studia @ stanford: jak aplikować na stanford university prezentacja
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StudiujnaStanfordv.01/01/2016Presenta(onnotapprovedbyStanfordUniversity,preparedbystudents–allmistakesanderrorsareours.
MyStory
Graduateschool• Magister–MA/MS/MSc/MBA/LLM• Doktorat–PhDUndergraduateschool• Licencjat–BA/BScOther• Certyfikatyitp.–SCPD,
Ignite,summerprogramsetc.
Degrees/Programs
SCHOOLS1. Business2. EarthSciences3. EducaFon4. Engineering5. HumaniFesandSciences6. Law7. Medicine
Stanford’s culture, campus &proximity of the schools to oneanothersupport themul$disciplinaryresearch and teaching for whichStanfordiswellknown.
RESEARCH• 5,300externallysponsoredprojects• $1.33blnannualbudget• 17independentlabs,centers&insFtutes• StanfordLinearAccelerator(SLAC)
Schools&Research
“Seethatthewindoffreedomblows”
HonorCode
Academicfreedom,standards
andintegrityupheldbystudents,facultyandstaff
Values
• OneoftheleadingresearchuniversiFesintheworld,basedinSiliconValleynearSanFrancisco,California
• 2,118facultymembers,21Nobellaureates(current)
• 16,000+students• $21.4+billionendowmentfundh^p://facts.stanford.edu/
Facts
Students
Engineering
Degrees(MA/PhD)• ComputaFonalandMathemaFcalEngineering• ComputerScience• MechanicalEngineering(ME)• CivilandEnvironmentalEngineering• MaterialsScienceandEngineering• Bioengineering• ManagementSciencesandEngineering(MS&E)• ChemicalEngineering• ElectricalEngineering(EE)• EnergyResourcesEngineering• ProductDesign(dschool)h^ps://gradadmissions.stanford.edu/programs?Ftle=engineering
Engineering
• Interdisciplinaryresearch• SecondlargestschoolatStanford
• Whatma^ersinadmissions:– Personalstatement– RecommendaFonle^ers– 95-thpercenFlequanFtaFveGRE– 110/120orhigherTOEFLscore
h^ps://engineering.stanford.edu/admissions
Engineering
Engineering
StanfordGSB
• MBA• MSx• PhD• ExecuFveEd&Summerprograms
• Whatma^ersinadmissions:you–thewholepicture– Essaysarethemostimportant:beauthen(c– GPA,GMAT,professionalreferences,experience,achievements–allofit
– Culturalfitma^ersalot– Doyourresearch,onlythenengagewithalumni/students/GSB
StanfordGSB
Economics,Policy
• Economics(PhD:EconomicsDepartmentorStanfordGSB)– Whatma^ersinadmissions:
• Academics#1+strengthinmath/stats• Excellentle^ersofreference(LORs)fromyourprof’s• Funding:PhD’sareprac(callyfullyfunded(asbaicallyallPhDs@StanfordUniversity)
• Interna(onalPolicyStudies(MA)– Professionaldegreeinpolicy:poliFcalecon,ruleoflaw,security– Whatma^ersinadmissions:
• Proveninterestinpolicy/government–essayssignificant• LORs,grades,GREetc…(standard)• Funding:specialfundingforinterna(onalstudents(incl.Poland)
• PublicPolicy(MA)jointdegree:applyuponadmissiontoanotherprogram
StudiujnaStanford
LawSchool
LawSchool
• Whatma^ersinAdmissions:• What’suniqueaboutyou,youraccomplishments(diversityfactor)• SFckoutfromyourpeers• StrongrecommendaFonle^ersfromprof’s/businesspeople• HighLSATscore
• Degrees:• DoctoroftheScienceofLaw(JSD)• TheMasterofLegalStudies(MLS)• CorporateGovernance&PracFce(LL.M.)• EnvironmentalLaw&Policy(LL.M.)• Law,Science&Technology(LL.M.)• InternaFonalEconomicLaw,Business&Policy(LL.M.)
MedicalSchool
Undergraduate
• Youdeterminewhatyourdegreewillbeduringyourundergraduatestudies– “Student-degreefit”
• Whatma^ersinadmissions:– all-roundhighacademicperformancewithsomethingextra/uniquethatsets
youapartfromothers(exemplifyyourpassion&achievementseg.highrankinprofessionaltennis)
– decisionprocessissecreFvebutthe3crucialfactorsseemtobe“thespecialsomething”,le^ersofrecommendaFon&grades(transcript,SAT,IB,etc.)
