </li>
<li>Huge variety of research opportunities available to undergraduates, and professors that reach out to students to let them know about those opportunities</li>
<li>Superb, accessible faculty across the board</li>
<li>Talented, motivated peers from all over the world</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>The campus</li>
<li>The Stanford name value (prestige)</li>
<li>SLE</li>
<li>Excellence across every academic discipline</li>
<li>A strong orientation toward the future: Stanford is all about “What’s Next”!</li>
<li>A great climate that supports fitness</li>
<li>Course selection: 1,500 undergrad courses, countless more grad-level ones to take</li>
<li>Interdisciplinary majors: only Stanford has symbolic systems, MCS, humbio, etc.</li>
<li>Proximity to San Francisco, San Jose, the Bay, the ocean, and a drive from Tahoe, Yosemite, etc.</li>
<li>The happiness of the students</li>
<li>Excellent sports programs that produce Olympians</li>
<li>Huge variety of research opportunities available to undergraduates, and professors that reach out to students to let them know about those opportunities</li>
<li>Superb, accessible faculty across the board</li>
<li>Talented, motivated peers from all over the world </li>
<li>Lake Lagunita - it’s actually filled this year!</li>
<li>Introductory Seminars (introsems, <15 students, average size of 10), small classes in general</li>
<li>Athletic facilities</li>
</ol>
<p>Seriously, tons of indoor and outdoor athletic facilities, some near dorms, the awesome gyms (a new gym is being built on West Campus), etc.</p>
<ol>
<li>The campus</li>
<li>The Stanford name value (prestige)</li>
<li>SLE</li>
<li>Excellence across every academic discipline</li>
<li>A strong orientation toward the future: Stanford is all about “What’s Next”!</li>
<li>A great climate that supports fitness (and allows students to sunbathe while studying in March and April))</li>
<li>Course selection: 1,500 undergrad courses, countless more grad-level ones to take</li>
<li>Interdisciplinary majors: only Stanford has symbolic systems, MCS, humbio, etc.</li>
<li>Proximity to San Francisco, San Jose, the Bay, the ocean, and a drive from Tahoe, Yosemite, etc.</li>
<li>The happiness of the students</li>
<li>Excellent sports programs that produce Olympians</li>
<li>Huge variety of research opportunities available to undergraduates, and professors that reach out to students to let them know about those opportunities</li>
<li>Superb, accessible faculty across the board</li>
<li>Talented, motivated peers from all over the world </li>
<li>Lake Lagunita - it’s actually filled this year!</li>
<li>Introductory Seminars (introsems, <15 students, average size of 10), small classes in general</li>
<li>Athletic facilities</li>
</ol>
<p>Seriously, tons of indoor and outdoor athletic facilities, some near dorms, the awesome gyms (a new gym is being built on West Campus), etc. </p>
<ol>
<li> Superb return on investment–ranked 4th nationally by Business Week yesterday. Was also in top 10 nationally in a different ranking for highest earning potential after graduation.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>The campus</li>
<li>The Stanford name value (prestige)</li>
<li>SLE</li>
<li>Excellence across every academic discipline</li>
<li>A strong orientation toward the future: Stanford is all about “What’s Next”!</li>
<li>A great climate that supports fitness (and allows students to sunbathe while studying in March and April))</li>
<li>Course selection: 1,500 undergrad courses, countless more grad-level ones to take</li>
<li>Interdisciplinary majors: only Stanford has symbolic systems, MCS, humbio, etc.</li>
<li>Proximity to San Francisco, San Jose, the Bay, the ocean, and a drive from Tahoe, Yosemite, etc.</li>
<li>The happiness of the students</li>
<li>Excellent sports programs that produce Olympians</li>
<li>Huge variety of research opportunities available to undergraduates, and professors that reach out to students to let them know about those opportunities</li>
<li>Superb, accessible faculty across the board</li>
<li>Talented, motivated peers from all over the world </li>
<li>Lake Lagunita - it’s actually filled this year!</li>
<li>Introductory Seminars (introsems, <15 students, average size of 10), small classes in general</li>
<li>Athletic facilities</li>
<li>Superb return on investment</li>
<li>Generous Financial Aid</li>
<li>Free Admission for Students to Football Games.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>The campus</li>
<li>The Stanford name value (prestige)</li>
<li>SLE</li>
