College Fair questions

arwarw
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:40:12 +0000

My daughter’s high school is soon hosting a college fair. About 400 schools send representatives, and the kids have about four hours to meet and greet and attend four information seminars.

I’ve looked at a lot of threads here and the feeling seems to range from fairs are “zoo-like with no benefit” to “a good way to gather some preliminary information.” I have garnered some good tips from the threads like have a plan going in, bring pre-printed contact labels, explore the lesser known schools. But I’m curious - has anyone’s kid gone beyond that at a fair. I mean has anyone been able to cut through the chaos at these things and make a meaningful connection with a college rep - get on their radar screen? If so, explain.

Much thanks

Oh, and my daughter is a junior so she will be able to attend this fair and again her senior year.