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Which one: Stanford or Cambridge?

I personally applied for Stanford as well as oxford.
As well as Harvard and Princeton...

As I got in to Balliol Oxford's PPE course.. i'v withdrawn my apps for the American uniz. ( to avoid any dilemmaz )

Personally, I would prefer Stanford in undergrad level on all the Ivy league uniz. It'z as good academically no doubt, you get great weather... n Ernie runz California !

If it came down between stanford and Cambridge for Bio-chem, I might stick with stanford. However, as you might find coming to england a precious experience , I wouldn't blame you if you chose Cambridge.

Remember, If you go to Stanford you're probably gonna need a car,
while if you come to cambridge you'll have to ride your bike to lecturez!

it's your choice,
best of luck!

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Helenia

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Remember, if you're going to Oxford, that plurals end in s not z. :tongue:

Reply 42

H&E

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DaKewLesT

I personally applied for Stanford as well as oxford.
As well as Harvard and Princeton...

As I got in to Balliol Oxford's PPE course.. i'v withdrawn my apps for the American uniz. ( to avoid any dilemmaz )

Personally, I would prefer Stanford in undergrad level on all the Ivy league uniz. It'z as good academically no doubt, you get great weather... n Ernie runz California !

If it came down between stanford and Cambridge for Bio-chem, I might stick with stanford. However, as you might find coming to england a precious experience , I wouldn't blame you if you chose Cambridge.

Remember, If you go to Stanford you're probably gonna need a car,
while if you come to cambridge you'll have to ride your bike to lecturez!

it's your choice,
best of luck!

Stanford better than HYP? Never!

(btw did you apply anywhere early action/decision?)

Reply 43

The Imperator

OP

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H&E

Stanford better than HYP? Never!

(btw did you apply anywhere early action/decision?)

I personally got deffered from harvard early.

and Stanford is certainly better than Yale, Yale is a shithole with only doubledealing, unreliable, pastyfaced political types. And it's in Connecticut for crying out loud.

Princeton is alright, good for undergrad, but it's in a tiny city and too much drinking for my tastes. (princeton interviewer: "it's a really good school because there is nothing much to do so you can study alot and get good grades"..hmm...)

Harvard...harvard's got the name, obviously, but it sucks for undergrad from what i've heard: profs arent attentive, etc. And Boston is cold.

stanford has an iffy social life apparantly, but obviously very good academics and amazing athletics, hehe.

Columbia is pimp. NY baby! but the shits rejected me. Odd, I had thought Columbia would be guaranteed, but my grades nosedived first trimester we moved to canada...

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The Imperator

OP

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DaKewLesT

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Remember, If you go to Stanford you're probably gonna need a car,
while if you come to cambridge you'll have to ride your bike to lecturez!

it's your choice,
best of luck!

car is good mate: coz if i get a car, i can probably get my dad to get me a proper car, and then i can pimp thousands of women

Reply 45

CamSPSer

The Imperator

car is good mate: coz if i get a car, i can probably get my dad to get me a proper car, and then i can pimp thousands of women

im sure u cud pimp with a blinging bicycle. incidentally if ur a muslim n cant drink how cn u go pimp loads of women?

Reply 46

DaKewLesT

Helenia

Remember, if you're going to Oxford, that plurals end in s not z. :tongue:

I'll try keep that in mind! CheerZ!

Reply 47

DaKewLesT

notyourpunk

incidentally if ur a muslim n cant drink how cn u go pimp loads of women?

It's nice to know that you're able to even when u don't want to!

Reply 48

Austin86

I would like to suggest to all of you on this board, that you read a book "looking beyond the ivy league" by Loren Pope. It clears up the disorted view that if you get good grades you should go to an IVY leage school. This is udderly wrong, and anyone who believes this and follows that course is shortchaning themselves. It is apparent that many ofyou have a very close minded view of the U.S. education system. There are literally thousands of great schools and in the U.S. and the Ivies are by no means the outlieing "best". They are simply located in a high population area, and thus get lots of publicity and low acceptance rates. That is not to say the ivies are bad schools, they are great schools. The one thing they do have over other schools, is presige. That's about it. Presitige it seems, is what a lot of you are basing your applications on, and this in my opionion is taking a step in the wrong direction. the prestige of the college that you went to will only help you as far as your first job, which 80% of graduates do not hold for more than a few years. I guess what i am trying to tell you, is that although it may be easy to say "I am going to a prestigious IVY because I want the best education for myself", it is not a very personal look into oneself, instead it is taking a sheep attitude. Smaller colleges offer more personalized education as they spend their money solely on undergraduate as opposed to most Univeristies and Ivy's who on average care little for their undergraduates in terms of money. Instead the money goes to reasearch, and other graduate programs. The bottom-line is that the college selection process is tough, and there are no right answers. However is 1 wrong answer, and that is not looking for a college that is right for you. Again read the book "Looking beyond the Ivy League" as it is an extremely eye-opening and commmon sense based book. For me, it was disheartening as I thought I had made a decisiion that I was going to apply to Princeton, Columbia and UPenn Then I read this book, looked into more colleges and my previous picks and I changed. I still applied to Princeton, as It is unique from the other Ivy's in it's emphasis on undergraduates. I have also applied to Rice University, Emory U, Haverford, Wooster and Davidson. Although I could rant more, I hope this helps.

