Students get career advice at College Fair

Last Wednesday, the juniors and seniors of DeWitt High School attended the annual College Fair sponsored by the DeWitt Beta Club. This fair was unlike the county fair with rides and cotton candy. This was the fair that lays out most of the different college options throughout Arkansas for the upcoming graduates.

The high school cafeteria was filled with pamphlets and spirited banners in the colleges’ colors. Storyboards displayed pictures of students enjoying everyday campus life and activities. The students moved from one table to the next, gathering information like bees gathering nectar.

The most popular booths were the University of Arkansas, University of Central Arkansas and Arkansas State University. The representatives behind the tables would greet the students and happily rattle off questions about students’ plans after high school. They could tell the students all about their college’s specialties and how they could support their main career choice. Even if they didn’t have the specific courses a student needed to pursue his or her interest, the representative could gladly point them in the direction of a college that could.

“The college fair is a wonderful opportunity for students to have some one-on-one time with an institution of higher education,” said Diana Graves, a representative for the Phillips Community College of DeWitt. “I hope [students] take it seriously, because it’s so important. I hope they will all go to college.”

Most of the students interviewed seemed to understand the importance of the event. Junior Emily Kloss said, “It’s a great opportunity to see how the different colleges affect our lives after high school.”

Everyone seemed to be very interested in what the colleges had to offer. Though for some students, the coming of the college fair was an awakening.

“We realized college is closer than we thought,” said junior Hallie Horton.

The seniors have been through this already, so they knew what to expect. For juniors, this experience can open up their eyes as to how many colleges there actually are in Arkansas.

“It kind of left me confused, because now I have even more choices to pick from,” said junior Ashley Logan.

The variety can be a bit overwhelming at first. Though once the students learn about all the advantages of each college, narrowing down can be much easier.

After deciding the colleges they wanted to send them information, students simply filled out an application card to receive all those details. The application cards held all their information, including the ever-important ACT scores. The ACT is the one test that all high school students take over and over again to achieve a higher score, bettering their chances of scholarships.

Besides the college booths, there were also financial-aid booths. The students could apply for scholarships, grants and loans to help pay for their future schooling. “I didn’t know there were so many financial prospects out there,” says senior Jenna Fuhrman. “It was a very convenient set up.”

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