All undergrad students living on campus (except in Mirrielees) are required to be on a meal plan but students can switch their dining hall meal plan at any time until the last four weeks of each quarter. Does Stanford offer meal plans? There are three meal plans to choose from: […]
For your first night, you will need: government-issued ID, a blanket, a twin XL bed sheet, a towel, essential toiletries, a jacket, a change of clothes, and shoes. Government-issued ID, health insurance card, and other necessary cards (e.g., auto insurance card, bank/ATM card). Are microwaves allowed at Stanford? If you […]
How did Sundar Pichai become “Head of Product Management” at Google after only two years at McKinsey?? He’s actually an AI with an apparently poorly written backstory. When did Sundar Pichai work for McKinsey? 2002Synopsis. Sundar Pichai got an MBA from Wharton in 2002 before working at McKinsey as a […]
The 15 Richest CEOs of the USA (2022) #1 – Elon Musk (Tesla and SpaceX) #2 – Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway) #3 – Mark Zuckerberg (Meta / Facebook) #4 – Michael Bloomberg (Bloomberg L.P.) #5 – Jim Walton (Arvest Bank) #6 – Charles Koch (Koch Industries) #7 – Michael Dell […]
An analysis of student visa data suggests that in 2019 as many as 398,041 Chinese students came to the U.S. to study at American colleges and universities. From this pool of 398,041, Stanford was home to approximately 1,268 Chinese students. What percentage of UCLA students are Chinese? Background Ethnicity or […]
The advantages of a pass/fail grading system include the fact that students perceive less pressure because they are not actively competing with their peers or worrying about letters and numbers. Instead, they can focus on comprehending and using the information they learn. Is Pass Fail a good idea? Taking a […]
Brief breaks during wartime interrupt a series that Stanford now leads 61-46-11. Prowess, spirit, valor and a bit of mischief surround the series’ perpetual trophy, the Stanford Axe. Before there was an Axe, there was an Axe Yell, premiered by Stanford in 1896 and still used by both schools. How […]
Stanford College Football Online. The Cal v. Stanford college football game will air on the Pac-12 Conference’s own TV network, the Pac-12 Network. Fans can stream the Pac-12 Network online from their favorite mobile device on the Pac-12 Now app, on the website Pac-12.com, or their preferred live TV streaming […]
At any time during the year, a student may withdraw from Yale College for personal reasons. After consulting with the residential college dean, a student wishing to withdraw for personal reasons should submit a withdrawal request to the college dean. Can you fail out of Yale? Dismissal for Academic Reasons […]
Come Join The Band is the official fight song of Stanford University. The lyrics were written in 1907 by screenwriter and playwright Aurania Rouverol, then a student at Stanford, and are set to the trio from Robert Browne Hall’s New Colonial March. What does Stanford say at football games? “Hail […]
Grading at Yale B+ A = Excellent B = Good D = Passing A- B- D- Can you fail a class at Yale? Any course in Yale College may be taken Credit/D/Fail rather than for a letter grade. If you take a course Credit/D/Fail, a grade of C– or above […]
Endowment. Stanford’s $37.8 billion endowment (as of Aug. 31, 2021) provides an enduring source of financial support for fulfillment of the university’s mission of teaching, learning and research. How much is a Stanford degree worth? The Stanford time to graduate is about 4.25 years and will cost an estimated $46,777 […]
Four Ivy League schools — Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University, and Dartmouth College — have adopted a form of mandatory pass/fail grading, while the other four schools have implemented an opt-in system like Penn’s. Does Harvard have pass-fail? Satisfactory and Unsatisfactory Undergraduate Studies Grades of C- or higher, as […]
Nobody has failed a class at Stanford since 1970, when the rebelliousness that disrupted this normally pacific campus led to wholesale changes in grading. But on Thursday the Stanford faculty Senate overwhelmingly decided to bring back the F, albeit in the more politically palatable form of NP, for “not passed.” […]
Definition and Explanation of Grading Systems Grade Description A (+,-) Excellent B (+,-) Good C (+,-) Satisfactory D (+,-) Minimal pass Is Stanford pass or fail? Stanford has two pass/fail grading systems: Credit/No Credit (CR/NC), or Satisfactory/No Credit (S/NC). The two systems differ based on whether or not a Letter […]