Besides, if you don’t understand the difference between a slang word for a private body part (“nip” for nipples, which isn’t really sexist since news flash: men have nipples too) and a racial slur, well, then I suppose I can see how you totally missed the tone of my original post.  But what should I expect from someone who chooses such a clever, poetic handle like “URTARDED”?

And on that note, I leave you with this Cheese Nip reference from Secret Asian Man: http://secretasianmancomics.blogspot.com/2011/04/asian-response-part-4.html.

Maybe we should better channel our concern over snack foods and racism to more glaring examples: http://guyism.com/2009/10/the-10-most-racist-food-products-ever.html. However, you may think even “Gookie” shouldn’t qualify.

Would it be better for me to attend a public high school that offers the IB program, or a private Catholic high school? (The exact decision I will have to make this coming spring.)

Thanks for your input.

As I said in my post, there’s no minimum requirements necessarily and I can’t exactly tell you what your chances are, but again, check out the profile of admitted freshmen and transfers: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/basics/selection/profile.html. I don’t know why they don’t advertise this page more, but it will help with many of your questions. If you look at the profile for the Freshmen Class 2009, you’ll see that the number of applications has now risen to over 30,000 and the acceptance rate has dropped to 7.9%. Based on these numbers, I do think that it has become more competitive than when I originally wrote this post in 2005.

As for weighted GPAs, I believe Stanford does accepted them, although they may ask for both weighted and un-weighted. (In the end, the thing to remember is that they do take into account whether your high school course load was challenging.) Of course, to be sure and for more details, you should contact the admissions office.

I’m a freshman currently. I was wondering if it is direly necessary to receive all A’s in high school. I got two B’s last semester (both in honors classes). How big of an effect is it? Do I still have a chance if I show improvement and take challenging courses?

Also, does Stanford not accept weighted GPA’s?

As newly registered user i just want to say hi to everyone else who uses this board

I just thought I’d let you know that his truck has been down at Terminal Blvd. in Mountain View quite a bit lately. I think I first saw it a month or so ago. (I work nearby at a small business.) I finally decided to check it out on line today. I’d never heard of this guy or his website before seeing his truck down here. I frankly think it’s a little weird. I live in San Leandro, and for years there was this guy who parked a similar truck, albeit with a different but clearly crank message, in front of city hall for years. So my B.S. detector is on full alert. Nevertheless, it’s quite possible his intentions are good, which I assume is being a voice in the wilderness crying out for folks to look after something other their own ass of their own volition: libertarian socialism, in a sense. Not such a bad thing.

I am a sophmore at notre dame academy and have a gpa of 3.5. Ok that is the worse part. Notre dame is one of the hardest high schools in the state. A religous school. I am in tennis, fencing,and the ski club. I am soon to be an eagle scout, and am 50% Peruvian even though I don’t look like it. Also I am in the most difficult classes in school and will be taking international bachaloriate (IB) junior and sinor year. My dad went there as a student and he met my mom a secritary at stanford. Do I have what it takes to get in to stanford?? Sorry about any mistakes, this was typed on my iPod touch.

Chris

People who pirate software don’t have to bother with this at all. My company buys many Adobe products, for instance, and before you can use your software, that you paid for, you’re treated with suspicion, accused of software piracy and must prove your innocence, if you wish to get any work done.

Again, software pirates are unburdened with that, only paying customers are treated so.

Whats wrong with this picture?

I recommended her in my blog, Musings of a Fat Chick.

if you think about getting one use this coupon code: MI-PONG (during checkout) that my buddie gave me, it actually worked! Virtual or non-virtual beer pong is amazing!

Iam Vamsi, Came across this link accidently while browsing the net and it caught my eye. I felt I could share my views about itso here it goes… I read the article in NY Times about Pctvt and was smitten by the thought that actually something was finally being done to reduce the digital divide. I feel strongly about what Sindy says, we need to focus on the basic problems of people on the other side of the digital divide and PCtvt could be the first step towards it. PCtvt attempts to provide services (Information (about health care too) and entertainment(primary reason why people would want a PCtvt as in rural India even the poorest of poor would buy a tv first if he had enough money, for him entertainment is important!)). PCtvt can facilitate literacy programs(online), provide employment opportunities (PCtvt kiosks and trainers, takes care of means to earn bread) and mostly empowers,giving the edge of being digitally literate (one can use a system without being scared of something going wrong).
Bottom Line – Its a noteworthy effort and a first step towards greater good, lets not be too critical about it. Instead focus needs to be on, thinking of ways to address their basic needs and if technology can help then why not? The PCtvt usability study can perhaps determine how the users are using or not using PCtvt, what is that people need and how could technology(PCtvt) facilitate that(literacy,food, water, clothes r fine but there must be a way to get to them). Also, one relevant issue that Sindy talked about is that the digital divide has different sense in different communities. Cultures do determine how people use technology. Lot of work has gone into dealing with ethnogrphic issues (particularly Intel) perhaps a ‘mega-project’ like PCtvt could benefit from such work.

I sincerely suggest you to come to India and see the stage for pilot study to understand the details about this mega-project.

regards,
Prasanna Rambhatla

Yeah, sadly, my reaction to The Passion was sadly not a greater sense of “Jesus is Lord!” so much as it was, “Damn… those Romans were vicious!” =I

I am struggling with some of the same crap *right now*. However, I should not have “announced” to some people in my church that “I do not think I am currently a Christian.” That was possibly honest but probably not the best way to be understood. =8

You think that your loss is only your own. That you feel alone, it cuts so deeply. Beauty is seen but never held.

a man knows nothing of the expectation of size.

if you were to be so unattractive, why, would she turn away, only to cry into a warm cup of tea, just to wonder, where all the ‘good ones’ are.

not that you will ever notice, or
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