Stanford University

The first time I visited Stanford was with my parents when I was EIGHT! We actually reside in the Bay Area so Stanford is just a 20minute drive away. The campus is gorgeous and spacious. There's...

A lot of the professors are usually busy with research so expect student assistants to be in the majority of your classes. There's not a lot of student activism publicized compared with nearby UC...

Reputation/network, in Silicon Valley, will open doors in tech.

Cost profile has changed since I was there; best undergrads can now get merit scholarships but they could not when I was there, so cost was a major issue for a lot of middle-class families. As...

You can do anything. Really. I came here to be a biology major and decided that I was more interested in the making of health policy-- instead of floundering, I was able to quickly pick up a new...

Despite its plentiful opportunities, for some reason this school does a bad job of letting students know they're available. You're expected to know how to find opportunities and then pursue them...