Your Name:_____________________

Date:_____________________

Postsecondary Options Research Sheet: 4th Quarter

Name of college, university, or Stanford University

program :
Admissions office phone number: (650) 723-2091
Location ( city and state): Stanford, Ca
Number of undergraduate students or 6,994
program participants:
Total cost for tuition: 67,291
Total cost including room and board: 66,797
Ethnic Breakdown of student body by 6.7% 40.9% 22.4%
percentage:
Black White Asain
Admission Requirements: No Class requirements
-Class requirements
-GPA requirements
-Test requirements
-Extra-curricular activity
requirements

Mission Statement or Core Values of the School

This can usually be found on the About... page, or in a link entitled Mission. May not be
accessible for some public universities. Must record full statement!

Stanford University, located between San francisco and San Jose in the heart of
Californias Silicon Valley, is one of worlds leading teaching and research universities.
Since its opening in 1891, Stanford has been dedicated to finding solutions to big challenges
and to preparing students for leadership in a complex world.

Admissions Profile
Percentage or ratio of applicants accepted: 9%

Average GPA of students accepted: 4.18

Average SAT score of students accepted: 1520

Any other qualities a typical accepted applicant possesses:

Programming
 What programs and activities (these can be sports, studying abroad programs, student
government, fraternities/sororities, student organizations, etc.) are offered that will help you
engage more in your education or will support you with achieving your personal goals?

Program/activity: New York Semester

Why does it interests you?
I always wanted to live on the east coast

How will it benefit you?

Maybe this semester can be at Columbia

Program/activity: Internship
Why does it interests you?
I could intern at Stanford Hospital

How will it benefit you?

This benefits me for when I apply for their medical program

Program/activity: Independent
Why does it interests you?
I like being my own teacher

How will it benefit you?

This can benefit because I can keep my passion for being a doctor by taking time for
self.

List 2 majors the school offers that you would be interested in majoring in:

1. Biological & Biomedical Science 2. Social Science

Research Analysis
Based on the pictures, quotes, and information presented on the website and any other research
you have conducted, write a paragraph explaining what you like and don't like about this
school/program. Make sure that you highlight aspects about the school/program that makes it
different from other schools/programs you have researched.

Stanford is very expensive and their is only a 6% black attendance rate. I like the fact
there is no class requirements. I dont like that on 9% of applicants that apply get accepted.
Stanford has a really good medical program and hospital. I also really like that I could
possibly do a semester at another school. I also really like the location.

Based on your academic profile, would you classify this school/program as "safety", "likely", or
"reach"? Write a paragraph explaining your classification.

I would classify Stanford as a school I would likely apply to because this is a dream school
of mine.

If you are interested in applying to this school/program, what do you need to do to be

competitive during the application process?

Im really interested in applying to Stanford because of their medical program and

hospital.