– everythingisalmostequallyimportant&approachisveryholis(c–slightweaknessesinoneareacanbeoutweighedbyadvantagesinanother
– underliningyourenergy/passion/drive&diversityisrelevant– beyourself&behonest
Undergraduate
Entrepreneurship h^ps://vimeo.com/107095603
Stanford’sentrepreneurialecosystemisrichanddiverse,withdeepOestoSiliconValleyandregionsaroundtheworld.Assuch,ouruniversity’sentrepreneurialacOvityiscompletelydecentralized,flourishingthroughtheworkofstudents,faculty,andstaffengagedineventsandiniOaOvesfortheStanfordcommunity.
– StanfordInnovaFonReport2012• Foundedhere:Google,HP,Cisco,Instagram,Yahoo,Nike,Gap,NVIDIAetc.• Foundedbyalumni:PayPal,PalanFr,YouTube,Trulia,CharlesSchwabetc.
– StanfordEntrepreneurshipNetwork(SEN)• 25+universityprogramsandstudentgroupsofferingopportuniFesforthe
Stanfordcommunitytolearnandexplorevariousaspectsofentrepreneurship.– WhatStanfordGSBFoundersLookLike(PejmanMar)
• Typically12to18%ofStanfordGSB’sMBAclassfoundsacompany• $2.47blnraisedby413foundersfor125startups
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship–resources• STVP• StanfordGSBCenterfor
EntrepreneurialStudies• StanfordBioDesign• StartX• TomKatInnovaFon(Energy)• BusinessAssociaFonofStanford
EngineeringStudents
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship-relateddegreesDegreesmorefocusedonentrepreneurship• MBA/MSx• ManagementSciences&Engineering(MS&E)
– Greatforsouware/engineeringstudents&grads1-3yearsoutofschool• SymbolicSystems
– Computerscience,philosophy,linguisFcs,• Summerprograms@StanfordGSB(eg.Ignite,SummerInsFtutefor
Entrepreneurship)
HOWEVER:Stanfordisthemostinterdisciplinaryuniversity-you’reexposedto‘entrepreneurship’justbybeinghere
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship–coursesCourseexamples
– h^ps://www.gsb.stanford.edu/stanford-gsb-experience/academic/entrepreneurship/management-courses
– h^p://biodesign.stanford.edu/bdn/courses/biodesigncourses.jsp
– h^p://stvp.stanford.edu/courses/
– h^p://explorecourses.stanford.edu/-checkoutallcourseshere
Entrepreneurship
Design–dschool
dschool‘pitchnight’
ie.facultypitchtostudentstoapplytotaketheircourses..
• StanfordhasabiggersportinfrastructureforitsstudentsthananywhereinCentralEurope
• ScholarshipsforAthletes• “Secondtonone”combinaFonofacademics
andathleFcswith36varsitysports• London2012OlympicsStanfordwon16
medals(12gold),ie.Stanfordwouldrankno.6inmedaltable
AthleFcs
Funding&Admissions
• ApplicaFonprocessisthesameforallapplicantsregardlessofciFzenship/residence– UNDERGRADUATES-APPLYVIAUNIVERSITYADMISSIONS
• SATexams,grades,le^ersofrecommendaFon(LOR),essays– GRADUATES-APPLYVIAYOURDEPARTMENT
• Grades,moFvaFon,LORs,essays,yourexperiences–everythingma^ers,butacademicachievementsma^erthemostforMS/MA/PhD
• Admissiondeadlines:h^p://www.stanford.edu/admission/– Business,Law&Medicine&academicdepartmentsallhaveseparateadmissionprocedures
– Applica(ondeadlinesvarybyprogram
Admissions(#1challenge)
Financialaid:h]p://financialaid.stanford.edu/• Undergrads:onlyU.S.undergraduatesareadmi^edonaneed-blindbasis.70%receive
tuiFonassistance.
c.85%ofgraduatestudentsreceivefinancialaid(!),incl.interna(onalstudents• GraduatestudyaidisbasedonavailabilityoffundsandacademicmeritResearch&askthedepartment/schoolaboutbelowop(ons,askprof’saboutTA/RAposiFons(aueryou’readmi^ed)–beproac(ve(!)• Scholarships&Fellowships• StudentLoans• TeachingAssistant/ResearchAssistant(TA/RA)posiFons• Grants• Donors:research,outreach,network&workhardtofindadonor(manygreatalumni
outintheworld&in/fromPoland)
Funding(#2&NOTachallenge)
• ADVICE:onceyougetintheStanfordcommunityhelps–auniverseoffinancingop(onsopensuptoyou,mostofwhichyoucannotresearchbeforeyougetin
HENCE:#1challenge:gexngintoStanford#2isNOTachallenge:gexngfunding
#1ismuchharderthan#2…
RecommendaFons
• Beauthen(c–beyourselfwhenwriFngyourapplicaFons.
