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Graduate school presents its own challenges, so minimize the difficulty by using the following resources and information:

Academic

Check out the Stanford Academic Calendar 2007-08 for important deadlines, including the last possible day to submit your study list, change your grading option, and withdraw from classes.

Academic deadlines for Winter Quarter
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• Monday, Nov. 19 - Axess opens for course enrollment
• Friday, Dec. 14 - Course enrollment deadline to receive stipend or refund check on first day of term
• Monday, Jan. 7 - Full refund for Winter Quarter Leave of Absence; last day to file for Leave of Absence. A full refund schedule is available here.
• Tuesday, Jan. 8 - First day of quarter; instruction begins
• Monday, Jan. 21 - Martin Luther King Day, Jr., Day (holiday)
• Monday, Jan. 21 (Mon) - Study list deadline
• Sunday, Jan. 27 - ADD DEADLINE (courses and units)
• Sunday, Feb. 3 - DROP DEADLINE (courses and units)
• Monday, Feb. 18 - Presidents' Day (holiday)
• Monday, Feb. 18 - Change of grading basis deadline
• Wednesday, Feb. 20 - Term withdrawal deadline
• Sunday, Mar. 2 - Course withdrawal deadline
• Sunday, Mar. 2 - Application deadline for Winter Quarter degree conferral
• Friday, Mar. 14 - Last day of classes
• Monday - Friday, Mar. 14-21 - End-Quarter examinations
• Friday, Mar. 21 - University thesis, last day to submit!!

Social

The Graduate Student Programming Board organizes all campus-wide events, social and otherwise, that involve graduate students.

A great resource for international students and anyone interested in some cool cultural events is the Bechtel International Center, which provides many necessary services (visas, English classes, organized trips) as well as holding some of the best festivals and dinner events on campus.

For on-campus residents (and for anyone who wants to crash on-campus parties), you can find out about residence events going on at the Rains Apartments, the Escondido Village Apartments, and the Lyman Residences.

The great web-ified version of the San Francisco Chronicle, known as The Gate, will keep you keyed into the happenings around the Bay Area, including theater, movies, dining, sports, and regional news.

Useful Links

In an attempt to save you time mining through the websites, here are a few helpful links:

- Stanford subsidized software via CWA

Adobe

Microsoft

- ESRI ArcMap and ArcEditor for download

- Parking & Transportation Services

If you live off campus you are eligible to participate in the Commute Club, and receive cash from Stanford for NOT buying a parking pass

If you need a parking pass, you can order one online, or get information about Marguerite, and more! 

Other

The "Computing Resources" page on this site contains a New User checklist which will provide you all the info you need to set up e-mail, unix accounts, etc. for Earth Sciences.

In addition, the campus-wide Computing & Communication page will give you more info about phones, voice mail, email, networking, and anything else you need to get connected to the technological lifeline of the university.

The Center for Teaching and Learning often holds lectures and seminars to help you be a better teacher; for anyone who will be a TA, this is a worthwhile site to visit.

Registered students in need of legal advice can speak with an actual attorney for FREE at the ASSU Legal Counseling Office.