{"id":586,"date":"2010-05-05T17:30:17","date_gmt":"2010-05-05T21:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admissions.me.holycross.edu\/?p=586"},"modified":"2010-05-05T17:30:17","modified_gmt":"2010-05-05T21:30:17","slug":"the-college-fair-where-do-i-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/2010\/05\/05\/the-college-fair-where-do-i-start\/","title":{"rendered":"The College Fair: Where Do I Start?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-425\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2009\/11\/NicoleZervos.BLOG2.jpg\" alt=\"NicoleZervos.BLOG2\" width=\"105\" height=\"150\" \/>This past week, I\u2019ve been doing a few college fairs at high schools and at national events.\u00a0College fairs are a good way to start seeing what types of colleges are out there, but they can also be\u00a0extremely overwhelming. Students often come up to our table and not know what to do or say. I thought I\u2019d share a few pointers to get you started:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Know that we\u2019re here to talk to you. Our job as Admissions Counselors is to talk to students about our institutions. Don\u2019t be afraid to approach us. We\u2019re all friendly people and we want to tell you why our college is the place for you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s\u00a0OK if you don\u2019t know anything about the school.<\/strong> One of my favorite parts of college fairs\u00a0is talking to students who know nothing about Holy Cross. Often, by the time we\u2019re through talking, they\u2019re signing up for the mailing list and excited to come for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.holycross.edu\/admissions\/visit\/tours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">campus tour<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Go beyond asking about the numbers.<\/strong> While it\u2019s ok to ask about average GPA or test scores, that type of information is easily accessible on the internet or in a school\u2019s literature. Try to make your questions as specific as possible. Ask what makes an application successful or\u00a0find out what campus life is like, how well\u00a0the professors interact with students, if internships are offered,\u00a0etc. \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Filling out the card does matter<\/strong>. A lot of students who are already on our mailing list ask if they need to fill out an inquiry card. While this is not the case at all schools, we do keep track of the type of contact you\u2019ve made with Holy Cross. We want to give you credit for putting in the effort to talk to us at a fair. Printing up pre-made labels is a quick way to avoid writer\u2019s cramp at college fairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you see me at a college fair this spring or next fall, don\u2019t be afraid to stop by and say hi! Ask me a question and I\u2019ll be more than happy to answer.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nicole Zervos &#8217;09<\/p>\n<p>Admissions Counselor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past week, I\u2019ve been doing a few college fairs at high schools and at national events.\u00a0College fairs are a good way to start seeing what types of colleges are out there, but they can also be\u00a0extremely overwhelming. Students often come up to our table and not know what to do or say. I thought &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/2010\/05\/05\/the-college-fair-where-do-i-start\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The College Fair: Where Do I Start?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":615,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[70,71,75],"class_list":["post-586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nicole-zervos","tag-college-fair","tag-college-search","tag-contact"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/615"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}