<p>Hey guys, I am wondering if you were planning to send in your first period grades? Does Stanford want us to submit them, or would it just be a waste of paper? Thanks.</p>
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Yes. I agree, though the ending is cute. And I didn’t even think that I was going to enjoy that book…</p>
<p>I just finished crime & punishment. Another great read, reminds me a little of the manga series Death Note…</p>
<p>Is anyone reading “The Iliad”? It’s terribly boring.</p>
<p>I’ve only finished the second section, so don’t spoil it for me haha. I feel so bad for Florentino… holy crap.</p>
<p>No I haven’t… and I’m glad I’m not. So thankful my lit teacher chose an interesting book for us.</p>
<p>We finished the Odyssey and now the crappy Iliad.</p>
<p>Rush10, I’m taking Linear Algebra next semester. We have it with MVC as dual enrollment so we can dual credit for high school and college. According to my teacher, she’s been successful in getting most universities to accept our dual credit so that’s helpful.</p>
<p>@StanfordCS: I feel for you, so far we’ve read The Metamorphosis (an interesting short story) and now we’re reading Love in the Time of Cholera (another interesting novel). I’m so glad our teacher has a good taste in books.</p>
<p>@Apoc: Same here, our school is very intertwined with our local city college, and they even offer some courses on campus. I’m debating whether or not to take linear algebra though, because none of the schools I am applying to (UCs, Stanford, MIT, etc.) will accept its credit (other than as general electives).</p>
<p>Does anyone tutor? I just put up a craigslist ad for $25/hr.</p>
<p>^ As in I’m charging $25/hr</p>
<p>I tutor! I help 5 students voluntarily and help 2 others for $20/hr.</p>
<p>We read The Metamorphosis, too! And Chronicle of a Death Foretold, another Marquez book. I think he’s a brilliant writer. I didnt get magic realism at first but now I want to try it out. Our English class also read The Assault, Oedipus Rex, The Bluest Eye, Their Eyes Were Watching God and 20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth. (Very feminist I know;) our teacher is female and she’s absolutely brilliant) now we’re about to read something by Ishiguro, which should be interesting.</p>
<p>I tutor English to kids of my mom’s friends for 15 euros an hour, but only during the summer</p>
<p>Has anyone received an acceptance (or rejection 
) letter from stanford yet??</p>
<p>No one will know until Stanford releases decisions.</p>
<p>The sports admits already know. They have signed their letters.</p>
<p>Do the athletes count as part of early action?</p>
<p>Of course. They only have so many seats and there is no separate quota for athletes. If someone is offered a sports scholarship and the signing takes place before SCEA, then it is a given that admit will be counted in early results. I have seen names published in my local paper announcing signings for three players (basketball, swimming, lacrosse) at Stanford a week ago.</p>
<p>Squid – I loved Death Note! What is your favorite manga series?</p>
<p>Reading the description of acceptances from last year (link from a few days ago), it seems like, of 6k applicants, Stanford accepted fewer than 300 people of non color [sic] whose parents went to college and who aren’t recruited athletes (e.g., me). Yikes! My best pal is a person of color and a half-legacy; I’d bet on her getting in, and Stanford not taking anyone else from one school (we’re only a medium-size public school).</p>
<p>I’ll finish up my Pomona stuff either this weekend or next.</p>
<p>PS – I tutor quite a bit. Only one family pays me, though – $20/hr.</p>
<p>PPS – Note, I’m not complaining about having basically a lottery-ticket’s shot at getting into Stanford. Having educated folks, been able to go to a good school, etc. – I’ve had loads of advantages. I think it is great Stanford gives preferences to those who haven’t had those advantages.</p>
<p>@mba8inAZ: I would have to disagree with affirmative action and legacy giving “preferences to those who haven’t had those advantages.”</p>
<p>Sure, first generation students may be disadvantaged, and it’s great Stanford gives them an edge on other students, but just because you’re Hispanic definitely does not mean you are at a disadvantage. Also, check this out regarding legacy:</p>
<p>[Affirmative</a> Action for the Rich - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/11/13/why-do-top-schools-still-take-legacy-applicants/affirmative-action-for-the-rich]Affirmative”>Affirmative Action for the Rich - NYTimes.com)</p>
<p>mba8inAZ, I agree (and am in the same position) with you, but man it would be great to get into Stanford.</p>
<p>Way to pass the time: how would you describe your perfect roommate? </p>
<p>I want a kid who likes to play and watch sports, occasionally go crazy at games (who will replace Andrew Luck?); who is funny but not loud, who likes it quiet to study, but likes sick music, (and musical taste runs to electronic not pop) who is a night person and sleeps in, who isn’t a pig but not a neat freak, and who likes food. Smart is a given.</p>
<p>I agree except with the legacy. It should matter where parents went to school. And advantages/disadvantages are determined by what high school you go to, not race</p>
<p>@Newtocollege
Ha, I could be a good roommate for you. Assuming you’re a guy, that is.</p>