Virtually all of Stanford's undergraduates live on campus. What would you want your future roommate to know about you? Tell us something about you that will help your future roommate -- and us -- know you better.
NOTE** I was really struggling on writing this one, attempting to make it witty or humorous, but nothing seemed to work. In the end, I just wrote honestly about some of the things I like,and how they somewhat make me who I am. I'd appreciate any comments. Thank you.
Dear Future Roomie,
As we begin this four year journey, I would like you to know that I haven't quite figured myself out yet, so I'm going to try my best to explain myself to you in 1800 characters (max). I'm (INSERT NAME), by the way.
I love sitting out on the edge of a sidewalk on a sunny summer day, just watching the cars go by on my street while reading a good book. I'm not much of a chocolate person, but I love chocolate cake, especially from the Bijan Bakery near my house. My favorite drink at Starbucks is Passionfruit iced tea. I love pensï my favorite pen is the Pilot needle point ink pen. It writes really well, and I love using it to write those essays in my AP Lit class. Music is life. Currently, I'm into techno music, but I tend to go through phases in which my favorite genre changes about every two months. That brings me to my next point: I'm very indecisive. I don't know why, but I like getting several opinions before making a decision, but of course, that only makes the decision making process harder. I recently discovered my love for stargazing while at a summer program in UC Davis. I love pointing out the constellations, and viewing the faraway galaxies. It just makes the world feel so much smaller. I'm about 5'3", I have light brown eyes, brown hair, and I'm Indian. People tell me I look pretty exotic for an Indianïthey guess South American, Mexican, Russian, Middle Eastern, even Hawaiian, but no one ever believes that I'm Indian. If there's one thing I regret about my childhood, it is not learning how to play an instrument. I personally love the piano. I can spend hours on my keyboard, just figuring out the melody to songs I already know and even composing a little bit of my own music. Sadly, I've never learned note reading, so I can't actually play songs, but I still hope to pursue my goal of playing the piano some day. I admire art. There are two types of people: those who go into art museums and spend about 1 minute at a painting and move on, and those who spend fifteen minutes trying to read the painting. I fall into the fifteen minute category. A painting has so much to tell, and I find it fascinating that art can be so enlightening. I'm a roller coaster person. I love the thrill of waiting in line to get an adrenaline rush for the next minute or two.
And don't worry. It's okay if you don't like the piano, or techno music, stargazing, or roller coasters. I love meeting new people and trying out new things.
Basically, I like to live in the moment. I try to make each day count. And I can't wait to meet you and have some fun adventures together!
Yours truly,
INSERT NAME
NOTE** I was really struggling on writing this one, attempting to make it witty or humorous, but nothing seemed to work. In the end, I just wrote honestly about some of the things I like,and how they somewhat make me who I am. I'd appreciate any comments. Thank you.
Dear Future Roomie,
As we begin this four year journey, I would like you to know that I haven't quite figured myself out yet, so I'm going to try my best to explain myself to you in 1800 characters (max). I'm (INSERT NAME), by the way.
I love sitting out on the edge of a sidewalk on a sunny summer day, just watching the cars go by on my street while reading a good book. I'm not much of a chocolate person, but I love chocolate cake, especially from the Bijan Bakery near my house. My favorite drink at Starbucks is Passionfruit iced tea. I love pensï my favorite pen is the Pilot needle point ink pen. It writes really well, and I love using it to write those essays in my AP Lit class. Music is life. Currently, I'm into techno music, but I tend to go through phases in which my favorite genre changes about every two months. That brings me to my next point: I'm very indecisive. I don't know why, but I like getting several opinions before making a decision, but of course, that only makes the decision making process harder. I recently discovered my love for stargazing while at a summer program in UC Davis. I love pointing out the constellations, and viewing the faraway galaxies. It just makes the world feel so much smaller. I'm about 5'3", I have light brown eyes, brown hair, and I'm Indian. People tell me I look pretty exotic for an Indianïthey guess South American, Mexican, Russian, Middle Eastern, even Hawaiian, but no one ever believes that I'm Indian. If there's one thing I regret about my childhood, it is not learning how to play an instrument. I personally love the piano. I can spend hours on my keyboard, just figuring out the melody to songs I already know and even composing a little bit of my own music. Sadly, I've never learned note reading, so I can't actually play songs, but I still hope to pursue my goal of playing the piano some day. I admire art. There are two types of people: those who go into art museums and spend about 1 minute at a painting and move on, and those who spend fifteen minutes trying to read the painting. I fall into the fifteen minute category. A painting has so much to tell, and I find it fascinating that art can be so enlightening. I'm a roller coaster person. I love the thrill of waiting in line to get an adrenaline rush for the next minute or two.
And don't worry. It's okay if you don't like the piano, or techno music, stargazing, or roller coasters. I love meeting new people and trying out new things.
Basically, I like to live in the moment. I try to make each day count. And I can't wait to meet you and have some fun adventures together!
Yours truly,
INSERT NAME