Sutton Trust US Programme 2014

Yale Week - Timed Student Agenda

Accommodation

All students and staff will stay at Davenport College (Yale accommodation) for the duration of the residential, at the address below

Davenport College Yale

248 York St

New Haven, CT 06511

Date Time Activity/Session Title Location Speakers Involved Student notes

Tuesday, 5 August 13:00Students meet staff and Team Leaders at

Heathrow Airport

Heathrow Airport, Terminal

3, Zone A. Please see US

Week Pack for specific

location of meeting point.

Students will meet staff and Team Leaders at this location to check

in.

Check in & go through security in teams

15:15Students meet Team Leaders at set meeting point

to go to gateHeathrow Aiport, after

security

15:45 All students and staff at gate Heathrow Airport, at flight

gate

17:10 Virgin flight departure time

19:40 Virgin flight arrives to Boston Logan Boston Logan International

Airport

20:30 (approx) Bus pick up and departs for Yale University

BUS 1 (54 seater): Jamie Dunn, Rebecca Clegg, Steph, Daniella,

Lizzie, Billy teams. BUS 2 (54 seater): Rosie Hodgart, Paige, Jouja,

Leo, Elliott, Joseph's team

23:00 (approx) Bus arrival at Yale University Davenport College, Yale

University

Check into rooms

00:00 Lights out

Wednesday 6

August07:00 Wake up & get ready

08:00 - 08:30 BreakfastDavenport Dining Hall

Students meet their Team Leaders in the Davenport dining hall and

have breakfast in teams

08:30 Walk to Linsly-Chittenden (LC) in teams

08:45 - 09:00 Introduction & Welcome Linsly-Chittenden (LC), Room

101 Rosie Hodgart

09:00 - 10:00 Yale Admissions Information SessionRebekah Westphal

10:00 - 11:30 Yale Campus Tour

11:30 - 12:15 LunchDavenport Dining Hall

12:15 Walk to LC in teams

12:30 - 14:00Masterclass: A Grand Strategic Interpretation of

the American ConstitutionLinsly-Chittenden (LC), Room

101 Akil Reed Amar

14:15 - 15:15Visit British Art Center OR Yale Art Gallery (see

assignments in Student Notes)British Art Center or Yale Art

Gallery

Tour of British Art Center: Paige, Jouja, Leo, Elliott, Joseph's team

(Joseph leading)

Tour of Yale Art Gallery: Steph, Daniella, Lizzie, Billy's teams. (Billy

leading)

15:15 Walk to LC in teams

15:15 - 15:40 Comfort Break

15:45 - 17:00Masterclass: Delivery Systems for the Treatment of

Brain TumoursLinsly-Chittenden (LC), Room

101 Mark Saltzman

17:00 - 17:10 Comfort Break

17:10 - 17:45 Plan for Tomorrow & Networking Tips Linsly-Chittenden (LC), Room

101 Rosie Hodgart

17:45 Walk to Davenport in teams

18:00 - 19:00 DinnerDavenport Dining Hall

19:00 Walk to Yale Bookstore in teams

19:00 - 20:00 Yale Bookstore Visit

Yale Bookstore

Team Leaders will either be in the shop or will wait outside. You

should not leave to walk back to the accommodation without your

Team Leader.

After bookstore trip, walk back to Davenport in

teams

22:00 Lights out

Before lights out, make sure you have everything ready for your

day in New York. Students should wear their reception clothes as

there will be no opporunity to change (unless you want to change

something on the bus e.g. put on a different jacket/jumper or

change your shoes).

Thursday, 7 August 05:30 Wake up & get ready

06:00 Pick up packed breakfastsDavenport Dining Hall

Meet Team Leaders outside Davenport Do not board buses until you have checked in with your Team

Leader

06:15 Board buses in teams and depart for New York

Outside Davenport

BUS 1 (54 seater): Jamie Dunn, Rebecca Clegg, Steph, Daniella,

Lizzie, Billy teams. BUS 2 (54 seater): Rosie Hodgart, Paige, Jouja,

Leo, Elliott, Joseph's team

08:45 Arrive at Columbia/BarnardColumbia/Barnard, New York

All females are led to Barnard by Rosie, males go to Columbia

bookstore with Jamie

09:00 - 10:00Barnard Admissions Information Session (females)

/ Columbia Bookstore Visit (males)

10:00 - 11:00Barnard Campus Tour (females) / Columbia

Campus Tour (males)

11:00 - 12:00 Columbia Admissions Information Session (all

students) Columbia University

12:15 Board buses with lunch

13:30 - 15:40 National September 11 Memorial & Museum National September 11

Memorial & Museum

15:40Meet your Team Leader in the Memorial Park -

YOU MUST NOT BE LATESee your 9/11 Memorial

Park Map for meeting point

16:00 Board buses, travel to reception If you need to change your shoes/jacket etc then this is the time to

do so.

17:30 - 19:00 British Consulate General - New York ReceptionBritish Consul-General's

Apartment, 351 East 51st

Street, New York

19:00 Board buses, depart for Yale

21:00/22:00 Arrive at YaleDavenport College

Late dinner

23:00 Lights out

Friday, 8 August 06:30 Wake up & get ready

07:15 Pick up packed breakfastsDavenport Dining Hall

Meet Team Leaders outside Davenport

07:30 Board buses in teams and depart for Princeton

Outside Davenport

BUS 1 (54 seater): Jamie Dunn, Steph, Daniella, Lizzie, Billy teams.

