Ecy King
The flower that blooms in adversity
Although COVID-19 has been a wild ride, I’ve seen people make the most of it and thrive. Although we aren’t at Stanford, the trees are still growing, growing in different places but nonetheless together.
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Only at Stanford: 10 unique moments I realized I was truly here
A lot of the time, Stanford seems like a dream. Here are 10 noteworthy moments and experiences that made me realize that Stanford is indeed a reality. 1. The view on the first day of class I remember biking down Jane Stanford Street, the sky an immaculate blue, staring at the Oval to my right…
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5 lessons learned from frosh fall quarter
Here are my top five takeaways from my first quarter at Stanford: 1. There are many different flavors of “smart” Coming into Stanford, I knew it was diverse; however, I was still expecting similar “flavors” of smart — the tangy, sweet and extremely nerdy kind — to dominate the school. But the intellectual diversity of…
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Insights from people watching
As I write this, I am seated at a bench between the back of Main Quad and the front of Green Library. To give myself time to think, I decided to walk to class, and to further clear my mind, I took a seat on this bench in the sunny Stanford weather. I was intending…
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10 things Stanford feels like besides a school
Stanford University is less like a school than you would imagine.
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I tried to be an early bird and a night owl at the same time. Here’s what happened
Can you tell if it's night or day?
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I looked at my admissions file, here’s what I saw
It’s 12:59 p.m., and I’m hopelessly rushing up the stairs of Tresidder. Why? I’m supposed to be viewing my admissions file in exactly one minute. Whoops. Looks like I’ll be late, which is ironic because the last time I tried to view my file, I was too early. You see, over the summer, my overly…
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