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On the campus wide scale this phenomenon is often associated with examples such as no one really leaves campus because the campus is a self-contained community and that students are unaware of things going on in the world. However, in light of my friend’s comments, this bubble syndrome extends beyond our interactions with the rest of the world and into our daily lives. The fact of the matter is that Stanford students lead a sheltered life. It is almost as if everything has been bubble wrapped for us so that it is physically impossible to actually get hurt.

The Stanford Bubble connects its residents to all of the resources necessary for students to thrive academically, while being eased into the concept of adulthood. However, it disconnects students from the outside world in an effort to allow academia and the campus community to be the focus of energy and time for students. The university also eliminates daily stresses such as cooking and cleaning in order to free up more time and energy in students’ lives.

In essence, Stanford is has attempted to create an academic utopia where the only concerns for students are academics, career development, and extracurricular activities such as student organizations, research, and other academic or community related activities. In the Stanford Daily one writer describes Camp Stanford, the academic utopia without the academics. In short Camp Stanford is all of the resources without any of the academic stress. Students “attending” Camp Stanford are free to utilize their time as they please. While some are able to produce honors papers, obtain future jobs, or start organizations others choose to indulge in hedonism by traveling, partying, and basking in the Californian sun.

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