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How To Get Into Stanford

By Destiny Starr


So, you may be actively considering applying for a place at University. As you're no doubt aware the United States plays hosts to many of the worlds leading universities including MIT, Columbia and Harvard University. Residing on the west coast, Stanford competes for many fledgling graduates as well. In this write-up our goal is to alert you to key facts about the benefits of applying to Stanford

Based in Palo Alto, California, Stanford is rich with spectacular surroundings and the worlds leading companies in technology. Students are just a short drive from the Pacific or the Caltrain from San Francisco. Stanford's proximity to Silicon Valley is not just fortuitous, but deliberate. For graduates are directly or indirectly responsible for the founding and progress of companies including Google, Hewlett Packard, Cisco and Facebook.

Stanford was founded in 1891 by the Stanford's to honor the passing of son Leland Stanford, who sadly passed of Typhoid, just before turning 16. Set in little over 8,000 acres the campus is also known by students as 'The Farm'. The Stanford seal has a couple notable characteristics. The tall redwood tree was is a reference to the town Palo Alto, who also use this symbol on their logo. The motto, translated into English reads 'The Wind of Freedom Blows'.

It might surprise you to discover that admissions officers at Stanford are sent over thirty-two thousand applications per year. Given this list of aspiring students Stanford can only offer a small percentage - just over 7% - a pass into the institution. Applicants come from a broad range of cultural, national and ethnic backgrounds. These applicants have given the world Pulitzer Prize winners, Nobel Laureates as well as leaders in technology and politics.

80% of Stanford students benefited from over $117 million in financial aid in 2010. That averages out at $40,593 per student in 2010 alone.

The Times 2011-12 'World University Rankings' placed Stanford joint second with Harvard. Stanford's position best other notable universities including Yale, Oxford and Cambridge.




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