Is Stanford Hard Academically?

Stanford University is one of the most difficult colleges to get into, with an acceptance rate of only 4%. It is consistently ranked in US News' top 10—often top five—universities.

Is Stanford hard to get good grades?

Some students are smart and don't work very hard, but there are a lot of students who work very hard to get the grades they do. I didn't study very much my freshman and sophomore years, but my junior and senior years I had to spend about 20-30 hours a week studying to keep up with my peers.

Is Stanford a stressful school?

Stanford students are constantly under a ferocious amount of stress due to their workload. ... Of course Stanford is a lot of work, it is one of the best universities in the world, and its students should work hard.