Newly Admitted Student Information

Congratulations on your admission to Stanford! 

The Office of Graduate Admissions will provide very useful information about campus housing, health services, grad student expenses, and visas for international students.

An optional Math Review Camp will be held from late Aug - early Sept. Newly admitted Econ PhD students are encouraged to attend. 

Students arriving early for math camp must contact the summer conference services to reserve campus housing for the math camp. 

A special Programming Camp will also be held for new PhD students.  

• To receive your fall quarter stipend check at the start of the quarter, you must enroll in courses in Axess by the posted deadline. 
• Grading:
  • You must enroll using the "letter grade" grading option for all lecture courses. 
  • Only individual study courses and seminars can be taken CR/NC.

International Students

New international students must visit the Bechtel International Center in person and show their visa/passport. This is the only way they will remove a hold from your account, and allow you to enroll.

• If you do not already have a Social Security card, you may need to obtain either a Social Security card or (more likely) an ITINS (individual taxpayer identification number) to receive your stipend payments. Please contact the Bechtel International Center regarding the process for obtaining an ITINS and/or a social security card prior to future employment as an RA or TA.
• If you are a foreign student (on fellowship) from a country that has a tax treaty with the U.S., file form W8BEN with the Payroll office when you arrive so that tax is not withheld from your fellowship.

Building Access

To obtain access to the Economics building, please email the Operations Coordinator, smpurdy [at] stanford.edu (Stuart Purdy), as soon as you have physically received your student ID card. 

• Provide the ID number on your card so he can activate it to work on the building's electronic door reader.

Mailbox

By mid-September, you will have a mailbox with your name on it located on the second floor.

Department Email List

Your Stanford email address will be automatically added to the department mail list.

Computer Resource Center

We will arrange dates for the Computer Resource Center to get set up to use the department computers and networked printers. 

Parking Permits

If you have a car on campus, you must visit buy a parking permit. Parking is enforced year-round.