We have been eagerly awaiting you and are delighted that you have chosen to spend the next few years here with us on the Farm. Approaching Stanford is the process that will guide all new undergraduates (first-years and transfers) in your transition to Stanford. It includes academic advising and enrollment, first year housing assignments, new student requirements, introductions to academic and student life, New Student Orientation (NSO) and pre-orientation programs, and much more.
May 10, 2021 - for the Class of 2025
June 7, 2021 - for new Transfers
On the date listed above, please check your Stanford email for Approaching Stanford information and access to your required Approaching Stanford Forms.
Please set up your Stanford University Network Identifier (SUNet ID) by May 3 (frosh) or June 1 (transfers). You will need to begin using your SUNet ID to check your Stanford email account and to complete your Approaching Stanford Forms. All Approaching Stanford and official university communications will be sent to your Stanford email account and it will be your responsibility to check your email regularly once Approaching Stanford begins.
Please note that it may take up to 72 hours, or three business days, after creating your SUNet ID for your enrollment to be verified and for you to gain access to your Stanford email account. If you try logging into your Stanford email account and see an Error message, please be patient and wait for your enrollment to be verified.
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Please note that as an admitted or incoming student, you are not yet an enrolled student at Stanford and therefore should not attend or participate in any university-sponsored events or meetings (virtual or in-person) intended only for current students before the beginning of the 2021-22 academic year, including virtual events offered on Zoom and other online platforms. You will be able to engage with student groups and campus offices and programs through Cardinal Quad and Cardinal Days, both managed by the Office of Undergraduate Admission, and through Approaching Stanford. You are welcome to attend any university-sponsored events that are open to the public.
Move-In and New Student Orientation 2021: September 13-19, 2021 (tentative)
Move-In and New Student Orientation (NSO) 2021 will take place the week prior to the start of Autumn Quarter, September 13-19, 2021. NSO is required and all new students must participate in the full duration of NSO. The specific move-in dates and first day of NSO have not been finalized. For health and safety reasons, we anticipate needing multiple days for New Student Move-In - please do not book travel until move-in dates have been published and you have confirmed your move-in date.
2021 Dates & Deadlines (tentative)
FROSH
May 10 - First Approaching Newsletter; Forms Open
June 4 - Approaching Stanford Forms Due
July 1 - Final Official Transcript Due
July - Vaden Health Forms Due
August - Advisor Introductory Email
September - Autumn Course Enrollment Opens
Sept 13 - Required Online Modules Due
Sept 13-19 - Move-In & New Student Orientation
Sept 20- First Day of Autumn Quarter
TRANSFERS
June 7 - First Approaching Newsletter; Forms Open
June 25 - Approaching Stanford Forms Due
July - Advisor Introductory Email
July - Vaden Health Forms Due
Aug/Sept - Autumn Course Enrollment Opens
Sept 13 - Required Online Modules Due
Sept 13-19 - Move-In & New Student Orientation
Sept 20 - First Day of Autumn Quarter