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Savannah's Independent Schools College Fair

9/6/2017

Stacey Mell

All Calvary juniors and seniors will be attending this event. Junior students were encouraged to approach this opportunity as a fact finding expedition--visit as many schools as you can; have questions ready; pick up as many brochures as possible. Their challenge was to take this information home and start going through it. This is a perfect way to start the “college list” process. Seniors should already have a plan in place. A college list should have been developed; students are encouraged to visit these schools first then use their time wisely and search out new possibilities, particularly schools that they are not familiar with. Seniors, many of you will start filling out applications within the next few weeks; make sure you familiarize yourself with all of your collegiate opportunities!

Listed below is a list of great questions that students have been provided with to assist them in their college fact finding adventure. Students were instructed to go through the questions and pick out a few and ask those to each college representative with whom they spoke. Then, record the responses to create a comparison chart among the schools of interest. Keep these questions handy as you are pursuing all of your options.

Where is your school located?

What type of housing do you offer?

What are the application deadlines for admission?

What is the average high school GPA of the entering freshman class?
Is the ACT or SAT required? What are your 50% range scores?

Do you accept Advanced Placement courses?
Do you offer early decision or early admission?

What if I don’t meet the admissions requirements?

What are the most popular majors?

Are there study abroad opportunities?

What additional academic services are offered to students (tutoring, career counseling)?

What types of scholarships are available?

What types of extracurricular activities are there on campus?

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