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By Lillian Wu

     The College Fair at the High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology was for students to learn about colleges in State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY).

The purpose of the College Fair was for students to start to have an understanding of colleges. During the College Fair, students, especially seniors, had a chance to talk to college representatives and to ask for applications of the colleges in which they were interested.
         "The purpose for College Fair is for students to have face- to- face conversations with the representatives," said Ms. Georganne Karvunis, English teacher and the former College Advisor.

  There were about 55 colleges represented at the HSTAT Fair and the colleges set up kiosks on the first and second floor. Some teachers represented their colleges and answered any questions regarding their colleges.  The majority of the colleges represented College Fair were mainly SUNY and CUNY colleges.

Ms Konarski represented Boston College and New York University (NYU) because there were no representatives from these two colleges, Ms. Konarski mentioned.

Some students "wanted more information" about colleges and "more varieties of colleges", said Eva Mei, a junior at HSTAT.
       "Students get to talk to different representatives from different kinds of schools," during the College Fair, so they can have a better understanding about colleges and any other information that came along with it, said Ms. Jeanine Boulay, College Advisor.    
      According to Boulay, students get to find out about different majors, communities, types of college (i.e. private, public, city, or state), and tuition.  
     During the College Fair, college representatives gave out brochures and told students about their colleges' expectations on grades, SAT scores, extra curricular activities, clubs and school location. 
"About 97 percent of [HSTAT] students go to colleges," said Ms. Karvunis. It is very important for students to start to get familiar with colleges, she added.
      During the College Fair, "students have to be more proactive," said Ms. Victoria 
 Konarski, Global History teacher, and representative of NYU and Boston College.
    For students to be more proactive, the students can keep in contact with the representatives through email, Konarski added.