Top products from r/stanford
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1. How to Be a High School Superstar: A Revolutionary Plan to Get into College by Standing Out (Without Burning Out)
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How to Be a High School Superstar A Revolutionary Plan to Get into College by Standing Out Without Burning Out
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5. Luxe Bidet Neo 120 - Self Cleaning Nozzle - Fresh Water Non-Electric Mechanical Bidet Toilet Attachment (blue and white)
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A LUXURIOUS LOOK AT AN EXCELLENT PRICE- With its sleek design, chrome-plated knobs, and high-quality parts, our bidet attachment will give your bathroom a next-level look. Constructed with high-pressure faucet quality valves with metal/ceramic cores and braided steel hoses instead of traditional pla...
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You're starting early, which is best. I would recommend this book to you: How To Be A High School Superstar. It details what you should do to get into top colleges.
Overall, I'd say strive for straight A's, score well over 700 on each section of the SAT, and try to find ONE thing your son is passionate about and follow that to the highest level possible.
Don't be one of those boring "well rounded" students who has great grades, test scores, and is on a club. They're looking for people who make impact. As I was told from a former Duke admissions officer, "Every student body has to have a President, Every year book has to have an editor, but who are the movers and shakers? Who is making impact?"
Winning awards like Nextel Science competition is major, doing research in a field is impressive, etc.
Overall, make sure your son is "different." He's going to apply 4 years from now, and at the rate things are going, I would assume that there will be probably 45,000+ applicants by then. What is going to make him different from those other applications?
Make sure he loves learning for the sake of learning and is taking control of his own education. Make sure he follows his passions during the summer, because elite schools want to know what these kids are doing during the summers. Make sure he leaves an impact in his school and forms a strong bond with his teacher.
Make sure he's "high impact" in some type of field. The keyword being "impact."
Here's a link to a youtube video of a former Stanford admissions officer :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96XL8vBBB7o
http://www.amazon.com/How-High-School-Superstar-Revolutionary/dp/0767932587/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459262515&sr=8-1&keywords=high+school+superstar
When I went, there were always a few companies where the representatives had a badge that said "I hire frosh." My advice would be to check it out to get a feel for what's going on. I wouldn't expect a whole lot, but at the very least it'll be good prep for the frosh/soph fair.
A word of advice - when I went to the fall career fair during my freshman year, I actually found it quite stressful. I ran into a couple of recruiters who came off as condescending, and the overall atmosphere seemed pretty stressful (gotta hustle for that internship). It was a bit of a contrast from the dorms and even office hours, where people are generally happy to lend a helping hand.
When I took CS 103 later, Keith Schwarz actually had a fairly negative view of the effect/messaging of the fall career fair towards freshmen. He felt that the competitiveness and the inevitable rejection of certain internships would not really provide a positive view of one's learning. Learning is a long process, and getting rejected from a dream CS internship might lead some to feel that their classes were for nothing. It's ultimately up to you whether you want to view your CS education as more of a pipeline into a good job, or an opportunity to intellectually explore (you can of course balance both, and there is no right way to do it).
So if you wanna hustle for an internship, then by all means go for it. However, keep in mind that the career fair is only one way to get your foot in the door. If you wanna be a real snek, network around and find people who can give you referrals for companies you're interested in. Also code up a project or two and put it on GitHub (with a link on your resume). Most importantly, read the good book.
Have you considered a bidet? They expedite the wiping process and make it all much more sanitary! They're available for $36 on Amazon and can be installed quite easily on any toilet using basic tools. https://www.amazon.com/Luxe-Bidet-Neo-120-Non-Electric/dp/B00A0RHSJO/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=bidet&qid=1571242073&sr=8-4
You can save money and be your own psychiatrist: read the book "How to be Your Own Psychiatrist" by Chris Right https://www.amazon.com/How-be-Your-Own-Psychiatrist-ebook/dp/B005DZL8P8
Would something like this help or just be a waste of money? (Along with a ulock and cable): http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001Y9VNS4?pc_redir=1409578899&robot_redir=1