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Bears Day #6 (Apr 22)

Description: The Coast Guard Academy's Bears Day provides the opportunity for students to experience the Academy first hand. Is the Academy right for you? Find out! Shadow a Cadet, sit in on a CGA class, eat in the Cadet wardroom, and see inside the Cadet barracks.
Category: On Campus: Day
Event Manager: Alex Eames
Contact Phone: 860-701-6395
Contact E-mail: admissions@uscga.edu
Starts On: 22 Apr 2016 08:30 AM ET
Ends On: 22 Apr 2016 03:00 PM ET
Location: CT-USCGA Campus Program
Address: UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ACADEMY
31 MOHEGAN AVENUE
NEW LONDON, CT 06320
ADMISSIONS HOTLINE: 800.883.USCG (8724)
Details/Directions: ITINERARY
0830-0900: Registration (Dimick Auditorium)
0915: Admissions Briefing / Q&A
1030: Campus Tour
1200 (Students): Lunch in cadet wardroom
1200-1330 (Parents): Break
1250-1440: Students - Class Audit & Q&A with cadets
1345 (Parents): FIT/college planning session
1450: Students reunited with Parents (Leamy Hall) / Program conclusion

DIRECTIONS

The Academy is:
2 ½ hours from New York City
2 ½ hours from Boston
1 ½ hours from Worcester
1 hour from Hartford

From New Haven, New York City and Other Points West:

Take I-95 North to Exit 82A (Frontage Road).
Take Briggs Street Exit off Frontage Road.
Turn left on Briggs Street at the traffic light at the top of the exit ramp.
Continue on Briggs Street through three traffic lights. You will now be on Mohegan Avenue.
The Academy's Main Gate will be on your right immediately after the third traffic light.

From Norwich and Worcester:

Take I-395 South to Exit 78 (Route 32 South).
Continue on Route 32 approximately 3 miles.
Take exit to I-95 South to New Haven.
Turn right onto Briggs Street at stop sign at top of exit ramp.
Turn right on Williams Street at next stop sign.
Cross bridge and turn left on Mohegan Avenue at first traffic light.
The Academy's Main Gate will be on your right.

From Hartford:

Take Route 2 South to Route 11 to the end.
Turn left to go to Route 85 in Salem.
Take Route 85 South to I-95 North.
Get on Route I-95 North for a VERY SHORT 1/4 MILE distance.
Exit on Service Road to Briggs Street Exit.
Turn left on Briggs Street at the top of the exit ramp.
Continue on Briggs Street through three traffic lights. You will now be on Mohegan Avenue.
The Academy's Main Gate will be on your right immediately after the third traffic light.

From Providence, Boston and Other Points East:

Take I-95 South to Exit 83 (Frontage Road).
Take Briggs Street Exit off Frontage Road.
Turn left on Briggs Street at the traffic light at the top of the exit ramp.
Continue on Briggs Street through two traffic lights. You will now be on Mohegan Avenue.
The Academy's Main Gate will be on your right immediately after the second traffic light.


Special Academy Traffic Regulations

The speed limit is 15 mph.
Speed bumps and radar are used to enforce the speed limit.
All vehicles must yield to pedestrians and marching sections.
Parking is extremely limited at CGA. You are welcome to park in the parking lots adjacent to Leamy Hall, or the Visitor’s Center parking lot. Please do NOT park in the Alumni Center’s parking lot. Most parking spaces are reserved. Park in spaces marked as open parking or visitor parking.
A valid driver's license, current vehicle registration or rental car agreement, and proof of insurance are required if you will be driving a vehicle on base.
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