Students check out the New York Film Academy booth. Photo by Sean Ziebarthby Zainab Khan, Staff Writer
Last Wednesday, the College and Career Fair proved to be helpful to seniors currently applying for colleges.
“My favorite thing was being able to walk around to look at all the schools,” said Leandra Doan (‘16). “When I went into the fair, I didn’t know about certain universities, like Concordia and Salve. It gave me the opportunity to learn about and consider other colleges.”
Colleges across the U.S. gathered in the gym to answer any questions that students had. This event was open to freshman, sophomores and seniors while juniors took their Practice Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT).
Many seniors found the fair very helpful in guiding them where to apply.
“I had an idea of where I wanted to apply to, but I wasn’t completely sure,” said Doan. “Talking to the representatives gave me more information and I started to consider other colleges that I hadn’t considered before.”
Seniors took advantage of the fair to ask questions about admissions and things like the campus life. Students like Priscilla Ho (’16) even made a list of colleges she was interested in talking to so that she wouldn’t waste time on other booths.
Besides college booths, there were also booths offering volunteer opportunities, scholarships and internships. Vivian Lee (’16) checked out the Wells Fargo booth out of pure curiosity.
“[They] gave me some insightful tips of the scholarship that they offered along with the job opportunities available for high school graduates and college students,” said Lee.
As helpful as the fair proved, some students complained about the duration of it. They felt that one hour was not long enough to speak with college representatives and check out all the college booths.
“Overall, I think the college fair had its ups and downs. Our school had good intentions to organize a college fair for the students, but I felt like it lacked some features,” said Ho (‘16). “There weren’t as many colleges as I expected…[ and some] of the representatives from the schools were not helpful and unknowledgeable.”
