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I live in Germany. I got an invite to the Quora partner program the day I landed in USA for a business trip. So from what I understand, irrespective of the number of views on your answers, there is some additional eligibility criteria for you to even get an email invite.If you read the terms of service, point 1 states:Eligibility. You must be located in the United States to participate in this Program. If you are a Quora employee, you are eligible to participate and earn up to a maximum of $200 USD a month. You also agree to be bound by the Platform Terms (https://www.quora.com/about/tos) as a condition of participation.Again, if you check the FAQ section:How can other people I know .participate?The program is invite-only at this time, but we intend to open it up to more people as time goes on.So my guess is that Quora is currently targeting people based out of USA, who are active on Quora, may or may not be answering questions frequently ( I have not answered questions frequently in the past year or so) and have a certain number of consistent answer views.Edit 1: Thanks to @Anita Scotch, I got to know that the Quora partner program is now available for other countries too. Copying Anuta’s comment here:If you reside in one of the Countries, The Quora Partner Program is active in, you are eligible to participate in the program.” ( I read more will be added, at some point, but here are the countries, currently eligible at this writing,) U.S., Japan, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Italy and Australia.11/14/2018Edit 2 : Here is the latest list of countries with 3 new additions eligible for the Quora Partner program:U.S., Japan, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, Australia, Indonesia, India and Brazil.Thanks to Monoswita Rez for informing me about this update.

Make it compellingQuickly and clearly make these points:Who you are and why you are doing thisHow long it takesWhats in it for me -- why should someone help you by completing the surveyExample: "Please spend 3 minutes helping me make it easier to learn Mathematics. Answer 8 short questions for my eternal gratitude and (optional) credit on my research findings. Thank you SO MUCH for helping."Make it convenientKeep it shortShow up at the right place and time -- when people have the time and inclination to help. For example, when students are planning their schedules. Reward participationOffer gift cards, eBooks, study tips, or some other incentive for helping.Test and refineTest out different offers and even different question wording and ordering to learn which has the best response rate, then send more invitations to the offer with the highest response rate.Reward referralsIf offering a reward, increase it for referrals. Include a custom invite link that tracks referrals.

The SymSys website has a page titled M.S. Admissions - FAQ and it addresses some important aspects of a successful applicant. Look at “What are the qualities of a successful application?”I can say that the points listed on that page reflect the SymSys MS students that I have met. Having those qualities also makes it easier to find a thesis advisor once you are admitted, and your thesis project would also run more smoothly.

I will share with you what I wish somebody had told me when I was applying. I was pretty lost, I didn’t even know what the SAT was. I apologize in advance for my grammar typos, it’s a pretty lengthy writing and don’t have the time to revise it. I care more about the message rather than having perfect grammar and punctuation.1- Stanford cares about diversity:And diversity goes way beyond your ethnic or racial background. It’s also about how you think, how you interact with the world around you, how you see yourself as part of mankind and contributing to it. In practical terms, what do you think distinguishes you as an individual? Is it your interests in sports? or maybe your religious beliefs? or perhaps your sexual orientation? or your political views?2- Stanford AOs will read your application: holistically, in context, and independently.What I mean by holistically is that there is not one single component that gets a student admitted into Stanford, but the combination of all the components of the application. For instance, every year Stanford receives thousands and thousands of applications from students who have got perfect SATs/ACTs scores and perfect GPAs, but they have not been admitted, whereas other applicants, who haven’t got such high SATs scores (like myself) have been admitted. Why? → Stanford cares about the whole package. There is much more to it than just your scores. Your are more than a number. While your grades and scores are important because they prove your academic strength, your essays, extracurricular activities and recommendation letters talk about your personality, your character and the things that you care about. Stanford wants to breed world citizens, people who have the potential to change the world. (There are many ways to change the world, don’t just think about founding the next Google or the next Catholic Charities; you could start with a small step such as helping your employer to give back to the community, or teach kids how to sew)They will read your application in context. This means that they will take into consideration whether you have taken advantage of the opportunities you have access to. They will also consider how your personal life outside school might impact your academic performance. For instance, let’s say you recently lost a relative, or that you are an athlete putting a lot of time towards training. They will consider