Graduate School
Admitted Students & Orientation
Information about Orientation and the Guide for Admitted Students.
Admitted Students & Orientation
Information about Orientation and the Guide for Admitted Students.
Orientation Fall 2025
All Orientations are offered in person. International and All-Students sessions (excluding meals and social/community-building events) are also offered virtually and recorded for later watching.
- International Orientation: August 20-21, 2025
- Student of Color Orientation: August 24-25, 2025
- All-Student Orientation for PhD & MFA Students: August 26-27, 2025
- Resource Fair: August 28, 2025 (tentative date)
Guide for Admitted Students
Learn what to do before you arrive, how to prepare for the first day of class, campus resources, finding community and keeping yourself entertained.
Student Communications
The first several emails will generally be sent to the account you used when applying to Brown, but subsequent emails (after May 1, June 1 or January 1 depending on start date) will be sent to your Brown account.