Stanford UniversityAdelle Kanan

Stanford University School of Medicine291 Campus Drive Rm LK3C02Li Ka Shing Building, 3rd floorDean's Office, MC 5216Stanford, CA 94305-5101(650) 725-3900

Required Grades and Test ScoresAll incoming freshmen had a class rank in the

top half of their high school graduating class

91% of incoming freshmen had a 3.75 GPA in high school

62% of incoming freshmen had an SAT score between 700 and 800. No students were admitted with an SAT score under 400.

83% of incoming freshmen had an ACT score between 30 and 36. No students were admitted with an ACT score under 18

Advanced PlacementDoes offer credit for AP exams.

Does offer placement into higher-level courses for AP exam

For example: Scores of 4 or 5 in a foreign language AP exam

satisfy the Foreign Language requirement But AP examinations do not satisfy the General

Education Requirements Up to 10 units of credit per discipline is allowed for

some of the AP exams

Costs In-state and out-of-state

$20,750 for tuition Room and board is $6,360.50 Books and supplies $750 Personal expenses $1,200 Orientation fee is $219 Campus health service fee is $268.50

So the total cost (on average) is $29,423

Major I plan to become a doctor, so I would probably

choose a biology major such as biology. Stanford offers both Master and Doctorate degrees for this major.

Stanford degree requirement is 48 credit hours in the biology department

HistoryLeland Stanford moved to California during the

gold rush with his family.

He was the leader of the Republican Party, governor of California, and later a senator.

His son died so he just decided to memorialize his son’s memory through a university.

On October 1, 1891, Stanford University opened with a class of 555 men and women.

Three Interesting FactsStanford hosted the February United Nations

Conference on International Development.

High School Musical 3 was filmed at Stanford.

Amanda Brown wrote Legally Blond based on her experience at Stanford.

Race Track (It’s not just black and white)More than half of Stanford graduates are

colored.

Stanford is one of the top five diverse research universities.

Music at StanfordLessons are offered but you have to audition

Musical scholarships are distributed annually

There are multiple choral studies

In addition, there are a host of instrumental ensembles

Stanford University Campus

Bibliographyhttp://www.stanford.edu/about/history/

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/finaid/undergrad/budget/index.html

http://admission.stanford.edu/student/diversity/index.html

http://music.stanford.edu/Home/index.html

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/stanford-university/642778-stanford-pop-culture-references-fun-facts.html

http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/registrar/students/ap