Sample Student Schedule
HBS students lead busy and interesting lives. A typical class day for a first-year MBA student may look like this:
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 6:30-7:30 | Gym |
| 7:30-8:30 | Learning Team |
| 8:40-10:00 | Class: Finance |
| 10:20-11:40 | Class: Business Government and International Economy (BGIE) |
| 11:40-1:00 | Networking Lunch with Second-year Student |
| 1:10-2:30 | Class: Strategy |
| 3:00-4:00 | Career Trek Information Session |
| 4:00-5:00 | Company Presentation |
| 6:00-7:00 | Basketball versus Section C |
| 7:00-11:00 | Dinner and preparation for tomorrow's cases |
A class day in which students also have interviews may look like this:
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:30-8:30 | Learning Team |
| 8:40-10:00 | Class: Entrepreneurial Manager |
| 10:20-11:40 | Class: Negotiation |
| 11:40-1:00 | Brown-bag Lunch with Classmates Who Worked in Media |
| 1:10-2:30 | Class: Leadership and Corporate Accountability |
| 3:00-4:00 | Interview #1 |
| 4:00-5:30 | Prepare for Next Interview |
| 5:30-6:00 | Travel to Off-campus Interview |
| 6:00-6:45 | Interview #2 |
| 7:00-9:00 | Dinner with Company #2 |
| 9:00-12:00 | Read Tomorrow's Cases |
If you're interested in learning more about a typical "24 Hours" in the lives of our students, please visit the MBA student profile section of our MBA site.
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