Welcome to Stanford!

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.

Approaching Stanford begins

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. 

Setting up your SUNet ID & Stanford email

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.

Log in to Stanford Email  |  Configure your Stanford Email Account

A Note About Campus Events and Meetings

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.