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<p>That might be what they want (or just what they say they want- it’s really impossible to tell). One problem is that the admissions committee does poorly in this regard. I thought people here would be very passionate about learning, bettering the world, whatever. But I’ve come across many people who, for example, don’t do assigned reading and justify it because they still get a good grade. Or who just don’t work at all and don’t attend lecture and are okay with learning next to nothing. There’s also the people who think that, just because they’re at Stanford, that they have to adopt some entrepreneurial spirit and join BASES. Or the people who tailor their classes, grades, and activities to what the grad schools or the I-bank expects. I definitely didn’t expect it at this place, at least to the extent that it is at.</p>