First-Years
Welcome, Class of 2029!
The Approaching Stanford and New Student Orientation team is thrilled to welcome you as the newest members of the Stanford community. We are eager to get to know you throughout the Approaching Stanford process this summer and are excited to share the orientation events with you this fall.
At this time, please create your Stanford University Network ID (SUNet ID). When the Approaching Stanford process begins, you will need to use your SUNet ID to check your Stanford email account and to complete your Approaching Stanford Requirements. All Approaching Stanford and official university communications will be sent to your Stanford email account.
On May 9, 2025, you will receive your first Approaching Stanford Newsletter by email and soon gain access to Canvas, both of which will be critical sources of information as you begin your Stanford journey. Your required Approaching Stanford Forms, which include your first-year course preferences and your first-year housing application, will be due on June 6. While there's no need to rush to complete them, please be sure to submit them by the June 6 deadline. On that due date, we will begin to access your information to get to know you and to make your assignments.
During the summer, you will need to complete the Approaching Stanford Requirements, including the required Vaden Health Forms and Core Values Trainings. In addition, you will learn about academic life at Stanford and will have the opportunity to take placement diagnostics and tests for certain subject areas, if desired. In August, Navigate Classes will be updated for the 2025-26 academic year, offering a gateway to explore Stanford’s diverse range of courses across all schools, with the option to start browsing fall classes. Also in August, you will receive notification of your housing assignment and your assigned academic advisor with whom you can sign up for a small group advising meeting. In September after you move to campus, the New Student Advising Enrollment Hold will be released during New Student Orientation (NSO), and frosh will be able to enroll in their autumn courses if they have completed their Approaching Stanford Requirements.
As we get closer to the fall (on/around September 1), we'll share the schedule of New Student Orientation events and programs that will introduce you to the rich academic, social, and cultural life at Stanford. Please note that NSO is required for all new students. You must be checked in by 5:00 p.m. on New Student Move-In Day, and should expect to be fully engaged in NSO the week before Autumn Quarter begins. NSO 2025 expected dates are September 16 - 21, 2025. Please do not make any other plans during these days. The first day of Autumn Quarter will begin on September 22, 2025.