<li>Excellence across every academic discipline</li>
<li>A strong orientation toward the future: Stanford is all about “What’s Next”!</li>
<li>A great climate that supports fitness (and allows students to sunbathe while studying in March and April))</li>
<li>Course selection: 1,500 undergrad courses, countless more grad-level ones to take</li>
<li>Interdisciplinary majors: only Stanford has symbolic systems, MCS, humbio, etc.</li>
<li>Proximity to San Francisco, San Jose, the Bay, the ocean, and a drive from Tahoe, Yosemite, etc.</li>
<li>The happiness of the students</li>
<li>Excellent sports programs that produce Olympians</li>
<li>Huge variety of research opportunities available to undergraduates, and professors that reach out to students to let them know about those opportunities</li>
<li>Superb, accessible faculty across the board</li>
<li>Talented, motivated peers from all over the world</li>
<li>Lake Lagunita - it’s actually filled this year!</li>
<li>Introductory Seminars (introsems, <15 students, average size of 10), small classes in general</li>
<li>Athletic facilities</li>
<li>Superb return on investment</li>
<li>Generous Financial Aid</li>
<li>Free Admission for Students to Football Games. </li>
<li>An undergrad experience so rewarding that even the prospect of being the NFL’s top draft pick didn’t entice Andrew Luck to leave Stanford a year early</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>The campus</li>
<li>The Stanford name value (prestige)</li>
<li>SLE</li>
<li>Excellence across every academic discipline</li>
<li>A strong orientation toward the future: Stanford is all about “What’s Next”!</li>
<li>A great climate that supports fitness (and allows students to sunbathe while studying in March and April))</li>
<li>Course selection: 1,500 undergrad courses, countless more grad-level ones to take</li>
<li>Interdisciplinary majors: only Stanford has symbolic systems, MCS, humbio, etc.</li>
<li>Proximity to San Francisco, San Jose, the Bay, the ocean, and a drive from Tahoe, Yosemite, etc.</li>
<li>The happiness of the students</li>
<li>Excellent sports programs that produce Olympians</li>
<li>Huge variety of research opportunities available to undergraduates, and professors that reach out to students to let them know about those opportunities</li>
<li>Superb, accessible faculty across the board</li>
<li>Talented, motivated peers from all over the world</li>
<li>Lake Lagunita - it’s actually filled this year!</li>
<li>Introductory Seminars (introsems, <15 students, average size of 10), small classes in general</li>
<li>Athletic facilities</li>
<li>Superb return on investment</li>
<li>Generous Financial Aid</li>
<li>Free Admission for Students to Football Games.</li>
<li>An undergrad experience so rewarding that even the prospect of being the NFL’s top draft pick didn’t entice Andrew Luck to leave Stanford a year early </li>
<li>Quality undergrad housing (with a huge variety), guaranteed for 4 years</li>
<li>SLAC - the longest linear particle accelerator in the world</li>
<li>Video lectures, i.e. having coffee with a friend during CS lecture or not having to get up at 9am, instead watching the lecture that evening on your computer (1.5x speed)</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>The campus</li>
<li>The Stanford name value (prestige)</li>
<li>SLE</li>
<li>Excellence across every academic discipline</li>
<li>A strong orientation toward the future: Stanford is all about “What’s Next”!</li>
<li>A great climate that supports fitness (and allows students to sunbathe while studying in March and April))</li>
<li>Course selection: 1,500 undergrad courses, countless more grad-level ones to take</li>
<li>Interdisciplinary majors: only Stanford has symbolic systems, MCS, humbio, etc.</li>
<li>Proximity to San Francisco, San Jose, the Bay, the ocean, and a drive from Tahoe, Yosemite, etc.</li>
<li>The happiness of the students</li>
<li>Excellent sports programs that produce Olympians</li>
<li>Huge variety of research opportunities available to undergraduates, and professors that reach out to students to let them know about those opportunities</li>
<li>Superb, accessible faculty across the board</li>
<li>Talented, motivated peers from all over the world</li>
<li>Lake Lagunita - it’s actually filled this year!</li>
<li>Introductory Seminars (introsems, <15 students, average size of 10), small classes in general</li>
<li>Athletic facilities</li>
<li>Superb return on investment</li>
<li>Generous Financial Aid</li>
<li>Free Admission for Students to Football Games.</li>
