Introducing: Magnolia Neighborhood

Neighborhood Magnolia, also called GovCo, is the last of Stanford’s eight neighborhoods and is also located on Stanford’s western side. Frosh within Neighborhood Magnolia will reside in either Potter, Robinson, and Schiff. These dorms have a variety of room types but mainly feature 2-room doubles.  Potter  A photo of the outside of Potter Potter isContinue

Introducing: Redwood Neighborhood

Neighborhood Redwood is one of two neighborhoods located on the west side of Stanford’s campus. Neighborhood Redwood is home to Ujamaa and West Lagunita. Both of these dorms host a variety of room types from single spaces, to 1-room doubles and 1-room triples.  Ujamaa  A photo of the outside of Ujamma next to Lakeside DiningContinue

Office Hours – A Valuable Resource

Hi all! You are so close to starting your Stanford journey, and we can’t wait to welcome you in person. It’s OC Johan, and today, I’ll be talking about an often-overlooked resource: Office Hour!  What are Office Hours?  You will often hear this term, as almost all faculty and instructors hold office hours. The PresidentContinue

Explained: Required Curriculum

Hey everyone, it’s OC Alondra! As we begin approaching the beginning of your time at Stanford, you will soon have to enroll in classes, so it is a good time to start thinking about what you want to take.  Aside from the minimum unit requirement of 180 units and major requirements, students must also fulfillContinue

I Am Stanford: Adri

Hello Everyone! My name is Adri Kornfein and I am happy to welcome you to the Stanford community. I am lucky to serve this year as the Disability Community Coordinator but I am excited to welcome everyone from all communities to campus. I am a rising Junior studying Electrical Engineering, with a German Studies Minor.Continue

Breaking down SimpleEnroll + Courses

Hello Frosh and Transfers, It’s your OC Ritchie. The countdown to your arrival on campus is coming closer and closer. You may be eager to enroll in courses and explore interests that you may have, but how does course enrollment actually work? In this blog, I will be breaking down all things about enrolling courses. Continue

IntroSems

Hi everyone! I am Omotolani Azeez, a rising sophomore looking to major in Symbolic Systems and Communications. I am your Volunteer Orientation Coordinator and today’s blog is about IntroSems. Yeah…what are those!!?? I didn’t find out about them till the middle of the fall quarter and everyone was talking about how they were enjoying theirContinue

Introducing: Ginkgo Neighborhood

Neighborhood Ginkgo is one of the neighborhoods on the east side of Stanford’s campus. Within Neighborhood Ginkgo are two all-frosh dorms: Branner Hall and Crothers. Branner and Crothers are two of the largest frosh dorms on campus.  Branner A photo of the front of Branner hall with four large trees Branner is one of twoContinue

I Am Stanford: Leslie

Hey y’all, welcome to Stanford!! I am Leslie Quintana (she,her,ella), one of your NSO Community Coordinators and current student staff at El Centro Chicano y Latino. It is a privilege to be among the first people to welcome and support your transition into your college era! I am a rising junior and I was inContinue

All Major, Minor and Coterm Things

Hey frosh and transfers, It’s Ritchie. On this week’s academic blog, I’ll be talking about majors/minors/coterms. Whether you already know your major or have a few ideas about what you want to study or are coming to Stanford not knowing at all what you want to do, don’t fret. Stanford has a lot of opportunitiesContinue