2009 Tacoma College & Career Fair

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:01:53 -0700

The fair was a HUGE success! We had about 175 college and 2500 visitors in the Tennis Pavilion at the University of Puget Sound. I’ll post the final list soon.

Below is the current list of colleges that have committed to being a part of this year's Tacoma College & Career Fair. I've heard from another 20 or so that they are planning to attend. The fair will be at the University of Puget Sound Tennis Pavilion. Here's a link to a map and directions to the fair: View University of Puget Sound - Fitness Center Tennis PavilionAddress:‎ in a larger map
2009 Tacoma College & Career Fair
October 19 5 PM-8 PM University of Puget Sound Tennis Pavilion.
This is a list of colleges & universities that will be at the fair. More will be added as they are confirmed. Check back in a few days to who else is coming. See you at the fair!

2009 Tacoma College & Career Fair
October 19th, 2009
5-8PM
University of Puget Sound Tennis Pavilion
Directions: Click Here for a map.
Updated 10/2/09
College City State Web Site
University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage AK www.uaa.alaska.edu
University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks AK www.uaf.edu
Hendrix College Conway AR www.hendrix.edu
University of Arizona Tucson AZ www.arizona.edu
California Baptist University Riverside CA www.calbaptist.edu
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks CA www.clunet.edu
Dominican University of California San Rafael CA www.dominican.edu
Harvey Mudd College Claremont CA www.hmc.edu
Holy Names University Oakland CA www.hnu.edu
Marymount College Rancho Palos Verdes CA www.marymountpv.edu
Menlo College Atherton CA www.menlo.edu
Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont CA www.ndnu.edu
Scripps College Claremont CA www.scrippscollege.edu
The Master's College Santa Clarita CA www.masters.edu
University of California, Merced Merced CA www.ucmerced.edu
University of Redlands Redlands CA www.redlands.edu
University of San Francisco San Francisco CA www.usfca.edu
University of the Pacific Stockton CA www.pacific.edu
Camosun College Victoria, BC Canada www.camosun.bc.ca
Quest University Canada Garibaldi Highlands, BC Canada www.questu.ca
Trinity Western University Langley, BC Canada www.twu.ca
University of Victoria Victoria, BC Canada www.unic.ca
Colorado State University-Pueblo Pueblo CO www.colostate-pueblo.edu
Naropa University Boulder CO www.naropa.edu
Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design Denver CO www.rmcad.edu
University of Denver Denver CO www.du.edu
University of Connecticut Storrs CT www.uconn.edu
Eckerd College St Petersburg FL www.eckerd.edu
Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne FL www.fit.edu
Morehouse College Atlanta GA www.morehouse.edu
Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu HI www.hpu.edu
Cornell College Mount Vernon IA www.cornellcollege.edu
Grinnell College Grinnell IA www.grinnell.edu
Idaho State University Pocatello ID www.isu.edu
The College of Idaho Caldwell ID www.collegeof idaho.edu
Shimer College Chicago IL www.shimer.edu
Trinity Christian College Palos Heights IL www.trnty.edu
Purdue University West Lafayette IN www.purdue.edu
Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN Nortre Dame IN www.saintmarys.edu
University of Evansville Evansville IN www.evansville.edu
University of Kentucky Lexington KY www.uky.edu
Bard College at Simon's Rock Great Barrington MA www.simons-rock.edu
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley MA www.mtholyoke.edu
Western New England College Springfield MA www.wnec.edu
Wheaton College Norton MA www.wheatoncollege.edu
Bates College Lewiston ME www.bates.edu
Unity College Unity ME www.uti.edu
University of New England Biddeford ME www.une.edu
Hope College Holland MI www.hope.edu
Bethel University St. Paul MN www.bethel.edu
College of Saint Benedict / Saint John's Univ. Collegeville MN www.csbsju.edu
Gustavus Adolphus College St Petersburg MN www.gustavus.edu
Hamline University St. Paul MN www.hamline.edu
St. Olaf College Northfield MN www.stolaf.edu
Carroll College Helena MT www.carroll.edu
Montana State University Bozeman MT www.montana.edu
The University of Montana Missoula MT www.umontana.edu
The University of Montana Western Dillion MT www.umwestern.edu
Mayville State University Mayville ND www.mayvillestate.edu
Drew University Madison NJ www.drew.edu
New Mexico State University Albuquerque NM www.nmsu.edu
New Mexico Tech Socorro NM www.nmt.edu
Acadia University Wolfville NS www.acadiau.ca
Colgate University Hamilton NY www.colgate.edu
Columbia University New York NY www.columbia.edu
Ithaca College Ithaca NY www.ithaca.edu
Marymount Manhattan College New York NY www.mmm.edu
United States Military Academy West Point NY www.usma.edu
Wells College Aurora NY www.wells.edu
University of Rochester Rochester NY www.rochester.edu
Denison University Granville OH www.denison.edu
Concordia University Portland OR www.cuportland.edu
Corban College Salem OR www.corban.edu
George Fox University Newberg OR www.georefox.edu
Lewis & Clark College Portland OR www.lclark.edu
Linfield College McMinville OR www.linfield.edu
Multnomah University Portland OR www.multnomah.edu
Northwest Christian University Eugene OR www.northwestchristian.edu
Oregon Coast Culinary Institute Coos Bay OR www.socc.edu
Oregon State University Corvallis OR www.oregonstate.edu
Pacific University, Oregon Forest Grove OR www.pacificu.edu
Portland State University Portland OR www.pdx.edu
Southern Oregon University Ashland OR www.sou.edu
University of Oregon Eugene OR www.uoregon.edu
University of Portland Portland OR www.up.edu
Western Oregon University Monmouth OR www.wou.edu
Willamette University Salem OR www.willamette.edu
Gettysburg College Gettysburg PA www.gettysburg.edu
Grove City College Grove City PA www.gcc.edu
Haverford College Haverford PA www.haverford.edu
Lafayette College Easton PA www.lafayette.edu
Penn State University University Park PA www.psu.edu
Swarthmore College Swarthmore PA www.swarthmore.edu
University of Strathclyd Glasgow Scotland www.strath.ac.uk
University of Aberdeen Aberdeen Scotland www.abdn.ac.uk
The University of Glasgow, Scotland Glasgow Scotland www.gla.ac.uk
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City SD www.sdsmt.edu
Vanderbilt University Nashville TN www.vanderbilt.edu
Texas Christian University Fort Worth TX www.tcu.edu
Westminister College Salt Lake City UT www.westministercollege.edu
George Mason University Fairfax VA www.gmu-edu
Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar VA www.sbc.edu
Norwich University Northfield VT www.norwich.edu
Bates Technical College Tacoma WA www.bates.ctc.edu
Central Washington University Ellensburg WA www.cwu.edu
DeVry University Federal Way WA www.devry.edu
Eastern Washington University Cheney WA www.ewu.edu
Gonzaga University Spokane WA www.gonzaga.edu
Highline Community College Des Moines WA www.highline.edu
Northwest College of Art Poulsbo WA www.nca.edu
Northwest University Kirkland WA www.northwestu.ed
Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma WA www.plu.edu
Saint Martin's University Lacey WA www.stmartin.edu
Seattle Pacific University Seattle WA www.spu.edu
Seattle University Seattle WA www.seattleu.edu
Tacoma Community College Tacoma WA www.tacomacc.edu
The Evergreen State College Olumpia WA www.evergreen.edu
Trinity Lutheran College Everett WA www.tlc.edu
University of Puget Sound Tacoma WA www.pugetsound.edu
University of Washington Tacoma Tacoma WA tacoma.washington.edu
Western Washington University Bellingham WA www.wwu.edu
Whitman College Walla Walla WA www.whitman.edu
Whitworth University Spokane WA www.whitworth.edu
Clover Park Technical College Lakewood WA www.cptc.edu
Digi Pen Institute of Technology Redmond WA www.digipen.edu
Lawrence University Appleton WI www.lawrence.edu
Marquette University Oak Creek WI www.marquette.edu
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee WI www.msoe.edu

