PROBE College
The Kennesaw State University PROBE College fair will
be held on Tuesday, September 9th at the KSU
Convocation Hall from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
Representatives from many colleges and universities
from Georgia and beyond will be present to discuss
admissions, financial aid, campus activities, and much
more. The KSU PROBE fair will be one of the closest
and biggest fairs in our area. If you are starting the
college search process this will be an excellent
overview of what schools are out there and what they
are looking for. Don't miss this opportunity! For more
information, visit
http://www.gaprobe.org/index.html.
2008 National Christian College Fairs
There will be a Christian College Fair on September 25,
2008 from 6:30 - 8:30 at Mt. Paran Christian School,
1275 Stanley Road, Kennesaw, GA 30152. Free
admission and a financial aid workshop. Over 30
Christian schools from across the country will be in
attendance. For more information, visit
www.naccap.org
Financial Aid Night at Westminster School
The Westminster Schools will host a financial aid
evening for parents of high school students on Tuesday,
September 16, 2008, in Warren Lecture Room in Robinson
Hall at 7:00 p.m. The speakers will be Benny Walker and
Jim Belvin who have headed financial aid at Furman
University and Duke University respectively. Directions
to the campus can be found on our website at
www.westminster.net
under the "sitemap" link. Signs directing folks to
Robinson Hall will be posted on campus.
100 Black Men of Atlanta - Bank of America
Atlanta Football Classic and College Fair
The 100 Black Men of
Atlanta, Inc. invites you to the Georgia Dome at 4:00
p.m. on Saturday, September 27,
2008 for the Bank of America
Atlanta Football Classic. This
year’s game will once again feature the Florida A&M
University Rattlers and the Tennessee State University
Tigers along with their award-winning marching bands.
In keeping with the Classic tradition, the organization
will also host the College Fair on game
day. Thanks to The College Board,
admission and financial aid officers from a number of
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
along with majority colleges and universities from
Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, and
Georgia, will be on site to showcase their respective
institutions. This year’s Fair is expected to again
attract thousands and is scheduled to begin at
10:00 a.m. and end around 3:00 p.m.
Please note that the venue for this year’s Fair will be
the Georgia World Congress Center – A/B Registration
Hall.
We invite you to visit our website at
www.atlantafootballclassic.com to read
additional information on the Bank of America Atlanta
Football Classic Weekend!
Get to know MIT!
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology will be
hosting information sessions on Sunday, October 19, 2008
at 3:00pm at the Greater Atlanta Christian School (in
the Church Auditorium) in Norcross, GA. In
addition, another session will be held in Indian
Springs, Alabama at Indian Springs High School on
Monday, October 20 at 7pm. For more information
about MIT admissions, visit
www.mitadmissions.org and to see a list of other
meetings visit
http://web.mit.edu/admissions/falltravel/
Covenant College Preview Weekend
October 2-4, 2008 and March 26 - 28. The cost is
$40 per student. Visit
www.covenant.edu/preview to register and to get
more information.
Yale Information Sessions
Mark Dunn, Assistant Director of Admissions will discuss
academic programs, campus life, admissions, and
financial aid.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 7:00pm, Central High
School, 2155 napier Ave, Macon, GA 31204
Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 7:00pm, Riverwood High
School, 5900 Heards Dr., NW, Atlanta, GA 30328
Monday, October 20, 2008 at 7:00pm, Atlanta Central
Library, 1 Margaret Mitchell SQ NW, Atlanta GA, 30303
For registration and directions, visit
http://admissions.yale.edu/events.
Introduction to Penn - University of Pennsylvania
The Regional Director of Admissions will speak on
undergraduate life at Penn on Sunday, September 14, 2008
at 7:00pm at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History, 767
Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30307. For more
information call 404-929-6300. For admissions
information, visit
www.admissions.upenn.edu
Washington University in St. Louis Admissions
Reception
Representatives of the Office of Undergraduate
Admissions will be hosting an information session on
academic programs, life on campus, and how to apply for
admission and financial assistance. No reservation
is needed:
Tuesday, September 9, 2008, 7:00pm - 8:00pm at the
Crowne Plaza Ravinia, 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road,
Atlanta GA. For directions, please call the hotel
at 770-395-7700.
Visit
www.admissions.wustl.edu for more information.
University of Virginia Evening Program
Please join Olivia Hessing, Admissions Counselor, and
recent UVa graduates to learn about the University and
the admission process.
Sunday, September 14, at 6:00pm at the Sheraton
Galleria, 2844 Cobb Parkway, SW, Atlanta, GA 30339.
RSVP is not necessary.
For more information, visit
www.virginia.edu/undergradadmission
Learn More about Dartmouth!
Dartmouth will be hosting a presentation about Dartmouth
College on Saturday, September 13 at 7:00pm at Powell
Goldstein LLP, One Atlantic Center, Fourteenth Floor,
1201 West Peachtree Street, NW, Atlanta, GA. For
more information and to RSVP, visit
http://inyourcity.dartmouth.edu/infosessions/.
To apply visit
www.dartmouth.edu/apply
Two Excellent Scholarship Resources Available
We highly recommend two resources to use in your search
for financial aid for college:
The first is located at
http://www.studentscholarshipsearch.com/ebook/
- This is a free, downloadable, 35-page PDF electronic
book (ebook) that explains how to search the internet
for scholarships. Wonderful resource. In
addition, this website also has many articles concerning
financial aid. You can even sign up for a free
newsletter.
The second is a daily podcast,
http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/, (which is
basically a downloadable internet-based radio program),
that covers a wide range of tips about scholarships,
grants, financial aid, FAFSA, loans, college updates,
etc. The host, Christopher Penn has won many
awards for this program and is extremely knowledgeable
about how to get money for college. Features
include answers to listener questions, news updates,
scholarship announcements, Friday Freebies, and so much
more. If you are serious about getting financial
aid, don't miss this podcast. Download to your
IPod, MP3 player, or just listen to it on the computer.