BUS 2 (54 seater): Rebecca Clegg, Paige, Jouja, Leo, Elliott, Joseph's

team

10:45 Arrive at PrincetonPrinceton University

11:15 - 12:30 Lunch

13:00 - 14:00 Princeton Campus Tour

14:15 - 15:30 Princeton Information Session

16:00 Bus departs for Yale University

19:00 - 20:00 Arrive at Yale University, DinnerDavenport Dining Hall

20:00 - 21:30 Free time on campus

Students can return to Davenport or stay on campus in the

boundaries. Students may not go to New Haven Green. Students

must remain in groups of 3 at all times. Two Team Leaders will

remain on duty in the main area of Old Campus and Davenport at

all times.

21:30 Check in with Team Leaders at DavenportDavenport Common Room

22:00 Lights out

Saturday, 9 August 06:00 Wake up & get ready

07:15 Pick up packed breakfastsDavenport Dining Hall

Meet Team Leaders outside Davenport

07:30Board buses in teams and depart for Amherst

(pink) OR Smith (blue)Outside Davenport

BUS 1 (54 seater): Rosie Hodgart, Daniella, Billy, Elliott, Leo,

Joseph's teams. BUS 2 (54 seater): Jamie Dunn, Rebecca Clegg,

Paige, Steph, Lizzie, Jouja & Daniella's teams

09:45 Arrive at AmherstAmherst College

10:00 - 11:00 Amherst Campus Tour

11:00 - 12:00 Amherst Admissions Information Session

12:00 - 12:45 Lunch

13:00 Bus departs for Yale University

15:00 Bus arrival at Yale University

09:45 Arrive at SmithSmith College

10:00 - 11:00 Smith Admissions Information Session

11:15 - 12:00 Smith Campus Tour

12:00 - 12:45 Lunch

13:00 Bus departs for Yale University

15:00 Bus arrival at Yale University

15:00 - 18:00 Free time on campus

Yale University

Students can return to Davenport or stay on campus in the

boundaries. Students may not go to New Haven Green. Students

must remain in groups of 3 at all times. Two Team Leaders will

remain on duty in the main area of Old Campus and Davenport at

all times.

18:00 - 19:00 DinnerDavenport Dining Hall

19:00 - 20:30 US Quiz Davenport Dining Hall or

Davenport Common Room Billy Cavell

20:30 - 21:30 Free time in Davenport

Davenport College

Students can have free time in Davenport building and courtyard.

Team Leaders will remain on duty in Davenport at all times. At

21:30 all students must go to their rooms for lights out at 22:00.

22:00 Lights out

Sunday, 10 August 07:00 Wake up & get ready

08:00 - 08:45 BreakfastDavenport Dining Hall Meet Team Leader at breakfast

08:45 Walk to Linsly-Chittenden (LC) in teams

09:00 - 11:00Behind The Curtain of College Admissions: Mock

Admissions EventLinsly-Chittenden (LC), Room

101 Rebekah Westphal

11:00 - 11:30 Comfort Break

11:30 - 13:00 Next Steps on the US Programme Jillian Moskowitz, Lauren

Welch, James Turner

13:00 - 13:50 Lunch with MIT groupDavenport Dining Hall

13:50 Walk to Linsly-Chittenden (LC) in teams

14:00 - 15:30 17 Years in 650 Words or Less: Essay Workshop Linsly-Chittenden (LC), Room

101 Sally McGinty

15:30 - 15:45 Comfort Break

15:45 - 16:30 SAT Subject Test RegistrationAlexa Goodlad

All students must bring their photo to this session for their

registration form.

16:30 - 17:15 Interviewing for SuccessAlexa Goodlad

17:15 Walk back to Davenport in teams

17:30 - 18:50 Dinner with MIT groupDavenport Dining Hall

18:50 Walk to LC in teams

19:00 - 20:15 Panel Session: Meet the Brittish Bulldogs! Linsly-Chittenden (LC), Room

101

Lavishka Katwa & Yale

Student Panel

20:15 - 20:30 Wrap up & Plan for tomorrowRosie Hodgart

20:30 Walk back to Davenport in teams

20:30 - 22:00 Free time in Davenport to pack Students should be fully ready to go. All rubbish must be taken

down to the trash room and all students should double check they

have left nothing in their room, bathroom or suite common area.

22:00 Lights out

Monday, 11 August 05:30 Wake up & get ready

06:00 Team Leader room check Students must be fully ready to check out. They will be briefed on

how this will work.

06:15 Pick up packed breakfasts & check outDavenport Dining Hall

06:30 Board buses in teams and depart for Harvard

Outside Davenport

BUS 1 (54 seater): Jamie Dunn, Rebecca Clegg, Steph, Daniella,

Lizzie, Billy teams. BUS 2 (54 seater): Rosie Hodgart, Paige, Jouja,

Leo, Elliott, Joseph's team

09:30 Arrive at Harvard CGIS South Students leave luggage in the bus and go to CGI South.

09:55 - 12:15 Information Session/Campus Tour

12:15 - 12:55 Lunch, then return to auditorium

13:00 - 13:50 Exhibitors Introduction

14:00 - 16:15 University Fair

16:30 Board bus, travel to Boston Logan Airport

17:30 Arrive at Boston Logan AirportBoston Logan Airport

21:40 Flight departure time

Tuesday, 12 August 09:10 Arrive at London Heathrow Airport & departStudents go through border control, pick up luggage, check out

with their Team Leader, then depart independently.