小中女，国际生，标化满分，城头竞争激烈的数理科研夏令营去过三个不同的，学术有国家国际奖，录了斯坦福和加州理工。紫檀潜水两年，收获很大。在此分享并感谢！同时提问，两所学校选哪一个？学术女娃，小学跳过级，年龄偏小，本科想读hard core stem，目标EE博士。喜欢加州理工的氛围文化但是又觉得学校太小，喜欢斯坦福的灵活性，又担心同学们都太疯狂，找不到潜心科研的朋友，不能fit in ，因为身边录取斯坦福的同学的确要么能歌善舞能言善辩要么充满创业激情。另外，据说本科和博士一般不可能在同一个学校，这一点会影响本科的选校么？想听听各位的意见。非常感谢！
First of all, congrats! But if Stanford EA录了再RD to Caltech, then your daughter might also RD apply to many other top schools--- literally, this behavor destroys the dreams of many of her classmates, and even other ABCs.
If ED to Stanford, and EA to Caltech at the same time, then it is a smart way to use the rules.
right-- could not EAs to all--copied from Stanford website
V. Restrictive Early Action Policy It is Stanford policy that, if you apply to Stanford with a decision plan of Restrictive Early Action, you may not apply to any other private college/university under their Early Action, Restrictive Early Action, Early Decision, or Early Notification plan. In addition, it is Stanford policy that you may not apply to any public university under an early binding plan, such as Early Decision. If you apply to Stanford under Restrictive Early Action, you may apply to other colleges and universities under their Regular Decision plan. If you apply to Stanford under Restrictive Early Action and your application is deferred, you may apply to another college’s Early Decision II plan. VI. Exceptions
It is Stanford policy that you may simultaneously apply to Stanford with a decision plan of Restrictive Early Action and to the following:
any public college/university with a non-binding early application plan or early application deadline. any college/university with a non-binding rolling admission process. any foreign college/university with a non-binding application plan on any schedule. any college/university with an early deadline for a scholarship or special academic program, as long as: the decision is non-binding; and in order to be considered for the scholarship or program, the student must apply in the early round or by an early deadline.
先谢谢大家的建议。解释一下，我们EA了加州理工和英国剑桥，想同时EA MIT 但是时间太紧没写完申请只好放弃。EA 录取了Caltech和剑桥，常规轮申请了前五位的学校。拿到了斯坦福的likely letter，MIT据。因为疫情，也没有亲身看学校，国际生申请名额少偶然性特别大，能有现在的选择，非常非常感恩。感谢大家这么多的建议。
I doubt you can go wrong either way. As for hard core engineering and EE PHD as a career goal, I recommend Caltech for undergraduate.
These two schools offer vastly different experiences. Caltech is small, intimate, willing to take care of her students, and offers unparalleled research opportunities to the undergraduates. Stanford is diverse, immersive, and easy to get lost. The training in Caltech is harder than stanford, by a wide margin. Things might have changed, but that was how I felt.
Caltech encourages her products to apply to PhD programs elsewhere. Stanford is a top choice at that time.
小中女，国际生，标化满分，城头竞争激烈的数理科研夏令营去过三个不同的，学术有国家国际奖，录了斯坦福和加州理工。紫檀潜水两年，收获很大。在此分享并感谢！同时提问，两所学校选哪一个？学术女娃，小学跳过级，年龄偏小，本科想读hard core stem，目标EE博士。喜欢加州理工的氛围文化但是又觉得学校太小，喜欢斯坦福的灵活性，又担心同学们都太疯狂，找不到潜心科研的朋友，不能fit in ，因为身边录取斯坦福的同学的确要么能歌善舞能言善辩要么充满创业激情。另外，据说本科和博士一般不可能在同一个学校，这一点会影响本科的选校么？想听听各位的意见。非常感谢！
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这个奖给二年级比较多，一年级特殊的也给。不过也不必神话这个奖，没得过的太多研究生比得过的优秀。
想太多了
尤其你说孩子年龄还偏小，变数就更多了。去Stanford的话，STEM不比CAL Tech差多少，但会leave the door open for other possibilities。想创业，学医，学法，花街，从政等等，不是说Caltech就不行，但相对来说S机会会更多，未来可能性更广泛。
此地无银三百两，教育投资上已经花了一大堆银子推，孩子也努力到这个高度，还要问这么幼稚的问题。
First of all, congrats! But if Stanford EA录了再RD to Caltech, then your daughter might also RD apply to many other top schools--- literally, this behavor destroys the dreams of many of her classmates, and even other ABCs.
If ED to Stanford, and EA to Caltech at the same time, then it is a smart way to use the rules.
alliquot spaces to other applicants who are desperately waiting for.
isn't it? If all RD applications (or one ED and the other EA), then for sure, they followed the rules.
ED plus EA follows the rule--- I reallized it after i submitted the first comment-- thank you for your correction.
Most likely, she EA-ed to S, Caltech and M at the same time--- this is indeed permitted by the rule.
might be lost at S. Not popular for harcore STEM people.
This is the "fit" thing.
V. Restrictive Early Action Policy It is Stanford policy that, if you apply to Stanford with a decision plan of Restrictive Early Action, you may not apply to any other private college/university under their Early Action, Restrictive Early Action, Early Decision, or Early Notification plan. In addition, it is Stanford policy that you may not apply to any public university under an early binding plan, such as Early Decision. If you apply to Stanford under Restrictive Early Action, you may apply to other colleges and universities under their Regular Decision plan. If you apply to Stanford under Restrictive Early Action and your application is deferred, you may apply to another college’s Early Decision II plan. VI. Exceptions
It is Stanford policy that you may simultaneously apply to Stanford with a decision plan of Restrictive Early Action and to the following:
any public college/university with a non-binding early application plan or early application deadline. any college/university with a non-binding rolling admission process. any foreign college/university with a non-binding application plan on any schedule. any college/university with an early deadline for a scholarship or special academic program, as long as: the decision is non-binding; and in order to be considered for the scholarship or program, the student must apply in the early round or by an early deadline.要我个人选择，会选斯坦福。
先谢谢大家的建议。解释一下，我们EA了加州理工和英国剑桥，想同时EA MIT 但是时间太紧没写完申请只好放弃。EA 录取了Caltech和剑桥，常规轮申请了前五位的学校。拿到了斯坦福的likely letter，MIT据。因为疫情，也没有亲身看学校，国际生申请名额少偶然性特别大，能有现在的选择，非常非常感恩。感谢大家这么多的建议。
不管是工业界还是学术界都前途无量。
First of all, congratulations on the admissions.
I doubt you can go wrong either way. As for hard core engineering and EE PHD as a career goal, I recommend Caltech for undergraduate.
These two schools offer vastly different experiences. Caltech is small, intimate, willing to take care of her students, and offers unparalleled research opportunities to the undergraduates. Stanford is diverse, immersive, and easy to get lost. The training in Caltech is harder than stanford, by a wide margin. Things might have changed, but that was how I felt.
Caltech encourages her products to apply to PhD programs elsewhere. Stanford is a top choice at that time.
我家孩子马上撤了其他所有的申请。你强娃明显对其他亚裔不利。
太自私了。对这种家庭，这种孩子的亚裔没有好感，没有一点替别人着想的意识。