March 2013

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Medicine 2. What to wear 3. Photographs 4. Late policy 5. Friendly behavior 6. What to tell us 7. What to bring 8. Luggage 9. Gifts and shopping 10.Passport and IDs

important pre-departure details

by Orchid Chen

1. MEDICINE
Flight/boat nausea medicine Tylenol or Advil Stomachache or food poisoning medicine Bandaids Food allergy medicine If you feel sick, let us know right away!

6. WHAT TO TELL US
Do you have food allergies? Do you have any health problems? Do you plan on meeting any friends in the US during the trip?

2. WHAT TO WEAR
Warm winter jacket Bright colored clothing Comfortable walking shoes 1 raincoat or umbrella 1 formal outt + formal shoes

7. WHAT TO BRING
Laptop, cellphone, and chargers Camera Special personal toiletries A bag with room to carry personal items, medicine, bottled water, etc.

March 2013

ANNOUNCEMENTS
3. PHOTOGRAPHS
We want everyone to have great memories! Please take a variety of pictures each day: 1-3 buildings or parks 1 photo of a library 1-3 photos of yourself 1-3 photos with your friend 1-3 photos with a parent 1 group photo

8. LUGGAGE
Our Cathay ight allows 2 pieces of check-in luggage. Please leave some room in your luggage bags for gifts, souvenirs, and clothes!

4. LATE POLICY
Please dont be late! Our tour guide works very hard to get us to our destinations on time, and the schools will not wait for us to start an information session!

9. GIFTS AND SHOPPING

For every college or university, we will reserve time to visit their school gift or bookstore. Their merchandise is only available on campus. Remember to bring your spending money with you!

5. FRIENDLY BEHAVIOR
Please remember to be polite, as you are in a foreign country. Please follow the rules set by any school we visit. Do not use cellphones, take pictures, or translate during information sessions. If you have complaints or problems, speak directly to the group leader!

10.PASSPORT AND IDS

Keep your important IDs and passport with you, in a safe place, at all times!

THANK YOU FOR READING!

TOURHANDBOOK 17-26 MARCH, 2013

ITINERARY MAR 17 SUNDAY

21:00 MEET AT YVR AIRPORT AT CATHAY PACIFIC COUNTER (INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS) 22:30 BOARD FLIGHT CX888

REMEMBER TO BRING
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. PASSPORT & US VISA PHONE & LAPTOP MEDICINE CAMERA IWE CONTACT CARD INSURANCE POLICY CARD FORMAL OUTFIT & SHOES

DAY 1
VANCOUVER

DEPART FOR NEW YORK CX888 17 MAR SUN YVR/JFK 2250/0700+1

ITINERARY MAR 18 MONDAY

07:00 ARRIVE AT JFK AIRPORT 08:30 TAKE SHUTTLE TO NEW YORK CITY 10:00 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SESSION AFTERNOON TRAVEL TO BOSTON EVENING CHECK-IN HOTEL (BOSTON SHERATON)

DAY 2
NEW YORK Sheraton Colonial Boston North Hotel & Conference Center 1 Audubon Road Wakeeld, MA 01880 ()

TOURHANDBOOK 17-26 MARCH, 2013

INFORMATION SESSION Columbia University

1. 2. Please arrive 15 minutes early so we have time to distribute materials to your group. Guests that arrive 20 minutes past the hour or later will not be allowed in the information session. The group visit is intended for students who are interested in learning more about Columbia University and higher education. To that end, it is the responsibility of the chaperones to ensure that the group is attentive, engaged and does not disrupt the overall session/tour. There is no ash photography or recording devices allowed in the information session or on the campus tour. INFO SESSION LOCATION: Low Memorial Library Rm 213

3.

ITINERARY MAR 19 TUESDAY

08:00 MORNING CALL 08:30 BREAKFAST AT HOTEL 10:00 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION SESSION 11:00 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS TOUR 14:00 HARVARD UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SESSION LATE AFTERNOON WELLESLEY COLLEGE CAMPUS TOUR EVENING DINNER

DAY 3
BOSTON, MA Sheraton Colonial Boston North Hotel & Conference Center 1 Audubon Road Wakeeld, MA 01880 ()

INFORMATION SESSION Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1. 2. Please plan to check in at the admissions reception center in Room 10-100 at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the session. Note that the session will be conducted in English, and any translating will need to be done once the session has nished as we do not allow translators in our sessions. INFO SESSION LOCATION: Room 10-100 Admissions Center

TOURHANDBOOK 17-26 MARCH, 2013

INFORMATION SESSION Harvard University

1. Admissions ofcers, often with undergraduates, present information and answer questions about admission to the college, nancial aid, academics, extracurricular activities and residential life at Harvard. Registration is not required online or at Agassiz Theater for admission sessions and tours. Please note that university policy does not allow us to store bags, luggage or personal belongings while visitors take our tours or attend the information sessions. INFO SESSION LOCATION: Agassiz House, 5 James Street