Going Pro - What are Your Chances of Turning Pro?

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:23:15 -0700

I made these graphs from data on the NCAA web site (see the url at the end of this post) in response to an email I received from another counselor this morning. It's no surprise that so many young people, especially young men, think professional sports will be their ticket to prosperity. Too frequently, those with the strongest belief in their ability to beat the odds are those least willing to work hard in the classroom. I hope you find this useful.

Data Source: National Collegiate Athletic Association “Estimated Probability of Competing in Athletics Beyond the High School Interscholastic Level” http://tiny.cc/Going_Pro

Graduation and College Admission for International Students

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:49:39 -0700

I made a presentation about High School Graduation and College Admissions for International Students yesterday to a group of students from China, South Korea, Spain, Italy, and Germany. Some of the students are interested in attending college in the United States, but are worried that they won't be admitted if they don't graduate. I showed them the basics of college admissions and some information from the University of Washington's admission site. Here's a link to the powerpoint:  International Graduation and College Entrance Requirements Presentation  I'm not sure they were reassured, because it seemed from the questions that most of them expect to be admitted to Ivy-Type colleges. When I work with students on college admission, my focus is always on fit for the student. If an Ivy-Type college is a good fit for these students, then great, but more often than not, they lack the information needed to make a good decision, and choose to apply to the most selective colleges in the world because of the caché provided by the name.

Another College Consortium

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 13:02:05 -0700

While putting together a database of college contacts to use to invite colleges to the 2nd Tacoma College & Career Fair, I came across another consortium, the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. Their web site is www.aicad.org. If you're interested in finding an art college look at their site. A quick list of members is located on Wikipedia at bit.ly/AICAD. By the way, the Tacoma College & Career Fair will be held on October 19th at the University of Puget Sound. Here's a link with a bit more infomation: bit.ly/Tacoma_Fair.

Web Pages Updated

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 20:48:41 -0700

I've been working on updating my college links web pages. You can see them here - yourcollegefit.com. Click on "College Info Pages." I’ve also added more links on the “College Search Page”.

Mr. High School Counselor Blog

2009 Tacoma College & Career Fair

Going Pro - What are Your Chances of Turning Pro?

Graduation and College Admission for International Students

Another College Consortium

Web Pages Updated