<p>Here's a college fair success story:
A friend of mine brought her son, and he wandered around alone. When they met back up, he told her he was going to be an architect (he had never mentioned that before). Sure enough, he's in architecture school at Syracuse!</p>
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It is best if you find out ahead of time what schools will be there and which ones you are interested in stopping at
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The kiss of death is when a school says its coming and then doesn't show. There's nothing worst than a table containing nothing but a white poster board with the school's name. And it sits there All Night Long. This happened to us last year on S' visit to his first college fair. He was interested in 5 schools that were scheduled to be there, and none of them showed up. Don't know what the problem was, but it leaves a very bad impression. Not enough to disqualify a school, but still a black mark.</p>
<p>"The kiss of death is when a school says its coming and then doesn't show. There's nothing worst than a table containing nothing but a white poster board with the school's name."</p>
<p>Sometimes, college fair organizers "invite" colleges but don't actually get a confirmation about their attendance, maybe there was no local alumni rep available, or there was an emergency schedule conflict. No-shows often occur, especially with large fairs.</p>
<p>If I was really interested in particular schools, I would e-mail admissions in advance and let them know that I will be at the college fair that they are scheduled to attend and look forward to meeting a rep, just to see how they respond.</p>
<p>Always keep communication lines open and always demonstrate your interest!</p>