<p>My daughter is a sophomore and absolutely loves Stanford. We really do feel very fortunate that she goes there. </p>
<p>Just wanted to add:</p>
<p>Bikes ~ Don’t go expensive and definitely look into getting the repair and annual tune-up packages that the campus bike shop offers. Also, if you plan on being on campus the day before New Student Orientation (NSO), be sure to call the bike shop to make sure they will be open for business that day, meaning, they are super busy getting all the freshman bike orders ready, so may be busy with that. Also, the campus bike shop will have a “Debeautifying” booth setup at NSO to make bikes less desirable. Here’s a link to what they do:</p>
<p>[Class</a> of 2010 Debeautifying Booth - Campus Bike Shop - Stanford University](<a href=“http://campusbikeshop.com/articles/class-of-2010-debeautifying-booth-ig174/]Class”>Class of 2010 Debeautifying Booth - Campus Bike Shop - Stanford University)</p>
<p>My D didn’t have to do anything to her bike. Not very many people would want to steal a hot pink with yellow trim bike. :-)</p>
<p>Printer ~ We did end up getting our D a rather inexpensive printer from the Stanford Bookstore and it did take away the stress of having to find a printer in the dorm. They will most likely have some really cheap ones available for sale during NSO.</p>
<p>NSO ~ We arrived the day before and took care of some shopping, etc. They will not let anyone move in early (except for athletes and international students). We only know of one special circumstance - D’s roommate’s parents had to returned home due to an emergency, so roommate got to move in night before. Try to arrive as early as possible on move-in day, so you have plenty of time. We arrived at the dorm first thing in the morning and spent the entire day helping D get situated. There are parent/student events going on, but don’t feel obligated to go. The Convocation was very nice and the parent dinner after you leave is well worth going to. If I remember correctly, the dinner ended around 8pm. But, do leave when told to, no matter how hard it is. Our D was a wreck when it was time for us to go (she’s an only child and always had anxiety about leaving us) and we felt so bad for having to leave, but when we got a call from her as we left the dinner, telling us how much fun she was having and that she really was ok, well, that brought tears to our eyes knowing that Stanford is taking care of her and she will be just fine.</p>
<p>Parents Weekend ~ It’s usually the last weekend in February. In 2012, it will be February 24 and 25.</p>
<p>Congratulations to all the new Stanford parents…welcome to the club</p>