<p>Pretty good if you are pro-active about them. There are lots of them advertised throughout campus, but with the economy not all of them will necessarily be paid.</p>
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<p>None of his classes will be taught by TAs, that’s for sure. (As long as he doesn’t take summer classes) You’ll have section lead by TA’s but that happens in all schools I’m sure. I personally dislike the quarter system (not because of its pace-that’s good, its the incongruities with other colleges systems), but I don’t think that is enough to choose one school over the other.</p>
<p>Obviously both schools are good at envisci and you’ll be able to find research easily at Stanford. Depending on the price differential and what it means for your family, it may in fact be wiser for your son to go to Rice. (yes I can say that on the Stanford board lol)</p>
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<p>Well its not normal for undergrads to eat in a dining hall by themselves, but it is for grad students (but not many eat at them). You cannot get the food to go, but you can take it out of the dining hall, a tray’s worth that is.</p>
<p>Actually, you can get food to go if you request it in advance. But I would not recommend getting a meal plan as a grad student; they’re probably way overpriced. You might look into being an “eating associate” at a Row house. This basically means you pay the house’s board bill, perhaps do some chores once a week (depending on the house requirements), and you get to eat all your meals there. That might be cheaper than dining halls, and the food is certainly better. It’ll also be more social–in a Row house, it’s much easier to just sit down with some people and introduce yourself and get to know them that way.</p>
<p>t91: Usually, you do. It’s possible to plan things in such a way that you don’t, but not all the time. I had no Friday classes for all of frosh year and winter quarter of senior year, but those were all pure luck, not planning.</p>
<p>thanks sly si, also, can you give any brief descriptions/stereotypes of the frats? I’m thinking of going greek and wanted to know how the greek life is.</p>
<p>College P.rowler gives Stanford an A+ for diversity, but how true is this? Is there a lot of interracial interaction, or are things pretty segregated socially? I’ve heard the excuse that all college campuses are segregated somewhat…</p>
<p>But I would not recommend getting a meal plan as a grad student; they’re probably way overpriced. You might look into being an “eating associate” at a Row house. This basically means you pay the house’s board bill, perhaps do some chores once a week (depending on the house requirements), and you get to eat all your meals there.</p>
<p>I thought the row houses were strictly for undergraduate students. Or am I wrong?</p>
<p>Stanford does have a lot of diversity, and not just racial. I think to an extent, virtually all campuses have some segregation and Stanford is included as well. I also must admit that Stanford is not necessarily doing the best thing to combat this problem-allowing racially themed dorms isn’t exactly going to promote more interracial interaction. Also, even though they say they cap racially themed dorms at 50% of a certain ethnicity, looking at the Stanford facebook for Ujamaa one can see that that’s clearly not the case. But I would say most of the racial segregation is in terms of where people live but not how people choose their friends. I hope this helps.</p>
<p>t91: I’ll do my best. Keep in mind these are just stereotypes.
Phi Psi: Kind of nerdy, very different from the others.
Sigma Nu: Kind of fratty, but also very nice guys.
SAE: Sketchy, sketchy, sketchy.
Theta Delt: Stoners.
KA: I think it’s got a reputation as a jock frat, but I’m not sure. Great location on the lake.
Kappa Sig, Sigma Chi: Typical frats.</p>
<p>Hippo: Yes, for the most part only undergrads can live in Row houses. (Sometimes grad students can get into the co-op houses, but they’re quite different from the others.) As an EA, you don’t actually live there, you just get to eat all your meals there. And you can do that as a grad student. In fact, you probably wouldn’t even have to be a student to EA somewhere, as long as the house staff agreed to let you.</p>
<p>First as to workout opportunities, there are a couple gyms. Arillaga is incredibly nice and there are a couple other indoor opportunities. For jogging, the weather’s amazing and the lake and the dish are both nice in addition to just running around campus.</p>
<p>As to previous party discussion, I’d have to disagree with the previous students’ posts. Those who enjoy parties definitely take advantage of them every weekend. In many frats, there is some semblance of a party 3-4 nights a week. I’d say that most freshman go out every other week or so but after freshman year, everyone figures out what works for them socially and academically. Some party lots at large raucous events, others never, and some only at more intimate room parties. There’s something for everyone.</p>
<p>That’s a great answer. Thanks! I’m starting to see the diversity in the Stanford admitted chats this week. Pretty cool Everyone’s extremely friendly, and the admission counselors are so helpful. I can’t wait until May 1st so that I can officially erase USC and UMD off my location.</p>
<p>Hi Stanford students, I am applying to Stanford, and am working on the essay questions. I would appreciate any emails, posts, advice, opinions, feedback, commentary, questions you can give me. I am new to the site, but am fascinated by what I read. Stanford is my first choice, dream school. I would love to privately message you my essays, and hear from you. I will answer everybody to the best of my ability. THANKS :D</p>
Everyone’s extremely friendly, and the admission counselors are so helpful. I can’t wait until May 1st so that I can officially erase USC and UMD off my location.</p>