[Treebound]

Great post Redrum!  Last month I took my HS sophomore son to the official Stanford admissions welcome and tour.  The track house has now been turned into the "Visitor's Center" and due to high demand you need to book a spot for the one hour overview.  The bulk of the program was given by a Stanford student that day.  A well spoken senior who works at the track house and for admissions.  He was an excellent ambassador and it was good for my son and others to hear his perspective on Stanford, on admissions and on student life.  Hopefully it gave some credence to comment my wife and I have made the past few years about finding your passion or at least exploring your interests.

Two things struck me that day regarding Stanford's positioning:
1) Stanford touts its diversity, with approximately 15% of students coming in as the first in their family to attend college
2) Stanford embraces its entrepreneurial spirit with it's ties to creating new businesses and working with the ecosystem of the Silicon Valley

The Alumni Association held a fantastic two day event for volunteers this past Fri-Sat and Hennessy was asked about this article and he and other administrators and professors freely embrace the entrepreneurship of our students.  He noted that most, like in the real world, fail quickly and return after a summer, but that endeavors like Crinkle should continue to be nurtured for their potential and for the learnings of their founders/employees.

Both discussions really resonated with my son and hopefully help to motivate him to continue to explore.

[Treebound]

Great post Redrum!  Last month I took my HS sophomore son to the official Stanford admissions welcome and tour.  The track house has now been turned into the "Visitor's Center" and due to high demand you need to book a spot for the one hour overview.  The bulk of the program was given by a Stanford student that day.  A well spoken senior who works at the track house and for admissions.  He was an excellent ambassador and it was good for my son and others to hear his perspective on Stanford, on admissions and on student life.  Hopefully it gave some credence to comment my wife and I have made the past few years about finding your passion or at least exploring your interests.

Two things struck me that day regarding Stanford's positioning:
1) Stanford touts its diversity, with approximately 15% of students coming in as the first in their family to attend college
2) Stanford embraces its entrepreneurial spirit with it's ties to creating new businesses and working with the ecosystem of the Silicon Valley

The Alumni Association held a fantastic two day event for volunteers this past Fri-Sat and Hennessy was asked about this article and he and other administrators and professors freely embrace the entrepreneurship of our students.  He noted that most, like in the real world, fail quickly and return after a summer, but that endeavors like Crinkle should continue to be nurtured for their potential and for the learnings of their founders/employees.

Both discussions really resonated with my son and hopefully help to motivate him to continue to explore.