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The perception of Stanford out here is that it's a funky, liberal school with great academics. I think people conflate the image of Berkeley and Stanford. The latter is much more mainstream and intense. And with the student mix described above, it's not as utopian as people think. [/quote]

Agree with this analysis. My SIL went to Stanford undergrad and my sister went to Stanford for grad. I would never conflict environment with Cal though. Hope people don’t do that. Stanford is more like Duke on mega steroids. [/quote]

I was a grad student at Stanford and it was fine and a beautiful campus and all that, though I kind of hate Palo Alto.  I so clearly remember the first time I ventured over to check out Berkeley and was driving down University Ave toward campus and thinking THIS is the kind of college town I wish I were living in!  Not comparing the schools themselves, I was never a student at Cal, but a much more vibrant environment. Depends on the person though, plenty of people love the manicured feel of Stanford/PA.[/quote]

Wow - such a interesting description of Stanford! Thanks. Duke on steroids? Ugh. Add in the tech-bro kind of culture I imagine permeates - like, if you're not a gazillionaire by junior year you're a failure. My kid wasnt interested in applying, but I know she wouldn't have gotten in anyway... It's weirdly nice to hear a place like this - nirvana from my viewpoint on the east coast - kind of taken down a peg. :)[/quote]

SIL got her PhD at Stanford.  By the time they left they were desperate to get away from Palo Alto.[/quote]

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