Thanks

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babyballerina

Austin86

I would like to suggest to all of you on this board, that you read a book "looking beyond the ivy league" by Loren Pope. It clears up the disorted view that if you get good grades you should go to an IVY leage school.

This is probably all true but the majority of people on this board are UK students and as such would either need to pay massive fees to go to a US uni or get scholarships. The Ivy league universities have many more scholarships. If were paying the tuition fees myself I would go for an Ivy league as well because it would be harder to get a job in the UK with a degree from a university which is unknown here.

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shiny

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babyballerina

This is probably all true but the majority of people on this board are UK students and as such would either need to pay massive fees to go to a US uni or get scholarships. The Ivy league universities have many more scholarships. If were paying the tuition fees myself I would go for an Ivy league as well because it would be harder to get a job in the UK with a degree from a university which is unknown here.

Yep, I thought about going to Washington for graduate study but at $42k/year ... no way! :eek:

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Austin86

babyballerina

The Ivy league universities have many more scholarships. I

I am sorry babyballerina, and to all that think that this. Ivy Leage schools by NO means offer more scholarships to their students. In fact they offer less than most non-ivy league schools, and are located in expensive locations. Princeton for example offers no academic-based scholarships, and very little need-based scholarships. If you are looking to get the most acadamic bang for your buck, the absoluate worst place to apply is an Ivy League. There are many reasons behind this, but I will not go into them. Kalamazoo college in Michigan for instance offers 92% of the people who apply to the school scholarships of some form. No ivy can come close to that. I am unsure where you came up with this asumption of ivies being "cheaper" for international students. I am an American living in Sweden, in case you're wondering. Check Kiplinger's website for a lot of good financial information. http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/privatecolleges/

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shiny

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Austin86

I am sorry babyballerina, and to all that think that this. Ivy Leage schools by NO means offer more scholarships to their students. In fact they offer less than most non-ivy league schools, and are located in expensive locations. Princeton for example offers no academic-based scholarships, and very little need-based scholarships. If you are looking to get the most acadamic bang for your buck, the absoluate worst place to apply is an Ivy League. There are many reasons behind this, but I will not go into them. Kalamazoo college in Michigan for instance offers 92% of the people who apply to the school scholarships of some form. No ivy can come close to that. I am unsure where you came up with this asumption of ivies being "cheaper" for international students. I am an American living in Sweden, in case you're wondering. Check Kiplinger's website for a lot of good financial information. http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/privatecolleges/

But those aren't full scholarships. I would need a full scholarship!

Reply 53

Austin86

babyballerina

. it would be harder to get a job in the UK with a degree from a university which is unknown here.

As I said, your first job is the only job that really is effected by the "prestige" of the college you go to. After that, employers do not focus on which college you attended. Instead they focus on your experience, your attitude, and your skills; not a simple name. Prestige will only help to carry you to ur first job, no farther.

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Mysticmin

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shiny

But those aren't full scholarships. I would need a full scholarship!

Pennsylvania may do one, I think. I read somewhere about a girl who went through her undergrad years there on a full scholarship.

Reply 55

Austin86

shiny

But those aren't full scholarships. I would need a full scholarship!

What makes you say they aren't full scholarships?? The chances of recieving a full scholarships at small non-ivys is greater, plus they are cheaper to begin with. Full-scholarships are veryrare...btw at any school.

Reply 56

Austin86

Mysticmin

Pennsylvania may do one, I think. I read somewhere about a girl who went through her undergrad years there on a full scholarship.

If your talking about UPenn it's Ivy.

Reply 57

Mysticmin

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Austin86

If your talking about UPenn it's Ivy.

It is?!?! But it's a state university. I thought Ivy leaguers were all independent of state?

Reply 58

Austin86

Mysticmin

It is?!?! But it's a state university. I thought Ivy leaguers were all independent of state?

UPenn is not a state University. If your thinking of PennState, it is a state school. You're correct.. all Ivy leage schools are private.

Reply 59

shiny

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Austin86

What makes you say they aren't full scholarships?? The chances of recieving a full scholarships at small non-ivys is greater, plus they are cheaper to begin with. Full-scholarships are veryrare...btw at any school.

Actually why would I want to go to Kalamazoo? There's no grad school. I want a grad school.

Which one: Stanford or Cambridge?

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