I loved downtown Palo Alto, great little area, restaurants, cafes, shops. |
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Let me guess, you live in a home that resembles a hacienda in Tijuana? |
Is that supposed to be some kind of insult? Plenty of people in the west have Spanish-style homes. They can be lovely. Lol at people who believe their kids are sophisticated enough to be admitted to Stanford yet ignorant enough to understand that California has California-style architecture. |
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Duke is Faux Gothic.
Stanford is California Stucco. If Duke is your comparison 12:45 is spot on. |
I don't think anyone doesn't understand that California has California-style architecture. I think it's ugly (particularly for a university). |
| I would prefer sending my kid to a college that resembles a combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. |
It’s not the architecture but the environment. They both do have a very clear country club vibe-Stanford has a stable and golf course on campus for crying out loud. Parents continue to try to “shame” people who care about amenities, but if that attention results in Stanford or Duke, I really don’t see why we care about other people’s considerations. Frankly, most of this board knows nothing about top school academics, even if they attended the universities, so I’d much rather hear moms talk about something subjective with an easy opinion to have: campus. |
I can’t tell most small New England colleges from boarding schools. I’ll take Stanford over looking like a high school. |
USC has longer history in California, and its campus is beautiful. |
It’s not ugly. You’re uncultured. |
Did you go to Stanford? You seem awfully upset. |
I’m from California and I’m not culturally ignorant. Next thing you know you’ll be complaining about the fog at Cal. |
| The grass at Stanford looks tacky. One of the reasons I love Berkeley more is because the buildings are cramped up closer. Colleges with massive lawns always look really ugly, because, at the heart of it, it’s just flat grass. |
I'm sure the CEO of Taco Bell agrees with you. |