Spotlight Series

XASS: Where are you from and what do you hope to major in? Laura: I’m a frosh from Fort Myers, Florida, and I’m hoping to major in linguistics and then maybe triple minor in Modern Languages, Education, and Human Rights. That could still change, but that’s what I’m thinking right now. XASS: Wow, so many…

XASS: Where are you from? What year are you? What do you hope to major in? Alex: All right. Hello everyone, I’m Alex. I am a frosh from Austin, Texas, by way of Bozeman, Montana. I’m looking at majoring in maybe computer science or biomedical computation. XASS: When you say from Austin by way of…

XASS: Welcome! Let’s start with the basics. What are you studying and where are you from? Krystal: I am from Chesapeake, Virginia and I was born in Portland, Oregon, but mostly grew up in Virginia. I am a PhD student in the School of Education studying sociology, mostly organizational sociology. XASS: You’re doing a PhD,…

XASS: Where are you from and what year are you at Stanford? Parker: I’m from Thomasville, Georgia, and I am a frosh this year. XASS: From Georgia, Stanford’s not the most obvious choice. Why the Farm? Parker: Why the Farm? I think I had a little bit of a roundabout journey here. It kind of…

XASS: What year are you and what are you studying? Taylor: I am a junior, studying Management Science and Engineering. XASS: Why MS&E? Taylor: Well, I’ve wanted to study MS&E since I was in high school because of the mixture of business and engineering. I’m more interested in business, but I wanted a foundation that…

XASS: Let’s start with the basics. Where are you from? What year are you? Abigail: I’m from Orange County, California, and I am a freshman. XASS: Okay. So why Stanford? Abigail: Well, I guess, the main reasons… Well, one of the reasons was because my grandpa went here, so that’s how I learned about Stanford…

XASS: Let’s start with the basics. Where are you from? What class are you? Jack: I’m class of 2023 and I’m from Southern California, the suburbs outside of LA. XASS: I think a question most people have about you, Jack, is why the suits? Jack: I started getting into classic menswear as kind of a…

XASS: Let’s start with the basics. What year are you? Where are you from? Analaura: I am a sophomore right now. Where I’m from is always a tricky question to answer, because I was born in Merida, Yucatan in Mexico, but have lived in Whittier, California for nearly 14 years. XASS: So, you moved around…