Tips for Attending A College Fair

If you have never been to a college fair before, here is what you can expect:

Rows of college tables, staffed by representatives to answer your questions and take your name and address so they can send you materials after the fair.

If you research colleges before attending the fair, you will know which college tables to go to and should have questions ready for the representatives. If you do not do any research before the fair or if you are having a hard time figuring out which colleges are your best choices, you have a few options:

• Visit as many college tables, collect information and give representatives your name and address for their follow-up.

Workshops on Financial Aid

Make sure you attend one of these workshops. There is no mystery to applying for financial aid, but there are important facts and deadlines to know for getting money to pay for your education. You are the one going to college, not your parents or guardians, so do not leave it to them to get this important information for you.