<li>An undergrad experience so rewarding that even the prospect of being the NFL’s top draft pick didn’t entice Andrew Luck to leave Stanford a year early</li>
<li>Quality undergrad housing (with a huge variety), guaranteed for 4 years</li>
<li>SLAC - the longest linear particle accelerator in the world</li>
<li>Video lectures, i.e. having coffee with a friend during CS lecture or not having to get up at 9am, instead watching the lecture that evening on your computer (1.5x speed) </li>
<li>Subs with “dirty sauce” at Ike’s Place in the engineering quad</li>
<li>Tasty veggie eats at Ricker</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>The campus</li>
<li>The Stanford name value (prestige)</li>
<li>SLE</li>
<li>Excellence across every academic discipline</li>
<li>A strong orientation toward the future: Stanford is all about “What’s Next”!</li>
<li>A great climate that supports fitness (and allows students to sunbathe while studying in March and April))</li>
<li>Course selection: 1,500 undergrad courses, countless more grad-level ones to take</li>
<li>Interdisciplinary majors: only Stanford has symbolic systems, MCS, humbio, etc.</li>
<li>Proximity to San Francisco, San Jose, the Bay, the ocean, and a drive from Tahoe, Yosemite, etc.</li>
<li>The happiness of the students</li>
<li>Excellent sports programs that produce Olympians</li>
<li>Huge variety of research opportunities available to undergraduates, and professors that reach out to students to let them know about those opportunities</li>
<li>Superb, accessible faculty across the board</li>
<li>Talented, motivated peers from all over the world</li>
<li>Lake Lagunita - it’s actually filled this year!</li>
<li>Introductory Seminars (introsems, <15 students, average size of 10), small classes in general</li>
<li>Athletic facilities</li>
<li>Superb return on investment</li>
<li>Generous Financial Aid</li>
<li>Free Admission for Students to Football Games.</li>
<li>An undergrad experience so rewarding that even the prospect of being the NFL’s top draft pick didn’t entice Andrew Luck to leave Stanford a year early</li>
<li>Quality undergrad housing (with a huge variety), guaranteed for 4 years</li>
<li>SLAC - the longest linear particle accelerator in the world</li>
<li>Video lectures, i.e. having coffee with a friend during CS lecture or not having to get up at 9am, instead watching the lecture that evening on your computer (1.5x speed) </li>
<li>Subs with “dirty sauce” at Ike’s Place in the engineering quad</li>
<li>Tasty veggie eats at Ricker </li>
<li>I promised my teddy bear, Stanfordy, that I’d go to the University where he first met me. :)</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>The campus</li>
<li>The Stanford name value (prestige)</li>
<li>SLE</li>
<li>Excellence across every academic discipline</li>
<li>A strong orientation toward the future: Stanford is all about “What’s Next”!</li>
<li>A great climate that supports fitness (and allows students to sunbathe while studying in March and April))</li>
<li>Course selection: 1,500 undergrad courses, countless more grad-level ones to take</li>
<li>Interdisciplinary majors: only Stanford has symbolic systems, MCS, humbio, etc.</li>
<li>Proximity to San Francisco, San Jose, the Bay, the ocean, and a drive from Tahoe, Yosemite, etc.</li>
<li>The happiness of the students</li>
<li>Excellent sports programs that produce Olympians</li>
<li>Huge variety of research opportunities available to undergraduates, and professors that reach out to students to let them know about those opportunities</li>
<li>Superb, accessible faculty across the board</li>
<li>Talented, motivated peers from all over the world</li>
<li>Lake Lagunita - it’s actually filled this year!</li>
<li>Introductory Seminars (introsems, <15 students, average size of 10), small classes in general</li>
<li>Athletic facilities</li>
<li>Superb return on investment</li>
<li>Generous Financial Aid</li>
<li>Free Admission for Students to Football Games.</li>
<li>An undergrad experience so rewarding that even the prospect of being the NFL’s top draft pick didn’t entice Andrew Luck to leave Stanford a year early</li>
<li>Quality undergrad housing (with a huge variety), guaranteed for 4 years</li>
<li>SLAC - the longest linear particle accelerator in the world</li>
<li>Video lectures, i.e. having coffee with a friend during CS lecture or not having to get up at 9am, instead watching the lecture that evening on your computer (1.5x speed) </li>
<li>Subs with “dirty sauce” at Ike’s Place in the engineering quad</li>
<li>Tasty veggie eats at Ricker </li>
