Recent Stanford Graduate Reminisces

superwizard
Thu, 16 Jun 2011 07:19:10 +0000

No, not at all quomodo

Well I won’t delve into the specifics of the organizations I was in but I will say I joined a community-based group, a couple of political groups and 2 social service groups (alternative spring break and SPOON-stanford project on hunger). Honestly just go with your passion. Most groups are desperately seeking new members.

I never really listened to KZSU and very few of my friends did. My feeling is that there might be a few dedicated followers but that most stanford students dont really tune in to it unless there’s a game going on.

No, not really. The oxford one is quite different from the rest and appears to be more intense than the others. You work alongside a professor at oxford who espects you to churn out papers quite regularly. My freinds who went liked it but they knew going in that it was one of the more academically intensive study abroad programs. Other popular ones that my friends have been on and loved include: Berlin, Paris, Madrid and Osaka,Japan. Some of them have language requirements so look into that as well. They are also bringing back these 3 week trips before the start of the year that were cancelled due to budget cuts a few years ago. My friends who did that loved it as well but it is shorter and cuts into your summer plans.

Honestly it depends on what you like. I loved my fuzzy classes (they added to my workload but were worth it). I especially liked into to fiction writing which is super fun. I also really enjoyed the Human Geography classes taught by Martin Lewis. Introsems are also oftentimes super fun too.

Least favorite? Orgo chem series and lab.

I took Math 51 and 53 as a freshman and 52 as a sophomore. They’re not super easy classes but they’re not too difficult either. As a freshman though you’re learning how to balance work and college life which is what makes these classes often seem harder than they really are (that was the case for me).