Stanford University

Pros: Close faculty contact opportunities, learning for learning's sake, encourages innovation and entrepreneurship, high quality education
Cons: Mediocre social scene, Palo Alto isn't a college town, expensive for middle earning families

I attended Stanford University from 1998-2002 as an undergrad. I am saddened by many of the reviews that I have read on this site, complaining that students did not have time to interact with professors-- or that the school is full of snobbery. I ...

Pros: Interesting Classes
Cons: Not taken seriously

I just finished Soc 200 - a seminar required for seniors who are Sociology majors. In that class I learned some skills that will help me write better papers and do better research. I also learned that these two skills weren't the main focus of the class....

Pros: Financial Aid,West Coast Name Recognition,Varsity Athletics,Study Abroad
Cons: Intellectual?NOT!Guidance?NONE!LAME social scene.Cookie cutter Diversity.Ugly suburb campus.Entitled.

I attended SU from 1974-78 as an undergraduate. I hope and assume that there have been major improvements over the past quarter of a century (and I anticipate more to come thanks to the generous grant from the Packard Foundation specifically targeted for...

Pros: Lots of prestige and well-known all over the world; Sure steps toward success
Cons: Cost of living

They will pay non-resident tuition and up to three times as much as in-state students. They'll do all of this for the unique privilege of attending this famous university which has become the pillar of the West coast's pride in higher education. They...

Pros: Academics, Athletics, Arts
Cons: very expensive

This college provides it all for the person wanting to go to a good college. It provides incredible athletics, a well-known academics program, and a beautiful Californian campus. What more do I have to say...?

The University of Stanford is...

Pros: research, sports, and name
Cons: has strayed from its heritage; has elements of snobbery & elitism about it.

THIS REVIEW IS DIFFERENT FROM ALL THE OTHERS: READ ON TO FIND OUT HOW! With a gorgeous campus and stellar reputation, Stanford University (a.k.a. the Farm) carries a mystique about it that few universities world-wide carry. The Stanford name ...

Pros: It's close
Cons: I would rather go to Jack in the Box for medical attention

I am not sure I have ever heard a single good word spoken about Cowell Student Health Services here at Stanford. Normally I am an optimistic person. I can find at least one good thing about nearly everything. In respect to Cowell, I am sorry to say this...

Pros: independence and cost-effectiveness
Cons: will have to travel more than two blocks to get to class.

While most students live in dorms for four years at Stanford, there are several significant alternatives. In my experience, though, most students have little or no ability or desire to cook for themselves, are unable to coordinate their lives enough to...

Pros: Beautiful school, helpful people, tons of opportunities
Cons: Some people can fall through the cracks

Stanford University provides opportunities for academic and personal growth. It is a university with many resources at its disposal. Be advised that to fully benefit from these resources, there must be some personal initiative and effort on your part as...

Pros: Wonderful sense of community
Cons: One room doubles

I didn't choose to live in Casa Zapata my sophomore year. Through the university draw, it just happened that I got stuck in a dorm with 1 room doubles and an ethnic theme of which I didn't belong to. Needless to say, I was less than excited going into...

Pros: new facilities, close to wildlife
Cons: upperclass dorm, remote location

I lived in Robinson House of Sterling Quad for my junior and senior years. It was a mixed experience, and I have both good and less good memories from that time.

FEATURES OF STERLING QUAD

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Pros: fun, useful skills, focus on teaching students
Cons: class sizes growing quickly

Computer Science might be the major for you, but you may not know it. You may believe the common myths and stereotypes about the people and the work.

Myth #1: Computer Science students are nerdy and anti-social.

Computer...

Pros: varied housing options, all four years guaranteed
Cons: can feel confining

Stanford is unusual in that it provides four years of guaranteed housing to its undergraduate students. This has pros and cons, of course… it is nice not to have to worry about finding housing (in the most clogged housing market in the country),...

Pros: Talented students
Cons: A bit isolated

In the past I have been a cheerleader for Stanford. No, not a real one with skirt and all, but a student who touts the awesome experience that Stanford provides to its students. I have been a tour guide, a Coordinator for our New Student Orientation and...

Pros: Great Professors - a Who's Who of modern Psychologists
Cons: Somewhat easy to get lost in the department (both academically and physically)

It all starts off with Psych 1 and Phillip Zimbardo. He is the man who is famous (or infamous) for the Stanford Prison Experiment (a psych experiment that went awry in the basement of Jordan Hall, where the department is located). You go to his class...