<li>I promised my teddy bear, Stanfordy, that I’d go to the University where he first met me. </li>
<li>the LSJUMB!</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>The campus</li>
<li>The Stanford name value (prestige)</li>
<li>SLE</li>
<li>Excellence across every academic discipline</li>
<li>A strong orientation toward the future: Stanford is all about “What’s Next”!</li>
<li>A great climate that supports fitness (and allows students to sunbathe while studying in March and April))</li>
<li>Course selection: 1,500 undergrad courses, countless more grad-level ones to take</li>
<li>Interdisciplinary majors: only Stanford has symbolic systems, MCS, humbio, etc.</li>
<li>Proximity to San Francisco, San Jose, the Bay, the ocean, and a drive from Tahoe, Yosemite, etc.</li>
<li>The happiness of the students</li>
<li>Excellent sports programs that produce Olympians</li>
<li>Huge variety of research opportunities available to undergraduates, and professors that reach out to students to let them know about those opportunities</li>
<li>Superb, accessible faculty across the board</li>
<li>Talented, motivated peers from all over the world</li>
<li>Lake Lagunita - it’s actually filled this year!</li>
<li>Introductory Seminars (introsems, <15 students, average size of 10), small classes in general</li>
<li>Athletic facilities</li>
<li>Superb return on investment</li>
<li>Generous Financial Aid</li>
<li>Free Admission for Students to Football Games.</li>
<li>An undergrad experience so rewarding that even the prospect of being the NFL’s top draft pick didn’t entice Andrew Luck to leave Stanford a year early</li>
<li>Quality undergrad housing (with a huge variety), guaranteed for 4 years</li>
<li>SLAC - the longest linear particle accelerator in the world</li>
<li>Video lectures, i.e. having coffee with a friend during CS lecture or not having to get up at 9am, instead watching the lecture that evening on your computer (1.5x speed)</li>
<li>Subs with “dirty sauce” at Ike’s Place in the engineering quad</li>
<li>Tasty veggie eats at Ricker</li>
<li>I promised my teddy bear, Stanfordy, that I’d go to the University where he first met me.</li>
<li>the LSJUMB! </li>
<li>Very effective freshman roommate-matching system, utilizing extensive input from incoming students, that integrates well-designed algorithms with human evaluation. Result: lots of happy freshmen with compatible roommates.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>The campus</li>
<li>The Stanford name value (prestige)</li>
<li>SLE</li>
<li>Excellence across every academic discipline</li>
<li>A strong orientation toward the future: Stanford is all about “What’s Next”!</li>
<li>A great climate that supports fitness (and allows students to sunbathe while studying in March and April))</li>
<li>Course selection: 1,500 undergrad courses, countless more grad-level ones to take</li>
<li>Interdisciplinary majors: only Stanford has symbolic systems, MCS, humbio, etc.</li>
<li>Proximity to San Francisco, San Jose, the Bay, the ocean, and a drive from Tahoe, Yosemite, etc.</li>
<li>The happiness of the students</li>
<li>Excellent sports programs that produce Olympians</li>
<li>Huge variety of research opportunities available to undergraduates, and professors that reach out to students to let them know about those opportunities</li>
<li>Superb, accessible faculty across the board</li>
<li>Talented, motivated peers from all over the world</li>
<li>Lake Lagunita - it’s actually filled this year!</li>
<li>Introductory Seminars (introsems, <15 students, average size of 10), small classes in general</li>
<li>Athletic facilities</li>
<li>Superb return on investment</li>
<li>Generous Financial Aid</li>
<li>Free Admission for Students to Football Games.</li>
<li>An undergrad experience so rewarding that even the prospect of being the NFL’s top draft pick didn’t entice Andrew Luck to leave Stanford a year early</li>
<li>Quality undergrad housing (with a huge variety), guaranteed for 4 years</li>
<li>SLAC - the longest linear particle accelerator in the world</li>
<li>Video lectures, i.e. having coffee with a friend during CS lecture or not having to get up at 9am, instead watching the lecture that evening on your computer (1.5x speed)</li>
<li>Subs with “dirty sauce” at Ike’s Place in the engineering quad</li>
<li>Tasty veggie eats at Ricker</li>
<li>I promised my teddy bear, Stanfordy, that I’d go to the University where he first met me.</li>
<li>the LSJUMB!</li>
