By Montana Bunner
On Sept. 23, about 200 Indian Trail seniors traveled to University of Wisconsin-Parkside to attend a two-hour college fair. Multiple students par- ticipated in the event hoping to lessen their stress about choosing the right college for them.
A college fair allows students to meet and interact with representatives from different colleges. It is a unique opportunity to be face to face with them. The college fair had 99 tables lled with college representative and career planning resources. Each of the tables carried pamphlets and papers on the schools, each person was able to take one of those and have a chance to communicate with the representatives.
Students who attended the event said they had a positive experience. Representatives answered questions as thoroughly as possible and were nice and helpful.
“I thought it was a really good idea it’s colleges from all over Wisconsin and out of state,” said Communications Academy Senior Alana Sims.
They were able to ask a variety of questions and talk to different admin- istrations from all over.
“I asked about my major a lot and I got really good responses and it helped me a lot,” said Sims.
Students were able to see what each school has to offer, enabling them to determine what they liked and disliked about each.
“It was really helpful,” said General Studies Senior Giselle Nava. College fairs are especially useful if students do not have the time or re- sources to personally visit colleges, according to an April 2014 Huf ngton
Post article by Marjorie Shaevitz. It is also a great way to save money, if students don’t want to travel hours to visit a choice college or if a person can not.