Stanford v Princeton - STEM

Senior0991
Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:41:28 +0000

OP, what do you mean by “intellectual challenge?”

I think Stanford students can be pretty intellectual, but often there’s just a ton of s*** getting in the way. If your daughter wants, she can be very intellectually involved, as many students are. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that lifestyle, it’s not really frowned upon or anything, it’s more that a lot of us find rewarding activities outside of traditionally academic pursuits.

I know some guys who ski every weekend winter quarter. I know others who basically live in the Stanford Daily building. Some friends of mine code for hours on a startup, others spend 15 plus hours a week in the performing arts. And some people spend their days in the lab.

Also, maybe Stanford doesn’t give off that much of an “intellectual” vibe because being intellectual has connotations of being superior, and Stanford students are humble to a fault (especially the ones who have every reason not to be, like Andrew Luck). You won’t know who down your hall has a 4.0.