Stanford University Tuition.........$0

**The GIGGAS** · 03-03-2008, 08:11 PM

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Originally posted by fistofrage

Hopefully this applies to US residents only, but in California, I doubt it. Free education for the developing world.

...You act like that's a bad thing.

**TheMatrix31** · 03-03-2008, 08:16 PM

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WOW.

**Cebby** · 03-03-2008, 08:46 PM

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Originally posted by The GIGGAS

...You act like that's a bad thing.

For the United States, it is.

I had dinner at some fancy hotel last Wednesday with 4 senators and about 12 lobbyists. One of the lobbyists worked for Qualcomm.

Anyways, the relevance to the topic at hand, was there's apparently a problem with the government issuing far too few work visas to the technology companies. Girl said that something like 40-50% of the graduates from MIT, Cal Tech, Georgia Tech, and a few other engineering powerhouse schools were foreign. She said with the limited ability of US companies to hire these kids, they basically end up going back home with a bomb *** degree.

I'd imagine other fields aren't quite the same, making this post irrelevant, but I never pass up an opportunity to pad my post number.

**X*Cell** · 03-03-2008, 09:05 PM

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Originally posted by davin

Wow, would be nice if they wanted to start that at OSU. It is great that a school with the kind of reputation as Stanford does this though. Hopefully this kind of thing catches on, but I doubt it will in time for me to still be in school.

When one school does it... others start to follow. I'm a little upset because by the time this rave reaches TCU, and the expenses for students get a huge cut... I'll have probably graduated

**p_rushing** · 03-03-2008, 10:33 PM

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This will never come to public schools. They can get away with it because, once you graduate and get a great job, you will want to contribute back. The only real cost is the housing, the other classes would still be going on with or without these students there. I'm sure they will find a way to limit the amount of people or raise requirements to get in.

**stewaat** · 03-03-2008, 10:44 PM

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That's honestly an unfair advantage in sports...

I think it's great for the non-athletes

**mizzta21** · 03-04-2008, 01:43 AM

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great news, have any of you guys ever been around or live in the area, its quite beautiful. very ritzy! change of pace compared to the east bay (oakland/fremont/hayward) areas.

**jmood88** · 03-04-2008, 01:49 AM

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I visited the campus a couple years ago and it was one of the nicest I've ever seen.

**callmetaternuts** · 03-04-2008, 08:51 AM

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I think it shows great social responsibility my not only the school, but its donors as well. Not every university can do that, and thats too bad, but at least those schools that can do it, show enough common sense, and grasp the importance of an education and have allowed those not financially busting at the seams to be able to attend a fine university.

**MassNole** · 03-04-2008, 09:05 AM

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Originally posted by stewaat

That's honestly an unfair advantage in sports...

I think it's great for the non-athletes

No more of an advantage than Army, Navy, and Air Force have.

**stewaat** · 03-04-2008, 11:09 AM

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Originally posted by MassNole

No more of an advantage than Army, Navy, and Air Force have.

Well not many people want to dedicate several years after college to serve. I still believe it's an unfair advantage.

I'll say in baseball...you get 11.7 scholarships MAX for 30+ players. Basically the first question to the recruits are going to be "How much do your parents make". Under $100,000 then the kids basically get a full ride...and other schools can't really compete.

I guarantee that the coaches who have limited scholarships jumped out their chairs when they heard this was going to happen.

It's RARE for a baseball player to get a full ride.

*Title IX SUCKS!*

**fistofrage** · 03-04-2008, 11:20 AM

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Originally posted by stewaat

Well not many people want to dedicate several years after college to serve. I still believe it's an unfair advantage.

I'll say in baseball...you get 11.7 scholarships MAX for 30+ players. Basically the first question to the recruits are going to be "How much do your parents make". Under $100,000 then the kids basically get a full ride...and other schools can't really compete.

I guarantee that the coaches who have limited scholarships jumped out their chairs when they heard this was going to happen.

It's RARE for a baseball player to get a full ride.

*Title IX SUCKS!*

You bring up a good point. What are Stanford's SAT & GPA requirements for their athletes? I would assume they ar lower than the general population so I'm not sure if they could let in a bunch of athletes to fill out their football roster and have them pose as walk-ons because the scholarship is already taken care of.

I see what you mean about baseball though, all of the partial scholarships are full rides now, same with all the other sports. They already win that all around sports trophy every year, gonna be hard to wrestle that away now. Why wouldn't you go Stanford if you could?

**MassNole** · 03-04-2008, 12:08 PM

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Originally posted by p_rushing

This will never come to public schools. They can get away with it because, once you graduate and get a great job, you will want to contribute back. The only real cost is the housing, the other classes would still be going on with or without these students there. I'm sure they will find a way to limit the amount of people or raise requirements to get in.

Is it even possible for Stanford to raise their admissions requirements?

**fsquid** · 03-04-2008, 12:13 PM

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Rice used to not have Tuition at all until a decade or so ago.

**stewaat** · 03-04-2008, 12:17 PM

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Originally posted by fistofrage

You bring up a good point. What are Stanford's SAT & GPA requirements for their athletes? I would assume they ar lower than the general population so I'm not sure if they could let in a bunch of athletes to fill out their football roster and have them pose as walk-ons because the scholarship is already taken care of.

I see what you mean about baseball though, all of the partial scholarships are full rides now, same with all the other sports. They already win that all around sports trophy every year, gonna be hard to wrestle that away now. Why wouldn't you go Stanford if you could?

I'll just say this...the academic standards for athletes are MUCH LOWER than non-athletes, even at prestigious universities (except Ivy League). Wait...actually I could've gotten into Ivy League schools...I had a 1200 SAT & 3.8 GPA in HS so I'm sure that wasn't that bad when compared to some athletes. However, I had took no advanced classes or any extra tests I could've taken.

Point is...people who complain about lowering acadmeic standards must really have no clue what they really are.

Maurice Stovall got into ND...enough said.

Stanford University Tuition.........$0

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