how those events might impact your school performance.Last but not least, they will read your application independently meaning that they will never compare your application to any other students’ and the reason why is because students come different countries, backgrounds, states, schools, etc. So it’s literally impossible for them to compare applications. For example, they can’t expect a student from a poor neighborhood to do the same stuff as the the prince of South Arabia or Thor, prince of Valhalla. :-)3- Take the most rigorous courses you have access to:The AOs want to see that students challenge themselves academically. In other words, if you have access to AP/IB/Honors/College courses, they will definitely expect you to take some of those courses. However, if you don’t have access to any of these courses, that’s completely fine, just take the most challenging courses offered at your school. They will not penalize you for that because once again, they will read your application in context. (Your counselor needs to submit your school report, and this shows all the courses your school offers)There is not a required curriculum, but a recommended one. Most successful applicants have taken 4 years of the 5 core subjects: Math, sciences, social sciences, foreign language, and English. However, you should take whatever you are interested in as long as they are rigorous courses. In other words, you should prioritize a rigorous course over a regular class. They would prefer to see more rigorous courses on your transcripts that the full recommended curriculum of regular classes.It’s fine if you got a B or C in a class; it’s not the end of the world. As I aforementioned, you are more than a number. I would say that as long as you show an upward trend you are fine. Also they won’t look at your freshman grades.4- Focus on fewer extracurricular activities:They AOs are more interested in high quality activities, not quantity. When they look at your extracurricular activities, they are looking for the impact you have had on them, how you have engage with them, how they have impacted the way you think, etc. Definitely talk about one of your extracurricular activities in your essays.There isn’t any specific type of extracurricular activities they are looking for. In other words, pursue whatever you are interested in whether is music, or community service, or archeology, or filmmaking, or singing, or collecting beer bottle caps, obviously not the latter, unless you have a strong reason. All extracurricular activities are at the same level; there is no one type of extracurricular activity that is more relevant than another type. ex: playing sports vs community service vs babysitting, they are all the same. Again, pursue depth and high impact.5- Take the SATs/ACTs as many times as you need, but try to take them as few times as possible.First, let me clarify that they don’t have preference for any of the tests. It’s up to you which test you want to take (SAT vs ACT). You don’t have to take them both, and taking both won’t add anything to your application. Instead of spreading your energy in doing well at both, focus on doing well at only one.They don’t care how many times you take the tests, but you are required to submit all of your scores because they will super-score your results. In other words, they will take the best of the best.6- Take at least two subject tests:If you take the math, take level 2.Don’t take a language subject test, if you speak the language at home. It will not add anything to your applicationThe best part: subject tests are optional, so you can take them as many times as you want and you don’t have to submit all of your tests, just submit the ones you want the AOs to see. WARNING: although you don’t have to submit all of your subject test, you do have to submit all your SAT or ACT tests you have taken; this is required.7- Start building good relations with your junior/senior year teachers and with your counselor.Letters don’t necessarily have to be one from Sciences and one from Humanities, they both can be from Sciences or both from Humanities.Give your teachers at least 3–4 weeks to write you a letterMost importantly, make sure your teachers like youYou’re allowed to submit an optional letter. They usually like to see that letter coming from someone who is not directly related to academics such as your coach, pastor where you attend church, or PI where you do research, or supervisor where you volunteer/work. If you submit an optional letter from another teacher, it will dilute down the other two letters.they don’t care who is writing the optional letter, the fact that the person is somehow affiliated to Stanford, or is somebody with “tittle” doesn’t add anything to the application. The most important thing they want to see in all your letters is that the recommender provides specific details about who your are.8- Essays: Focus on “How?” and “Why?”They don’t care much about what you write about, but more about why and how your are writing about the things you are interested in. Ex: if you want to talk about something fancy such as “the string theory”, don’t spend time talking about what that is, but rather on explaining why you find that concept fascinating, why you are interested in it, how you have engage with it, etc. These two questions show a very important point: your learning and reflection process, which I usually like to call “your maturity of thought”, and what I mean by this is how do you reflect and think upon a certain experience/topic. For example, let’s say you want to talk about children toys (I’m making this up). You could say that the world of toys is perfect because