Poly held an out of state college faire with twenty nine different universities on Friday, February 19. They were all set up in the quad and each had their own booth where students came and spoke to the college representative and asked questions about the university they selected.
Along with many other states, representatives from Michigan, Ohio, Texas, and Arkansas came out to Long Beach to educate and persuade potential students about their respective universities.
They had brochures at their tables which explained and showed the main focus of each university. The booths circled around the hedges in the front of the 100 building and were full of students trying to get their questions answered.
“My choice was the University of Nevada because it is one of the universities I’ve been wanting to go to since I first heard of it in my freshman year,” said senior Rath Kim.
If you were unable to collect a flyer from Ms. Sylvia Womack, facilitator of the Career Center, you could have also asked the college representative what level of GPA would be needed and the requirements for your school choice. Some of the schools do not come with scholarships and depend on your SAT scores so that is why it was best to be sure to check up on the schools.
“After I am finished with my two years at Cerritos College, I would like to go to Hawaii Pacific to get out of Long Beach and experience some place new,” said senior Karla Figuerou.
Many of the students who have not chosen their college yet were able to go around and pick up multiple brochures to see which college best suited their personality or major.
If you missed the faire, you can get some more information on your colleges from Ms. Womack in the Career Center.
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