College Fair
Virtual College Fair - March 25
Welcome to the first ever SMR Virtual College Fair! Even though current events preclude visiting campuses, it does provide an opportunity to research colleges and universities. To that end, what follows are guidelines on how to use Wednesday, March 25 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. to your advantage.
The list of colleges that were to attend are listed on the attached spreadsheet along with the school website and additional information. Once on the college website, students should complete the information card requesting additional information and spend five to seven minutes researching that institution. Do so for all of the colleges where one has an interest.
Also during the time of the fair, Mr. David Hamilton will be available to answer general questions via Google Meet. To participate, click this link: https://meet.google.com/rxe-zgwj-sgv For specific questions, please email him and he will respond to your inquiry.
After the fair, he recommends the following:
1. Students to come up with a day and time to meet with your parents/guardians on a weekly basis. Even if it is for 10 minutes, frequent conversations about the college quest benefits all parties involved.
2. Read the following articles from The Atlantic
3. Students to create a free www.collegedata.com account. Great resource for objective information and a solid scholarship search engine.
4. Students to choose three to five colleges and compare/contrast via www.collegeresults.org
In addition, there are a number of upcoming virtual college admission events. While this is not an exhaustive list, more and more places are developing virtual learning platforms.
As Mr. Hamilton has explained to the junior class, now is the time to research, research and research. While it would be best to do this in person and on campus, one still must proceed in this journey step by step. Start early, move forward, and enjoy the process!
Each spring, St. Mary's Ryken hosts a college fair for our students and members of the community. Please join us!
Date: Wednesday, March 25
Time: 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: CANCELLED - see above. St. Mary's Ryken Campus, Donnie Williams Center
This is a free event and open to the public.
If you have any questions, please email Mr. David Hamilton, Director of College Advising at dhamilton@smrhs.org.
View College Fair Article (PDF)
The following colleges and universities have RSVP'd to attend the college fair.
(This list will be updated as other colleges and universities RSVP for the fair.)
Albright College |
Alvernia University |
Arcadia University |
Bridgewater College |
Campbell University |
Frostburg State University |
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology |
Hood College |
Lycoming College |
Marist College |
McDaniel College |
Mount St. Mary's University |
Neumann University |
Point Park University |
Purdue University |
Radford University |
Rider University |
Roanoke College |
Rochester Institute of Technology |
Saint Michael's College |
Saint Vincent College |
Shepherd University |
St. Bonaventure University |
Stevenson University |
Stonehill College |
Texas A&M University |
The Catholic University of America |
Towson University |
U.S. Air Force Academy |
University of Alabama |
University of Mary Washington |
University of Mississippi |
University of Tennessee |
Virginia Military Institute |
Washington College |
West Virginia University |
York College of Pennsylvania |