<li>Very effective freshman roommate-matching system, utilizing extensive input from incoming students, that integrates well-designed algorithms with human evaluation. Result: lots of happy freshmen with compatible roommates. </li>
<li>Getting to take classes at the business/law/med schools</li>
<li>Study abroad (so many interesting campuses)</li>
<li>Hopkins Marine Station</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>The campus</li>
<li>The Stanford name value (prestige)</li>
<li>SLE</li>
<li>Excellence across every academic discipline</li>
<li>A strong orientation toward the future: Stanford is all about “What’s Next”!</li>
<li>A great climate that supports fitness (and allows students to sunbathe while studying in March and April))</li>
<li>Course selection: 1,500 undergrad courses, countless more grad-level ones to take</li>
<li>Interdisciplinary majors: only Stanford has symbolic systems, MCS, humbio, etc.</li>
<li>Proximity to San Francisco, San Jose, the Bay, the ocean, and a drive from Tahoe, Yosemite, etc.</li>
<li>The happiness of the students</li>
<li>Excellent sports programs that produce Olympians</li>
<li>Huge variety of research opportunities available to undergraduates, and professors that reach out to students to let them know about those opportunities</li>
<li>Superb, accessible faculty across the board</li>
<li>Talented, motivated peers from all over the world</li>
<li>Lake Lagunita - it’s actually filled this year!</li>
<li>Introductory Seminars (introsems, <15 students, average size of 10), small classes in general</li>
<li>Athletic facilities</li>
<li>Superb return on investment</li>
<li>Generous Financial Aid</li>
<li>Free Admission for Students to Football Games.</li>
<li>An undergrad experience so rewarding that even the prospect of being the NFL’s top draft pick didn’t entice Andrew Luck to leave Stanford a year early</li>
<li>Quality undergrad housing (with a huge variety), guaranteed for 4 years</li>
<li>SLAC - the longest linear particle accelerator in the world</li>
<li>Video lectures, i.e. having coffee with a friend during CS lecture or not having to get up at 9am, instead watching the lecture that evening on your computer (1.5x speed)</li>
<li>Subs with “dirty sauce” at Ike’s Place in the engineering quad</li>
<li>Tasty veggie eats at Ricker</li>
<li>I promised my teddy bear, Stanfordy, that I’d go to the University where he first met me.</li>
<li>the LSJUMB!</li>
<li>Very effective freshman roommate-matching system, utilizing extensive input from incoming students, that integrates well-designed algorithms with human evaluation. Result: lots of happy freshmen with compatible roommates.</li>
<li>Getting to take classes at the business/law/med schools</li>
<li>Study abroad (so many interesting campuses)</li>
<li>Hopkins Marine Station </li>
<li>Studying (okay, checking out sun-bathers) in the Oval</li>
<li>Dance Expos, featuring (often very attractive) students showcasing their, um, cultural heritage ;)</li>
</ol>
<p>Awesome thread! I’m Stanford BS '10 and MS’11</p>
<ol>
<li>The campus</li>
<li>The Stanford name value (prestige)</li>
<li>SLE</li>
<li>Excellence across every academic discipline</li>
<li>A strong orientation toward the future: Stanford is all about “What’s Next”!</li>
<li>A great climate that supports fitness (and allows students to sunbathe while studying in March and April))</li>
<li>Course selection: 1,500 undergrad courses, countless more grad-level ones to take</li>
<li>Interdisciplinary majors: only Stanford has symbolic systems, MCS, humbio, etc.</li>
<li>Proximity to San Francisco, San Jose, the Bay, the ocean, and a drive from Tahoe, Yosemite, etc.</li>
<li>The happiness of the students</li>
<li>Excellent sports programs that produce Olympians</li>
<li>Huge variety of research opportunities available to undergraduates, and professors that reach out to students to let them know about those opportunities</li>
<li>Superb, accessible faculty across the board</li>
<li>Talented, motivated peers from all over the world</li>
<li>Lake Lagunita - it’s actually filled this year!</li>
<li>Introductory Seminars (introsems, <15 students, average size of 10), small classes in general</li>
<li>Athletic facilities</li>
<li>Superb return on investment</li>
<li>Generous Financial Aid</li>
<li>Free Admission for Students to Football Games.</li>
<li>An undergrad experience so rewarding that even the prospect of being the NFL’s top draft pick didn’t entice Andrew Luck to leave Stanford a year early</li>
<li>Quality undergrad housing (with a huge variety), guaranteed for 4 years</li>
<li>SLAC - the longest linear particle accelerator in the world</li>
