All other international students should arrive on Friday, September 21 with their classmates. Parking and Transportation Services has posted the freshman transportation policy online and has also created a website with information about transportation alternatives. No, Stanford does not have a summer reading list. However, when you receive the mailing with your dorm assignment, you will find information regarding a book your residence staff has chosen for you to read over the summer. Stanford does not have a preregistration period.
All students sign up for classes during the first two weeks of the quarter.
Be sure to attend the first meeting of the classes you may want to take. You should plan to take the written portion of the online foreign language placement tests over the summer. The oral portion is offered during New Student Orientation. Refer to Approaching Stanford to find out more about foreign language placement tests. The Undergraduate Advising Center has answers to all your academic questions.