• Don’tbullshit.Don’tlie.It’sveryeasytosee&itwillfilteryouout.
• ThewholeapplicaFonpackwhenapplyingissimilaracrossschools,buteachdegree/departmentdiffers&seeksdifferentthings
• Earlyonfindaprofessorwhocanbeyourmentor/guideyou&whocares(ie.hasstudied/doneextensiveresearchintheUnitedStates,understandsUK/UShighereducaFon,issupporFve)– ifyou’retalented&reallycan’tfindone,reachouttoalumni/students/
organizaFons(eg.KingsFoundaFon)tohelp
RecommendaFons(2)
• Transcript(SuissesoluFon)– Provideinfoonthemean/mediangradesinyourclassina‘gradetranscript
annex’toyourowntranscript• Licea:pedagog/wychowawca/administracjapowinnisporządzićlubmiećtakiedane• Uczelnia:administracjauczelnilubtwójwydziałpowinnisporządzićlubmiećtakiedane
– Gradesdifferschool-to-school,thishelpsinformAdmissionsaboutwhereyoustandrelaFvetoyourpeers
• University/schoolranking– Provideaddi(onalinfoinyourapplica(onontherankingofyouruniversity/
schoolinPoland+anyexplanatoryaddi(onalnotesaboutyouruni/school– ThiswillhelpAdmissionsbeinformedaboutwhereyou’reapplyingfrom
RecommendaFons(3)
• GoogleJ• TheKing’sFoundaFon• TeamPolandFoundaFon• FundacjaIvyPoland• Program“StudiadlaWybitnych”(programzaczniedziałaćprawdopodobnieod
2017r)– rządowyspecjalnyprogramstypendialnyfinancującystudiananajlepszychświatowych
uczelniach• FundacjanaRzeczNaukiPolskiej(dlanaukowców)• StanfordPolishStudentAssociaFon• StanfordClubofPoland• Inne(konkursy,etapyprzygotowanianastudia/rozwojuosobistego)
– DroganaHarvard,ADAMEDSmartUp,UnitedWorldColleges,EdukacyjnaFundacjaim.prof.RomanaCzerneckiego,Stow.SzkołaLiderów,Polish-AmericanFreedomFoundaFon,Polsko-AmerykańskaAkademiaLiderów,etc..
Resources–applyingfromPoland
• PMIgnacyPaderewski-PresidentHerbertHoover-Gen.JózefPiłsudskiclosefriendship&workforPolandpost-WWI
• LargestArchivesoforiginaldocumentsofPoland’smodernhistorylocated
outsideofPolandareheldattheHooverInsFtuFonatStanford
• HooverInsFtuFonvisitors/residents:prof.LeszekBalcerowicz–VisiFngFellow,JanPawełII,LechWałęsa,AleksanderKwaśniewski
• Stanfordalumni-(in)famousbusinessmen,scienFsts,journalistseg.JanLubowski,prof.StanleyWójcicki,LuisAmaral,TomaszDomogała
• Stow.PolskichStudentów@Stanford:StanfordPolishStudentAssociaFon
• Stow.AbsolwentówStanfordwPolsce:StanfordClubofPoland
4fun:Stanford&Poland
SomecontactsHenrykBłasiński,PhDElectricEngineeringh^ps://www.linkedin.com/in/hblasinskiPiotrDworczak,PhDEconomics-GSB
h^p://web.stanford.edu/~dworczak/RobertKowalski,MAIPS(PoliFcalEconomy),MBAh^ps://www.linkedin.com/in/rkowalMarcinMagnus,VisiFngScholar(PhD)-BioinformaFcs
h^ps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marcin_Magnus
StudiujnaStanford
BeataPetkowa,BAh^ps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2hHIHaHV7YTomekPyrkowski,LLMLaw
h^ps://pl.linkedin.com/in/tomasz-pyrkowski-b2a3132MaciekRomanowicz,BAEconomicsh^ps://www.linkedin.com/in/maciekromanowiczMichałWęgrzyński,MS&BScMechanicalEngineering
linkedin.com/in/michal-wegrzynski-005a9044