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HILS Preview Weekend Sample Schedule

Day 1

Suggested attire: business casual (6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.)

7:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Arrival in Boston

12:00 p.m.

Lunch

After 4:00 p.m.

Check-in at hotel

6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.

Welcome Dinner

 

Day 2

Suggested attire: business casual (9:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m.), casual (7:00 p.m. onwards)

8:00 a.m.Breakfast at the hotel
8:20 a.m.–8:45 a.m.Travel to the Longwood Campus
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.Finding Your Home at Harvard
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.Faculty Panel: Preparing A Strong Application
11:30 a.m.– 1:45 a.m.Break
11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m.Graduate Student Panel
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.Lunch with Graduate Students
1:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m.Break
1:45 p.m.–3:15 p.m.PhD Application Essays Workshop
3:20 p.m.–3:45 p.m.Group and Individual Pictures
3:45 p.m.–4:00 p.m.Break
4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.Poster Reception
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.Dinner
6:30 p.m.–6:50 p.m.Break
7:00 p.m.Red Sox Game

 

Day 3

Suggested attire: casual (no dress code!)

8:00 a.m.Breakfast at the hotel
9:00 a.m.Check out of the hotel
9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m.Travel to the Harvard Cambridge Campus
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Tour of the Harvard Cambridge Campus
12:00 p.m.Lunch
After 12:00 p.m.Self-Guided Boston Outings

 

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