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Important Dates
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Important Dates

First-Year Students
  • Arrival Day: August 8, 2025
  • Language and Thinking Program: August 11–27, 2025
Transfer Students
  • Transfer Student Arrival Day: August 22, 2025
  • Transfer Student Language and Thinking Program: August 25–27, 2025

L&T Daily Schedule 

Monday – Tuesday – Thursday – Friday 
Session 1: 9:00–10:30 am 
Session 2: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
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Session 3: 2:00–3:30 pm

Wednesday
Session 1: 9:00–10:30 am 
Session 2: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Lunch (No third session)
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Your first year at Bard College is a time of discovery and community building.
From the moment you join us on campus for Language and Thinking, you are becoming a Bardian. To learn more, visit our website for new students and connect with the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs.
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