Congratulations on your offer of admission to Stanford University! All those offered admission to graduate study must inform us of their decisions to accept or decline.
To accept or decline the offer of admission on the web, you first need to set up your Stanford University Network Identification name (SUNet ID). Approximately 24 hours after you have set up your SUNet ID, you will be able to log in to Axess to accept or decline the offer.
Creating a SUNet ID
On the Stanford University Accounts web site, choose “Create a new SUNet ID”. Be sure to then choose "I do have a Univeristy ID" and follow the instructions. You will need your Stanford student ID number that was sent to you by your department in the admission offer.
Before you begin, think carefully about your SUNet ID. Once selected, it cannot be changed. If you are accepting admission, it will form part of your Stanford email address and, if you create one, your web home page. For example, Jane Doe may choose the SUNet ID “jdoe.” Her email address would then be jdoe@stanford.edu and her web address would be http://www.stanford.edu/~jdoe. Choose your ID carefully; picking a humorous name may distinguish you on campus, but may seem inappropriate later when you are applying for jobs and posting your resumé.
Accepting or Declining the Offer
Once you complete the SUNet ID application process, it will be approximately 24 hours before your SUNet ID will be available. You can then log into Axess to accept or decline Stanford’s offer of admission. Note: If accepting, it will take an additional 24 hours before your access to other Stanford online services, including email, will be available.
Log in to Axess using your SUNet ID. In the top menu bar, hover over "STUDENT" for the "NEW ADMITS, Graduate Admission Response" section to be revealed. Click "Graduate Admission Response" to open the response page. You will be able to create your email account and access other services approximately 24 hours after you accept the offer of admission. See Computing and Communication for more information on your SUNet ID and access to resources.
If you create a SUNet ID and you accept the offer on the web, you will be able to establish your Stanford University email account about 2 days later. If you are unable to create a SUNet ID and respond on the web, you will not be able to set up a Stanford University email account until August 30.
Address Updates
In order to receive important information before you arrive on campus, it is essential that you keep your mailing and email addresses up to date in one of the following ways:
- If you have created a SUNetID (see instructions above), use the address maintenance function in Axess.
- If you have not created a SUNetID, send email with your new mailing address and/or email address to Graduate Admissions. Include in the email your name, date of birth, and student ID number.
