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24 Hours: A Sample Student Schedule

O n any given day, an MBA student's schedule includes academics, such as classes and case preparation, along with a rich variety of career-related extracurricular activities, HBS special events and programs, personal recreation, club-related meetings and events, and casual socializing with peers. A typical class day for a first-year MBA student may look like the schedule below. See what unfolds over 24 Hours in the varied lives of actual MBA students by clicking on the "24 Hours with ..." link from within each student's profile.

6:30-7:30Gym
7:30-8:30Learning Team
8:40-10:00Class: Finance
10:20-11:40Class: Business, Government, and the International Economy (BGIE)
11:40-1:00Networking lunch with second-year student
1:10-2:30Class: Strategy
3:00-4:00Career Trek information session
4:00-5:00Company presentation
6:00-7:00Basketball versus Section C
7:00-11:00Dinner and read/prepare tomorrow's cases

A class day in which students also have interviews may look like this:

7:30-8:30Learning Team
8:40-10:00Class: Entrepreneurial Manager
10:20-11:40Class: Negotiation
11:40-1:00Brown-bag lunch with classmates who worked in media
1:10-2:30Class: Leadership and Corporate Accountability
3:00-4:00Interview #1
4:00-5:30Prepare for next interview
5:30-6:00Travel to off-campus interview
6:00-6:45Interview #2
7:00-9:00Dinner with company #2
9:00-12:00Read/prepare tomorrow's cases
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