everything is granted, there is no fight, there is no struggle, there is no stress, there is no what I like to call “psychological terrorism,” better known as bullying, from your peers. Now, how do you extrapolate this to real human relations and society. What are the things that you can learn from the world of toys? How you have incorporated those learning experiences into your personal life. Why do you think those lessons are valuable? etc. Do you see my point?Essays are the only chance you have to share with the AOs your story, so take full advantage of every question, sentence, word to add to your application and to say something new. Do not repeat any info you have previously said. I made this mistake with two schools. Please, do not make the same mistake I did. Remember, the more the AOs know about you the better.9- Start early. Take your time. Do not apply for Early Action, unless you are ready.The only benefit of applying early, is that you get to find out earlier about your decisions, not that you have a better chance to be admitted. The admission rate is about the same as for regular decisions’ In the past few years the admission rate during early action has been slightly higher, but that is not because Stanford has preference for early applicants, neither that is because they have certain numbers of spots they need to fill during that time, but that’s mainly because the applicants they get during EA are extremely well prepared. Thus, if you think you need more time to polish your essays, or take a subject test, or retake the SAT/ACT, please do not give yourself less time to work on the application, wait until Regular Decisions. This is only a one time shot opportunity, so you want to submit your strongest application.10- Stay focusedIt’s very easy to get distracted with the internet these days. Use it to your advantage as an ally, not as an enemy.Realize when you fall into autopilot mode. I personally fall into this mode many times, but I always try my best to detect it and when I’m not controlling my time. Grind grind grind!! Spend as much time as possible working hard. Delay entertainment, delay distractions, delay immediate reward. I can guarantee you it will pay off.11- Never lose your motivation and enthusiasm no matter whether you are admitted into Stanford or your school of choice.The fact the student is not admitted into Stanford, does not mean anything about the student’s capabilities or intelligence, but that Stanford unfortunately doesn’t have enough capacity to take all the great students that apply every year. Let me tell you that I have met people who are way way smarter than me and they are either attending public schools or never attended college.It’s not the school what makes the difference, but you. If you are admitted here and you don’t take advantages of the opportunities Stanford has to offer, then what’s the point of being here? See Stanford as a mean to your ultimate goal in life, not as the ultimate goal itself. There are many paths that will lead you there and Stanford is just one of them.Try to work hard during your high school career, try to do your best when you apply, but once you have done your best, there is nothing else you can do. The rest will depend on the admission officers. And wherever you end up, that will be the best for your, that will be if meant to be. Let me share with you my personal story: I applied to 5 schools, Stanford was my top choice and had the lowest admission rate among all the schools that I applied. The first letter I got in the mail was from my backup university, which had an admit rate of 30%, guess what?? I wasn’t admitted. Then got the second and third letters in the mail, guess what?? I was denied again. The very last letter I got in the mail was from Stanford, and I was admitted here. So I think that was meant to be.As long as you stay focused and motivated, you are UNSTOPPABLE!!! A rejection letter will not ruin your plans. Just think about it for a second, how many successful people in the world have not got a college degree or have started with less? My favorite character is Hellen Keller (she did get a college degree, but not very easily), she said that “the only thing worse than being blind is having sight, but no vision.” In other words, as long as you have a clear vision, as long as you know where you are heading, and use your hard work and maximum effort to fight back what life throws at you, my friend, you are invincible. I know it’s very easy to say it and hard to put it in practice, but that’s where the merit is, in trying to apply this philosophy every day, every minute in your life.Wish you the best of luck. Never lose your vision, follow your effort :-)————————————— FAQs —————————————————————Dual enrollment at local junior college vs AP/IB classes.Either one shows that you are challenging yourself academically. However, when it comes to transferring classes, you should be able to transfer most of your APs or IBs. For more info visit: Advanced Placement . In the case of community college classes, you can only transfer those courses that don’t count towards your high school graduation requirements. For example, if you took 3 calculus classes at your local junior college and two of them counted towards your high school graduation requirements, you can only transfer the third course, but not the first two. That’s why they usually encourage students to stay at their high schools if they have access to AP or IB curriculums. Again, in terms of admissions they are all at the same level.I will be graduating with an Associate degree by the time I finish high school. Should I apply as a transfer?That’s a a common case, it’s not something rare as many applicants think. You don’t qualify as a transfer and anyways you don’t want to apply as a transfer. At the time of this writing, the admit rate for transfers is 0.9%My grandpa/uncle/sibling went to Stanford, am I consider a legacy student?Unfortunately no. Legacy students are only those whose any of their parents received a degree from Stanford such as a Bachelors, Masters or Phds. It does not include certificates, medical residency, summer programs, etc.Legacy is not the main factor that gets a student into Stanford. Think of it as a feather on a scale, not a rock. It will definitely heal the wounded, but it will not raise the dead :-)