<li>Video lectures, i.e. having coffee with a friend during CS lecture or not having to get up at 9am, instead watching the lecture that evening on your computer (1.5x speed)</li>
<li>Subs with “dirty sauce” at Ike’s Place in the engineering quad</li>
<li>Tasty veggie eats at Ricker</li>
<li>I promised my teddy bear, Stanfordy, that I’d go to the University where he first met me.</li>
<li>the LSJUMB!</li>
<li>Very effective freshman roommate-matching system, utilizing extensive input from incoming students, that integrates well-designed algorithms with human evaluation. Result: lots of happy freshmen with compatible roommates.</li>
<li>Getting to take classes at the business/law/med schools</li>
<li>Study abroad (so many interesting campuses)</li>
<li>Hopkins Marine Station </li>
<li>Studying (okay, checking out sun-bathers) in the Oval</li>
<li>Dance Expos, featuring (often very attractive) students showcasing their, um, cultural heritage </li>
<li>The fruits on trees </li>
<li>The multitude of student organizations spanning just about everything imaginable</li>
<li>The collaborative working environment</li>
<li>The fact that famous people show up regularly (Joseph Gordon-Levitt came yesterday!)</li>
<li>The fact that everything is in central campus (no separate campuses for the med school, law school etc)</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>The campus</li>
<li>The Stanford name value (prestige)</li>
<li>SLE</li>
<li>Excellence across every academic discipline</li>
<li>A strong orientation toward the future: Stanford is all about “What’s Next”!</li>
<li>A great climate that supports fitness (and allows students to sunbathe while studying in March and April))</li>
<li>Course selection: 1,500 undergrad courses, countless more grad-level ones to take</li>
<li>Interdisciplinary majors: only Stanford has symbolic systems, MCS, humbio, etc.</li>
<li>Proximity to San Francisco, San Jose, the Bay, the ocean, and a drive from Tahoe, Yosemite, etc.</li>
<li>The happiness of the students</li>
<li>Excellent sports programs that produce Olympians</li>
<li>Huge variety of research opportunities available to undergraduates, and professors that reach out to students to let them know about those opportunities</li>
<li>Superb, accessible faculty across the board</li>
<li>Talented, motivated peers from all over the world</li>
<li>Lake Lagunita - it’s actually filled this year!</li>
<li>Introductory Seminars (introsems, <15 students, average size of 10), small classes in general</li>
<li>Athletic facilities</li>
<li>Superb return on investment</li>
<li>Generous Financial Aid</li>
<li>Free Admission for Students to Football Games.</li>
<li>An undergrad experience so rewarding that even the prospect of being the NFL’s top draft pick didn’t entice Andrew Luck to leave Stanford a year early</li>
<li>Quality undergrad housing (with a huge variety), guaranteed for 4 years</li>
<li>SLAC - the longest linear particle accelerator in the world</li>
<li>Video lectures, i.e. having coffee with a friend during CS lecture or not having to get up at 9am, instead watching the lecture that evening on your computer (1.5x speed)</li>
<li>Subs with “dirty sauce” at Ike’s Place in the engineering quad</li>
<li>Tasty veggie eats at Ricker</li>
<li>I promised my teddy bear, Stanfordy, that I’d go to the University where he first met me.</li>
<li>the LSJUMB!</li>
<li>Very effective freshman roommate-matching system, utilizing extensive input from incoming students, that integrates well-designed algorithms with human evaluation. Result: lots of happy freshmen with compatible roommates.</li>
<li>Getting to take classes at the business/law/med schools</li>
<li>Study abroad (so many interesting campuses)</li>
<li>Hopkins Marine Station</li>
<li>Studying (okay, checking out sun-bathers) in the Oval</li>
<li>Dance Expos, featuring (often very attractive) students showcasing their, um, cultural heritage</li>
<li>The fruits on trees</li>
<li>The multitude of student organizations spanning just about everything imaginable</li>
<li>The collaborative working environment</li>
<li>The fact that famous people show up regularly (Joseph Gordon-Levitt came yesterday!)</li>
<li>The fact that everything is in central campus (no separate campuses for the med school, law school etc)</li>
<li>Complete array of academic and tutorial support services always available in any subject (freshmen have academic and writing tutors living in their dorms as well)</li>
<li>Jazz nights at the CoHo</li>
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