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A Little College Fair Face Time Goes a Long Way

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Most agree that when in comes to making a memorable impression, nothing can replace the power of personal, one-on-one contact. In today’s freakishly competitive college landscape with record highs of undergraduate applications—

How can you make your file stand out from the stack?

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One sharp tactic is to check out the dates and locations of National College Fairs and attend a fair in your neck of the woods. Presented by NACAC (The National Association for College Admission Counseling) these are some of the longest-running and most prestigious college fairs in the country. The quality of participating colleges, universities and resource exhibitors is unparalleled. When attending these fairs, it’s important to find and introduce yourself to admissions officers from your top choice colleges. These personal connections will provide you with valuable contacts and invaluable scheduled interviews.

There’s nothing worse than feeling overwhelmed. So before heading to a college fair narrow down your list of “match” schools with CampusCompare’s handy, MatchMe Meter. Then check out the full Spring 2009 National College Fair schedule.

So get out there, be yourself, collect as much information and business cards as possible and work your confident, collegebound charm.

A little college fair face-time can go a long way when it comes to scoring a fat envelope from your dream school!

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Top 10 On-Screen College Campuses

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

college searchNothing says Sunday Fun-Day like pizza delivery and a funny flick.  My sorority sisters and I have watched an extensive lineup of college-related movies in our chapter’s screening room, lovingly coined “The Pit.”

While watching movies in The Pit, a cozy mash-up of couches, beanbags and oversized pillows, we’d often find ourselves squinting at the names on buildings and squabbling over random landmarks– trying to decipher if the actors were really standing on the quads they claimed.

Here’s the lowdown on some of the most famous college movie’s REAL filming-locations. Who knows, maybe something was shot in YOUR dorm?

(Thanks to the folks at coedmagazine)

10. Good Will Hunting

Movie Campus: MIT

Actual Campus(es): Harvard Square’s Bow & Arrow Pub; Harvard University’s Dunster House; Bunker Hill Community College; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; University of Toronto

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Movie Campus: Holden University

Actual Campus(es): University of California, Riverside; University of Redlands

8. Van Wilder

Movie Campus: Coolidge College

Actual Campus(es): Marymount High School; UCLA’s Royce Hall

7. A Beautiful Mind

Movie Campus: Princeton University

Actual Campus(es): Bronx Community College (MIT scenes); Fairleigh Dickinson University; 
Fordham University; Manhattan College (Harvard scenes)

6. Road Trip

Movie Campus: University of Ithaca

Actual Campus(es): University of Texas; 
Emory University; Georgia Institute of Technology; 
Harvard University; University of Tennessee; 
University of Georgia

5. Rudy

Movie Campus: University of Notre Dame

Actual Campus(es):  Holy Cross College; University of Notre Dame

college search4. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Movie Campus: Princeton University

Actual Campus:  University of Southern California

3. Revenge of the Nerds

Movie Campus: Adams College

Actual Campus(es):  University of Arizona; 
Texas A&M University’s Kyle Field (fundraiser carnival/skits)

2. Animal House

Movie Campus: Faber College

Actual Campus:  University of Oregon’s Omega House/Phi Kappa Psi, Autzen Stadium, Hayward Field

1. Old School

Movie Campus: Harrison University

Actual Campus(es):  Harvard University’s Eliot House; University of California, Los Angeles
; University of Southern California’s Rose Bowl Aquatics Center

Facebook: No Longer a Pain in Your…

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

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