College Fair questions

NewHope33
Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:45:37 +0000

Boy this thread brings back memories. Like MSNDIS I attended the college fair at my D’s private HS. I insisted my D accompany me, something she’s not forgiven me for (yet). After that disappointment I tried a national college fair at the local Convention Center … just to see if it might be useful to D. It was one of those 3-day affairs, and it was a complete zoo. In many cases the tables were unmanned … literature and slide show only. Ugh.

I’m going to give college fairs the benefit of the doubt here, since the colleges are putting out good money for them. It’s no fun standing behind a table for three days, trying to be encouraging to young people you know little about. As for the college fair at the private HS, it’s my suspicion that the colleges in attendance were trolling for full-pays. (Just my jaded opinion of course.)

If you decide to attend a national college fair, get there early, and depart before your student’s eyes glaze over. Four hundred colleges? “OK, what college was that at Booth No. 146? Do you recall if they had an equestrian team or not?”