chronicidal

I haven't gotten the "March letter" containing details about Admit Weekend, but I'm too excited. Does Stanford finaid pay for eligible people to go? I don't think my parents will let me fly across the country full price.

collegebound13

Are you early admit?

misschikki225

In the package that you will receive, there is a letter indicating whether or not you have received a travel grant. If you don't receive the packet within the next week or so, you might want to contact the admissions office. Have you registered online?

chronicidal

early approval, so I don't have my info to register yet.

locrasaur27

just making sure chronicidal--early approval letters from the Dean means that we got into Stanford for 2008-2009 right?

but yea i'm looking forward to admit weekend, but i think i heard from other people that the info they give us will tell us about travel/commute prices etc (hopefully i'll be waived haha)

cjjc419

In my acceptance packet (received in Dec.), were forms saying that I got the travel grant and instructions on how that works.

collegebound13

Is Admit Weekend for early action applicants?

cjjc419

admit weekend is for all admitted students (not just early-action)

arwen15

Schedule from the past (from a post by Stanford 2010) with readjusted dates.... maybe it is
different this year....?

Thursday, April 24

8:00 a.m.
• Thursday Check-In (Until 5:00 p.m.)
8:30 a.m.
• Student Services Open Houses (Until noon)
9:00 a.m.
• Finances and Your Stanford Education (also offered Friday at 8:30 a.m. and Saturday at 10:30 a.m.)
10:00 a.m.
• Various Campus Tours (offered throughout the weekend)
11:00 a.m.
• Activities Fair
12:00 noon
• Admit Picnic Lunch
1:15 p.m.
• Q&A with President
2:15 p.m.
• Approaching Stanford: A Conversation About Undergraduate Education
3:45 p.m.
• Dorm Open House – for Parents Only
• Dorm Pick Up Times
5:00 p.m.
• Dinner and Programming in the Dorms
9:30 p.m.
• Dorm Open House – for Admits Only
10:00 p.m.
• Nighttime Activities (Until 1:00 a.m.)
Stanford University -1- Admit Weekend 2008


Friday, April 25

8:00 a.m.
• Friday Check-In (Until 5:00 p.m.)
8:30 a.m.
• Finances and Your Stanford Education (also offered Thursday at 9:00 a.m. and Saturday at 10:30 a.m.)
9:00 a.m.
• Home Sweet Home: A Visit to the Headquarters of Undergraduate Education
11:00 a.m.
• University Welcome
12:00 noon
• Admit Picnic Lunch
1:00 p.m.
• Inside the Academic Departments
3:15 p.m.
• Academic Expos
4:15 p.m.
• Conversations with Parents – for Parents Only
• Open Mic at the Stanford Writing Center
5:00 p.m.
• Dinner and Programming in Dorms
8:00 p.m.
• A Cappella Concert
9:30 p.m.
• Nighttime Activities (Until 1:00 a.m.)
Stanford University -2- Admit Weekend 2008


Saturday, April 26

9:00 a.m.
• Saturday Check-In (Until noon.)
• Parent Breakfast
10:30 a.m.
• Finances and Your Stanford Education (also offered Thursday at 9:00 a.m. and Friday at 8:30 a.m.)
• The Freshman Living Experience
1:00 p.m.
• Undergraduate Research Showcase
• Dance Expo
2:30 p.m.
• Interdisciplinary Expos
4:00 p.m.
• Athletics at Stanford Showcase
8:00 p.m.
• Music Department Showcase
9:00 p.m.
• Nighttime Activities (Until 1:00 a.m.)

Missy Jo

Yeah, the schedule is pretty much the same for 2012.

Is the March letter the same letter that the RD students get? If so, then your acceptance package will contain an estimate of you/your family's EFC, along with a hard copy of the e-mail you'll get, and a travel grant, which pretty much indicates that you purchase your ticket and you'll get reimbursed.

arwen15

Can some local or someone who has knowledge about it comment
on the pros and cons of flying into San Jose V SFO?

If one is planning on going back friday (25th) evening which airport would
be easier to access (going with traffic against traffic etc.)


Curious.



(Oh and I have never been to CA, is there something I should absolutely do while I am
visiting)

locrasaur27

CA has amazing food of all sorts haha =)

myndimcd

as for airports, theres pros and cons for each. a lot of people work in sanfran, so there traffic going out of it (so you'd run into that going from sanfran to palo alto) but i think it might be a little closer to stanford than san jose. i personally would choose san jose, it really is not that far, and iver never experieced that bad of traffic from san jose to stanford.

as for things you should do... norcal beaches do NOT have warm water... but they can be pretty. san fran is a fun city, it has a cool zoo. if you're willing to drive a bit the monterey bay aquarium is very cool. down town palo alto (right near stanford) has some good food like this person above me mentions.

i hope you have fun, see you all admit weekend

KweenPain

Arwen15, you must go to In-N-Out or you will regret it forever.

chili90

^^that is so true haha