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FactsSlang
- “Dropping the S-Bomb" - Saying the word “Stanford” in order to get jobs or internships
- Chappie - The Stanford Chaparral, Stanford’s nationally recognized, award-winning humor magazine
- CS - Computer Science
- CSRE - Not to be confused with CS, it stands for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity
- Daily Dawg - Someone who works on the Daily, Stanford’s weekly newspaper
- Dormcest - Hooking up with someone in your own dorm
- Flicks - Every Sunday, movies are played in MemAud
- FloMo - Florence Moore Hall
- FroSoCo - Freshman/Sophomore College
- HumBio - Human Biology
- IHUM - Introduction to the Humanities—a required sequence for freshmen
- JRo - Junipero freshman dorm
- LSJUMB - Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band—You’ll love them freshman year, but after that you’ll get sick of their antics.
- MemAud - Memorial Auditorium
- MemChu - Memorial Church
- ProFro - Prospective Freshman, in particular the ones who visit during Admit Weekend in April
- Progressive - A dorm party where each room hosts a different mixed drink
- PWR (Power) - Program in Writing and Rhetoric—also required for freshmen
- SLE - Structured Liberal Education—an-all year residential/academic option for freshmen
- Su.market - An online newsgroup for buying and selling just about anything
- The Draw - The lottery process that assigns you to housing after freshman year
- The Oval - The grassy strip in front of the Quad
- The Quad - The red stone plaza where most classes are held
- TresEx - Tresidder Express, an overpriced convenience store in Tresidder
Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming To School
- For most classes, you can collaborate with others on problem sets and assignments.
- Friends don’t always make the best roommates.
- Most people here are Type A personalities. And yet, Stanford students are almost never punctual.
- Prerequisites for classes are not enforced; take whatever you want, if you can handle the work.
- You will skip 9 a.m. classes.
- You won’t eat more than 14 meals a week in the dining hall, usually even fewer.
Tips to Succeed
- Actually go to class.
- Find a good study group.
- Get out and go to parties.
- Go to office hours.
- If you study engineering, don’t live in Manzanita. You will be depressed.
- Join a student group, but don’t join too many.
- Pick classes you actually like.
- Research your professors before choosing your classes.
Urban Legends
- CS Professor Eric Roberts was responsible for failing Bill Gates out of Harvard.
- Stanford was started by Leland and Jane Stanford after they attempted to donate money to Harvard but were treated rudely because of their dirty clothes.
- Thousands of dead horses are buried under the Quad from when Stanford was a Stock Farm.
Traditions
- Big Game - During fall quarter, toward the end of the football season, Stanford and Berkeley play each other in the annual Big Game. Each year, the venue alternates between the two campuses. The week leading up to the event is filled with rallies and pranks. The winner of Big Game gets to keep the highly coveted Ax for the following year. At one point, Stanford had held the Ax for seven seasons in a row, but finally had to give it up after a particularly pathetic loss to Cal.
- Full Moon on the Quad - On the night of the first full moon in fall quarter, tradition has it that freshman females and senior males come out onto the Quad and kiss at midnight. Over the years, the tradition has degenerated into all freshman and seniors making out, often under the influence of alcohol. Residents from the co-ops usually come and streak the event. Sophomores, juniors, and even grad-students may show up, too. The administration is trying to do away with this tradition.
- Su.market - Su.market is a newsgroup that anyone on campus can access using a standard newsreader. Students, faculty, and staff post items for sale or items they want to buy. It includes everything from concert tickets to cars. Check it out for some great deals.
School Spirit
Your average Stanford student is a walking advertisement for the University. Sit next to one on an airplane, and within half an hour she’ll be talking your ear off about all the great things she’s had the opportunity to do here. Sports are another apparent cause for school spirit, and most students will claim some interest in Cardinal athletics. When many of the teams are ranked number one, and your school has won numerous Sears Cups, it’s an easy thing to take pride in. But practically speaking, most students don’t really pay attention to sports, beyond reading the headlines in the Daily. Expect a bit of cynicism around midterms and finals, but otherwise students are overwhelmingly excited about the University.
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