Approaching Stanford Guide

About This Guide

The information on this guide will be updated in May 2016. Browse through the posts below or use the drop down menu so see last year's posts. Everything you need to know about preparing for Stanford is in this guide including all of the information in the Approaching Stanford Handbook and more!   

The Stanford Bulletin is Stanford University’s official catalog of courses, degrees...Read More
Students often approach advisors to find out whether they can get credit for work...Read More
Freshman Introductory Seminars (IntroSems) offer you the opportunity to interact and...Read More
Axess is Stanford’s web-based student information system that allows you to take...Read More
Over the summer, use resources such as the Stanford Bulletin, the Introductory...Read More
Like most universities, Stanford consists of schools specializing in different...Read More
Stanford gives you a significant degree of freedom and flexibility to choose among a...Read More
There are plenty of large and small ways to make engineering part of your Stanford...Read More
Are you interested in learning more about the natural processes that govern and...Read More
If you plan to continue studying a language at Stanford that you speak at home or...Read More
What is the Quarter System? Stanford’s undergraduate program is divided into 10-week...Read More
Perhaps you already know what you want to study at Stanford. Perhaps you are...Read More
Stanford’s eleven humanities departments explore the historical, literary, artistic...Read More
All Stanford students are required to complete one year of college-level study, or...Read More
To graduate with a degree, you must: Earn a minimum of 180 academic units, Complete...Read More