Application Forms and Instructions

We are pleased that you are considering applying to Stanford!

In applying for admission, we want you to capture (on-line) your unique strengths; tell us what motivates you; describe your intellectual passions; and share some of your hopes and dreams with us. This can be a difficult task, but we hope it is also personally rewarding. Take the time you need to submit an application that reflects who you truly are and not the person you think Stanford is seeking, as there is no “typical” Stanford student.

The 2008 Transfer Application

Please note that all applicants to Stanford must apply on-line and applicants must apply using the on-line version of the Common Application for Transfer Students (along with the Stanford Supplement to the Common Application).  We no longer offer a paper application (unless approved by the Director of Admission and only for those students who do not have access to the internet or who require a disability related accommodation).  Submitted paper copies of the Common Application for Transfer Students will not be accepted and will be returned.

Before you begin your application, please review this entire section for descriptions of the various pieces of the application.  Download and keep the 2008 Application Instructions document handy throughout the application process, reviewing all dates, deadlines and requirements so you are fully aware of what to expect as the months progress. 

• 2008 Application Instructions

Detailed below are the various components of the application.  Both the Common Application for Transfer Students and the Stanford Supplement to the Common Application must be submitted electronically, while the other documents must be submitted electronically or downloaded from the Common Application website.  No paper forms will ever be mailed to you.

• The Common Application for Transfer Students
• The Stanford Supplement to the Common Application  
• Secondary School Report  (and high school transcripts)
• International Supplement to the Secondary School Report (overseas secondary schools using a non-U.S. educational system)
• College Transcripts (from every institution attended)
• SAT or ACT scores
• College Instructor Evaluation Forms
• College Official's Report
• Fine and Performing Arts Supplement (not required)
• Application Mailing Labels

Please note:

• We only offer admission for the fall term, which begins in September.
• We cannot open/create an application file until we receive your electronic version of the Common Application for Transfer Students, the Stanford Supplement to the Common Application, and the application fee (or fee waiver signed by your counselor).
• You must use the Stanford mailing labels when mailing supporting documents such as the Secondary School Report, College Instructor Evaluation Forms, etc.