Yes, Stanford has benefited from location and proximity to Silicon Valley, but that ignores what actually came first. Stanford was not a major destination until Professor Terman developed the "Industrial Research Park" after WW2 using federal funds and Stanford under Sterling raided competing schools for talent in 1963+. The methods employed in seeing and satisfying incentives given by the US government provided the key, distinctive reason for the growth of Stanford
In short, location and vision and execution were all needed for Stanford to become arguably the finest single university in the world. To focus on location and economy would make Miami and Northwestern among others as spectacular. They aren't. Stanford continues to reap the rewards of the 1950's and 60's by maintaining a level of managerial talent that seems higher than others. For example, Texas failed in its attempt to become Stanford in the 1980's probably do with managerial talent issues. USC made a run in the 1990's but didn't develop the physical space on the other side of the 110 freeway for Industrial Parks, etc. Boston is a powerhouse where the Harvard/MIT combination shines and surpasses Stanford overall.
1）当年，斯坦福曾经自称为“西部的Cornell”，在众多南方的哈佛/东方的剑桥/... 类比里面，这是不是唯一一个徒弟超越师傅的例子？
2）斯坦福1885年创立的时候，1868年创立的伯克利已经是王牌州立大学了。斯坦福超越伯克利，只能在一个自由竞争的大社会小政府的环境里实现。在中国日本等论资排辈而且由政府分配资源的社会，野生的私立大学是不可能与国立/州立的王牌大学竞争的，遑论超越。
不知道是福是祸。二百年以后再看吧
Yes, Stanford has benefited from location and proximity to Silicon Valley, but that ignores what actually came first. Stanford was not a major destination until Professor Terman developed the "Industrial Research Park" after WW2 using federal funds and Stanford under Sterling raided competing schools for talent in 1963+. The methods employed in seeing and satisfying incentives given by the US government provided the key, distinctive reason for the growth of Stanford
In short, location and vision and execution were all needed for Stanford to become arguably the finest single university in the world. To focus on location and economy would make Miami and Northwestern among others as spectacular. They aren't. Stanford continues to reap the rewards of the 1950's and 60's by maintaining a level of managerial talent that seems higher than others. For example, Texas failed in its attempt to become Stanford in the 1980's probably do with managerial talent issues. USC made a run in the 1990's but didn't develop the physical space on the other side of the 110 freeway for Industrial Parks, etc. Boston is a powerhouse where the Harvard/MIT combination shines and surpasses Stanford overall.
我们这里很少有报加州的大学。我非常喜欢S，当年曾小心翼翼地提了一句，结果就听到Okay，就没下文了。
我说，好好干，以后让斯坦福后悔去！
小子咬牙切齿的含泪点头。但是，看他现在疯狂party的劲头，估计那份决心早就抛到九霄云外了
我们这里绝大多数学生都会报在New England。
是娃不喜欢。
西湖大学十五年就超越普林斯顿
T5里面我家熊孩子唯一愿意申请的只有S，她家录取太玄学，还是不去当分母了。
还能和爱因斯坦拉个亲戚关系
S wl B 录，我家娃觉悟很高滴说：我就适合上B。。。娃RD比B排名高的就申请了S。作为低手他很满意。
什么人都敢据，把俺儿子也据了。 ：）
难不成你不想H了！
S， B的录取都没拿到的表示，没缘分的事情不能强求
都有学校上，好好爱自己的学校就好，用不着恨别人的学校
批了批UCLA据我们，一群群众join了我。。。
看球赛起哄的机会
除了割喉学校，全部都报了，最后只有B收留了他
我家娃不敢去的，太割喉了
东施好美
The Mission Revival part is "Taco Bell" for some folks.