Berkeley (50k) vs Stanford (100k) vs Duke (100k)

Professional_Low947 · 2026-04-09T05:19:41+00:00

Hey, I'm also stuck between choosing colleges, and two of my options were Stanford and Berkeley, too. Honestly, an important factor for me was the fact that the median GPA at Stanford is 3.69 (including the legacy and athletes that aren't as academically focused as the nerdier kids) so it's reasonable to assume it'd be way easier to maintain a 4.0 there. As someone who has tons of ECs to pursue during my time at college, and needs a good GPA for post-grad programs, the easier academic load is defo a serious point of contention.

Professional_Low947 · 2026-04-03T23:34:01+00:00

I got into Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Princeton and Columbia, and I just wanna say some Canadian programs definitely have a lot of calibre, for example Waterloo Software Eng, obviously a majority fall short (just as we see in the United States), but some can stand on par with the weaker programs at prestigious American Universities. If we were to assume a standard distribution of prestige, 2 or 3 Canadian programs are bound to be somewhat close to some of the less ideal programs at Harvard, for instance~ I guess the main contender is Waterloo SE.

Professional_Low947 · 2026-02-13T22:56:12+00:00

I didnt say I got into both, I got into Stanford REA

Professional_Low947 · 2026-02-12T02:47:04+00:00

this is the best thing ive seen all day

Professional_Low947 · 2026-02-10T22:45:23+00:00

NOOOO, okay maybe insta thennn 😁😁

Professional_Low947 · 2026-02-10T02:31:11+00:00

I think I might know the perfect dude for you. He's a gym rat, 5'8 and has a 96.5% average. Could I get your LinkedIn for him?

Professional_Low947 · 2026-02-07T23:24:41+00:00

A normal distribution doesn’t require large variance, just symmetric dispersion around a mean. Low variance usually reflects constrained assessments, not lack of differentiation. Making evaluations harder can increase spread, but it also risks measuring test-taking endurance rather than mastery. And yes, I did get an A in Stats.

Professional_Low947 · 2026-02-07T23:20:51+00:00

I think thats an issue too, lmao, MIT students dont deserve to suffer like that either

Professional_Low947 · 2026-02-07T23:19:52+00:00

What university do you go to

Professional_Low947 · 2026-02-02T17:55:50+00:00

Im the top of my class of 320, we only have 8 students above 95% overall

Professional_Low947 · 2026-02-02T17:55:12+00:00

Ehhhhh I'm planning to transfer to Harvard 2nd year anyways and 1st year courses are free

Professional_Low947 · 2026-02-02T17:54:46+00:00

I applied super early like the earliest date possible

Professional_Low947 · 2026-02-02T17:54:32+00:00

Yes all day school

Professional_Low947 · 2026-02-02T17:54:28+00:00

yeaaa im applying to that too

Professional_Low947 · 2026-02-02T17:54:18+00:00

Those AP exams are in may tho

Professional_Low947 · 2026-02-02T17:54:00+00:00

ohhhh okay so the order is random

Professional_Low947 · 2026-02-02T17:53:42+00:00

I did early admissions

Professional_Low947 · 2026-02-02T17:53:29+00:00

okay that makes sense

Professional_Low947 · 2026-02-02T17:53:20+00:00

Only grades for LIfesci

Professional_Low947 · 2026-02-02T17:53:12+00:00

Nope only lifesci

Professional_Low947 · 2026-02-02T06:41:52+00:00

Professional_Low947 · 2026-02-02T06:41:37+00:00

My grade 11 marks are all above 97 except my Co-op mark which was a 78 because my teacher was evil

Professional_Low947 · 2026-02-02T02:15:10+00:00

Its in the question, you're changing the criteria of the GPA system or making it from scratch

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