NOOOOOOO. You are talking to a military romance scammer. I received an email from the US Army that directly answers your question that is pasted below please keep reading.I believe you are the victim of a military Romance Scam whereas the person you are talking to is a foreign national posing as an American Soldier claiming to be stationed overseas on a peacekeeping mission. That's the key to the scam they always claim to be on a peacekeeping mission.Part of their scam is saying that they have no access to their money that their mission is highly dangerous.If your boyfriend girlfriend/future husband/wife is asking you to do the following or has exhibited this behavior, it is a most likely a scam:Moves to private messaging site immediately after meeting you on Facebook or SnapChat or Instagram or some dating or social media site. Often times they delete the site you met them on right after they asked you to move to a more private messaging siteProfesses love to you very quickly & seems to quote poems and song lyrics along with using their own sort of broken language, as they profess their love and devotion quickly. They also showed concern for your health and love for your family.Promises marriage as soon as he/she gets to state for leave that they asked you to pay for.They Requests money (wire transfers) and Amazon, iTune ,Verizon, etc gift cards, for medicine, religious practices, and leaves to come home, internet access, complete job assignments, help sick friend, get him out of trouble, or anything that sounds fishy.The military does provide all the soldier needs including food medical Care and transportation for leave. Trust me, I lived it, you are probably being scammed. I am just trying to show you examples that you are most likely being connned.Below is an email response I received after I sent an inquiry to the US government when I discovered I was scammed. I received this wonderful response back with lots of useful links on how to find and report your scammer. And how to learn more about Romance Scams.Right now you can also copy the picture he gave you and do a google image search and you will hopefully see the pictures of the real person he is impersonating. this doesn't always work and take some digging. if you find the real person you can direct message them and alert them that their image is being used for scamming.Good Luck to you and I'm sorry this may be happening to you. please continue reading the government response I received below it's very informative.   You have contacted an email that is monitored by the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command. Unfortunately, this is a common concern. We assure you there is never any reason to send money to anyone claiming to be a Soldier online. If you have only spoken with this person online, it is likely they are not a U.S. Soldier at all. If this is a suspected imposter social media profile, we urge you to report it to that platform as soon as possible. Please continue reading for more resources and answers to other frequently asked questions:  How to report an imposter Facebook profile: Caution-https://www.facebook.com/help/16... < Caution-https://www.facebook.com/help/16... >   Answers to frequently asked questions:  - Soldiers and their loved ones are not charged money so that the Soldier can go on leave.  - Soldiers are not charged money for secure communications or leave.  - Soldiers do not need permission to get married.  - Soldiers emails are in this format: john.doe.mil@mail.mil < Caution-mailto: john.doe.mil@mail.mil > anything ending in .us or .com is not an official email account.  - Soldiers have medical insurance, which pays for their medical costs when treated at civilian health care facilities worldwide – family and friends do not need to pay their medical expenses.  - Military aircraft are not used to transport Privately Owned Vehicles.  - Army financial offices are not used to help Soldiers buy or sell items of any kind.  - Soldiers deployed to Combat Zones do not need to solicit money from the public to feed or house themselves or their troops.  - Deployed Soldiers do not find large unclaimed sums of money and need your help to get that money out of the country.  Anyone who tells you one of the above-listed conditions/circumstances is true is likely posing as a Soldier and trying to steal money from you.  We would urge you to immediately cease all contact with this individual.  For more information on avoiding online scams and to report this crime, please see the following sites and articles:   This article may help clarify some of the tricks social media scammers try to use to take advantage of people: Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/61432/< Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/61432/>   CID advises vigilance against 'romance scams,' scammers impersonating Soldiers  Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/180749 < Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/180749 >   FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center: Caution-http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx< Caution-http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx>   U.S. Army investigators warn public against romance scams: Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/130...< Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/130...>   DOD warns troops, families to be cybercrime smart -Caution-http://www.army.mil/article/1450...< Caution-http://www.army.mil/article/1450...>   Use caution with social networking  Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/146...< Caution-https://www.army.mil/article/146...>    Please see our frequently asked questions section under scams and legal issues. Caution-http://www.army.mil/faq/ < Caution-http://www.army.mil/faq/ > or visit Caution-http://www.cid.army.mil/ < Caution-http://www.cid.army.mil/ >.  The challenge with most scams is determining if an individual is a legitimate member of the US Army. Based on the Privacy Act of 1974, we cannot provide this information. If concerned about a scam you may contact the Better Business Bureau (if it involves a solicitation for money), or local law enforcement. If you're involved in a Facebook or dating site scam, you are free to contact us direct; (571) 305-4056.   If you have a social security number, you can find information about Soldiers online at Caution-https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/appj/sc... < Caution-https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/appj/sc... > . While this is a free search, it does not help you locate a retiree, but it can tell you if the Soldier is active duty or not.  If more information is needed such as current duty station or location, you can contact the Commander Soldier's Records Data Center (SRDC) by phone or mail and they will help you locate individuals on active duty only, not retirees. There is a fee of $3.50 for businesses to use this service. The check or money order must be made out to the U.S. Treasury. It is not refundable. The address is:  Commander Soldier's Records Data Center (SRDC) 8899 East 56th Street Indianapolis, IN 46249-5301 Phone: 1-866-771-6357  In addition, it is not possible to remove social networking site profiles without legitimate proof of identity theft or a scam. If you suspect fraud on this site, take a screenshot of any advances for money or impersonations and report the account on the social networking platform immediately.  Please submit all information you have on this incident to Caution-www.ic3.gov < Caution-http://www.ic3.gov > (FBI website, Internet Criminal Complaint Center), immediately stop contact with the scammer (you are potentially providing them more information which can be used to scam you), and learn how to protect yourself against these scams at Caution-http://www.ftc.gov < Caution-http://www.ftc.gov > (Federal Trade Commission's website)

Here is the story of 5 people who went to Stanford that I've had the opportunity to know.  Some dropped out, some didn't.  All names and some genders are changed to protect privacy, but every person is real.  Sarah was on a full ride PHD in physics.  The .com bubble was exploding at that time, and she saw that and realized she needed to be part of it, and dropped out.  She would go on to become one of the most impressive entrepreneurs of our time.  Jefferson came to Stanford because he wanted to be an entrepreneur.  He went to every ETL, was active on Bases, and immersed himself in the startup community at Stanford.  He dropped out in the middle of his first year of graduate school to be involved in startups, but the competitive startups needed folks with skills he didnt have (as he dropped out).  All he could do was talk about startups, and in the end, never found his way into one.  Lisa dropped out of Stanford toward the end of her tenure.  She tried and failed to start her own company, and was too arrogant to take an entry level job (she fancied herself as above that).  She stagnated, and now is essentially unemployable with an absurd gap and not much to show for it.  Nitjay was 3/4 of the way through a PHD, but found a company he really wanted to be part of.  As a highly qualified PHD in CS and Applied Math he had very little trouble landing a job.  He would go on to be extremely successful there, and found his way deep into the startup community.  Tom, Jane, Carl, Edgar, Samara, Tina, and another dozen names I'm tired of inventing graduated from Stanford and would find their way into the startup community.  Many of them would leverage professional experience to close funding deals, and 3 of them are well on their way to being successful founders of companies with names you probably know.  When I look over this, and even as I write this, the lesson is clear.  Quit if you have to, because you need to be part of something else.  If you quit b/c its trendy, you are taking quite a bit of risk with your life.  The world values risk-takers, but not foolish skill-less ones.

If you are recruiting for a traditional career position (Investment Banking, Consulting, Consumer Products, Anything Fortune 500) work through the Career Management Center.For non-traditional positions, startups, etc. you can work through the Career Management Center, but I see many firms in this category also getting the word out by asking a current student to send a brief description to either industry club mailing lists (e.g., the Healthcare Club or the Entrepreneur Club) or to the whole class.  Ask a current student for help with this.  If you don't know a current student you can find the e-mail addresses for the various clubs on the GSB website.