Made it! Man, it's only been a couple months living in the US and I love it. Now, how to get from USC to Stanford with no car or driver's license. Anyone from or near to USC going?
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#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
Reject here as well. I think the "What's the coolest thing you've made?" question held the most weight. Edit: I say this because I felt my response lacked anything significant. I have to say, it is a good motivation to get you working on side projects.
Hmmm I agree with you but I have a feeling that "Where you went to school and major" was the deciding factor on whether or not they got to that part. I say that because I am not a Comp Sci major and I do not go to a legit school.
I'm wiling to bet that it doesn't matter. I got in and I don't go to an amazing school
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#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
Reject here as well. I think the "What's the coolest thing you've made?" question held the most weight. Edit: I say this because I felt my response lacked anything significant. I have to say, it is a good motivation to get you working on side projects.
Hmmm I agree with you but I have a feeling that "Where you went to school and major" was the deciding factor on whether or not they got to that part. I say that because I am not a Comp Sci major and I do not go to a legit school.
I was accepted and I dropped out of the University of Maryland. Must be other stuff.
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#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
Good question. I'm flying in from LA. I would definitely stick around for a party or two afterwards if I knew about 'em in advance.
I'll be flying from LA too. Maybe we should cab-pool or something?
If we are on the same flight, happy to share a cab. Once you figure out your flight schedule, email me.
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#45Flying in from Toronto. The person I was planning to go with didn't get accepted, so any founders who want to grab a drink Friday in SF, my emails in my profile.
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#46I'm guessing the best area to stay is San Fransisco, is that right? Or is Palo Alto better? I haven't been to the Bay Area in years, so I'm really not sure which area of either place would be best, any suggestions.
From San Fransisco, what's the best way to get to Palo Alto, is there good public transportation, or should I rent a car? If anybody else is going to be around, and is interested in exploring, drop me a line, we can probably figure something out.
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#47I got in.
I figured if I got in everyone got in, but seeing this post, I guess not.
Now, I have to schedule a flight (from Oklahoma), find a place to stay and schedule PTO at work.
Also, I guess I can't do this and Rails Rumble... if anyone wants a spot in Rails Rumble who was unable to get in, they can have mine if I can give it out. Or, is it possible to do this and Rails Rumble? Perhaps that is pushing it.
P.S. Wow, hipmunk.com is awesome!
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#48I'm guessing the best area to stay is San Fransisco, is that right? Or is Palo Alto better? I haven't been to the Bay Area in years, so I'm really not sure which area of either place would be best, any suggestions. From San Fransisco, what's the best way to get to Palo Alto, is there good public transportation, or should I rent a car? If anybody else is going to be around, and is interested in exploring, drop me a li…
There is a public train service (Caltrain) that runs from San Francisco downtown (4th and King) to the Stanford campus (Palo Alto station). Renting a car is advisable if you're going to spend any significant time in the Bay Area but if you mostly plan to go to SS and then hop around SF, public transportation should be fine.
If you're entirely here for SS, staying in Palo Alto is probably the wiser choice but there are more options in SF.
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#49rejected...le sigh what is the criteria to get in anyways?
I wonder what the age distribution is between applicants and those accepted. Rejected as well. But I'm "old" in YC-years so I didn't expect to get an invite.
I am 33 and I got accepted. I am not sure if YC considered age for acceptance. Well, in that case, I would be considered as "old" too.
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#50rejected...le sigh what is the criteria to get in anyways?
I wonder what the age distribution is between applicants and those accepted. Rejected as well. But I'm "old" in YC-years so I didn't expect to get an invite.
I'm 43 and got accepted. It would be interesting to know some stats on all this stuff.