Stanford information specifically for parents:

Understanding Stanford's relationship to parents.

Ten suggestions for new Stanford parents.

Also, many offices throughout the Stanford campus offer websites specifically for parents.

Information for newly admitted students can be found here: http://ual.stanford.edu/NBY/Freshman.html

The university’s academic calendar, maintained by the Office of the Registrar, is located at: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/registrar

The registrar’s office also has a page for parents at http://www.stanford.edu/dept/registrar/parents_page.htm that explains privacy regulations and offers answers to frequently asked questions.

The Undergraduate Advising and Research Office offers this page for parents and families: http://ual.stanford.edu/NBY/ParentPage.html.

The Bing Overseas Studies program offers pointers for preparing students to study overseas at http://osp.stanford.edu/parents_family/parents_family.html.

Student Financial Services offers this page, http://fingate.stanford.edu/parents, to help parents learn how to access and read the university’s bill.

Vaden Health Center offers an explanation of Cardinal Care at this site: http://vaden.stanford.edu/insurance/cc_undergrad.html.