Experience Day

Join us March 28 for Experience Day 2026

Choosing a graduate school? Experience Indiana University and the O’Neill School before you decide and be confident in your decision. During O’Neill's Experience Day, you’ll meet our faculty, staff, alumni, and current students, as well as other prospective students—all on one of the most beautiful campuses in the country.

One of the biggest benefits of being an O’Neill student is joining our community of people dedicated to leading for the greater good. Experience Day is the best way to see that community firsthand. We invite you to join us!

Registration for Experience Day will open 4-6 weeks prior to the event. In the meantime, set up a time to chat with us!

Schedule a meeting with Patrick

Schedule a meeting with Margaret

What to expect

Friday Evening Networking Event
Program Overviews
Faculty Roundtables
Sample Lectures
Current Student Panels
Campus Tours
Financial Aid & Fellowships Session + Financial Aid Office Hours
Academic Advising Drop-Ins

Visiting from out of town?

See what the broader IU and Bloomington community have to offer, then plan some time to explore while you’re here.

Take a look around the O'Neill School before you arrive.

Experience Day FAQs

Experience Day programming has been intentionally designed for applicants and admits who would be first-time students at Indiana University and the O’Neill School. Though, prospective students considering graduate study at O’Neill are more than welcome to attend!

All attendees will receive a schedule via email ahead of Experience Day as well as logistics for traveling to campus. You should plan for a full day of programming, with built in breaks. We will also offer a continental breakfast and lunch.

Experience Day is FREE to all attendees who have filled out the reservation form and received a confirmation.

Yes! While most of the programming during Experience Day will be most relevant to future O’Neill students, participants will be permitted to RSVP to bring a guest upon registering for Experience Day.

You may decide to extend your trip to Bloomington, and we recommend it if you can! Your travel companions may also decide that they’d rather explore the area while you attend Experience Day. There’s plenty to do for anyone wanting to see what the IU campus, Bloomington, and the surrounding area has to offer.

See a full guide on things to do in Bloomington

We recognize that plans change! If you have RSVPed for Experience Day but have determined you can no longer attend, please let us know by cancelling your RSVP. This helps us in planning for an accurate number of visitors for the day. We will also offer you the opportunity for a personalized visit at another time that works better with your schedule!

We also offer the option to schedule an individual visit when it best fits your schedule.

Living in Bloomington

Google map of apartment locations.

Links to student-led apartment tours:

City Flats | Kirkwood Avenue | Scholar's Quad | Woodbridge
These are just four of the many options available.

After Experience Day, and finding that I felt a kinship, even with students not in the program track that I was looking at, I knew this was the place that I wanted to be, with the people who would make a difference
—Sadie Neuman, MPA-MSES’21

Paul H. O’Neill
School of Public and Environmental Affairs

Experience Day