CAMPUS TOUR Wellesley College

1. The campus is beautiful, and takes at least an hour to tour fully. Wellesley College has a 500-acre campus, a lake, a science center with its own exoskeleton (and caf), an art museum (and caf), a solar array next to some of the regions nest playing elds, a Tudor-style replica of Shakespeares birth house-- and this is just a few of its

ITINERARY MAR 20 WEDNESDAY

08:00 MORNING CALL 08:30 BREAKFAST AT HOTEL 13:00 YALE UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SESSION 14:30 YALE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS TOUR EVENING DINNER

DAY 4
NEW HAVEN, CT Sheraton Edison Hotel Raritan Center 125 Raritan Center Parkway Edison, NJ 08837 ()

INFORMATION SESSION Yale University

1. 2. Please plan to check in at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the session. Note that the session will be conducted in English, and any translating will need to be done once the session has nished as we do not allow translators in our sessions. INFO SESSION LOCATION: 38 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven

TOURHANDBOOK 17-26 MARCH, 2013

ITINERARY MAR 21 THURSDAY

08:00 MORNING CALL 08:30 BREAKFAST AT HOTEL 10:00 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SESSION 11:00 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY CAMPUS TOUR AFTERNOON CITY TOUR IN NEW YORK (STATUE OF LIBERTY, WALL STREET, NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, TIMES SQUARE, CENTRAL PARK, UNITED NATIONS) 18:00 NY APPLEBEES STEAK DINNER 20:00 BROADWAY SHOW: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

DAY 5
NEW YORK, NY Sheraton Edison Hotel Raritan Center 125 Raritan Center Parkway Edison, NJ 08837 ()

INFORMATION SESSION New York University

1. The group must arrive at the scheduled time. Groups arriving more than thirty (30) minutes late cannot be guaranteed a tour. A chaperone must remain with the group at all times during the tour. Students on tour are expected to behave as if in a classroom setting. Should students not behave, the tour will end immediately. INFO SESSION LOCATION: New York University Welcome Center

BROADWAY SHOW The Phantom of the Opera

1. 2. 3. Regular showgoers often dress up for performances. Stay classy. Turn off your cellphones. Do not check messages, answer phone calls, or take photographs during the show, or you may be asked to leave. Do not bring your own food or drink into the theatre. During intermission, food or drinks may be purchased in the lobby. In Opera and other classical performances such as the symphony or Shakespeare, it is customary to hold applause until an entire scene or work is completed. Broadway theatre performers love a good ovation any time, especially after songs in a musical.

4.

TOURHANDBOOK 17-26 MARCH, 2013

ITINERARY MAR 22 FRIDAY

08:00 MORNING CALL 08:30 BREAKFAST AT HOTEL 10:00 PRINCETON UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SESSION 11:15 PRINCETON UNIVERSITY CAMPUS TOUR 14:30 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA INFORMATION SESSION

DAY 6
PRINCETON, NJ PHILADELPHIA, PA Sheraton Edison Hotel Raritan Center 125 Raritan Center Parkway Edison, NJ 08837 ()

END OF SCHOOL VISITS!

WASHINGTON DC, PHILADELPHIA NEXT
ITINERARY MAR 23 SATURDAY
08:00 MORNING CALL FULL DAY IN WASHINGTON D.C. VISITING THE WHITE HOUSE, CAPITAL HILL, LINCOLN MEMORIAL, AIR & SPACE MUSEUM, ETC.

DAY 7
WASHINGTON, DC Hilton Washington Dulles Airport 13869 Park Center Road Herndon, VA 20171 ()

TOURHANDBOOK 17-26 MARCH, 2013

ITINERARY MAR 24 SUNDAY

08:00 MORNING CALL VISIT THE LIBERTY BELL AND INDEPENDENCE HALL IN PHILADELPHIA.

DAY 8
PHILADELPHIA, PA Hilton Washington Dulles Airport 13869 Park Center Road Herndon, VA 20171 ()

ITINERARY MAR 25 MONDAY

10:00 MORNING CALL AFTER MORNING BREAKFAST, HEAD TO WOODBURY OUTLET FOR A DAY OF SHOPPING. EVENING PACK LUGGAGE AND GO TO JFK AIRPORT.

DAY 9
CENTRAL VALLEY, NY (RETURN TO VANCOUVER)

ITINERARY MAR 26 TUESDAY

01:55 ARRIVAL IN VANCOUVER.

RETURN TO VANCOUVER CX889 25 MAR MON JFK/YVR 2300/0155+1