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CollegeWeekLive - Largest Online Event of its Kind - Two Days, 10,000 registered participants and over 130 Schools Represented
Virtual College Fair Delivers Diversity, Accessibility and Opportunity
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CollegeWeekLive (www.collegeweeklive.com) today announced the continued momentum of participating colleges and student registrants, as well as the complete agenda, for its upcoming two-day virtual college fair taking place on November 13th and 14th. With over 10,000 registered students, parents and guidance counselors, including many from Europe, Asia, and Africa, CollegeWeekLive is proving to be the largest live, internet-based registered event in history, and will feature:
-- 3D virtual booths and live interaction with admissions officers and students from over 130 leading colleges and universities from around the world
-- Live streaming video presentations with college admission experts from studios in Boston, New York, San Francisco and Washington
-- Live Video Chat sessions with students from over 30 different colleges across the US
-- Live streaming video keynote presentations from college admission and financial aid experts, and admissions officers, including:
-- "Key Factors in College Admissions Today" presented by Howard Greene (Author of the Greene College Guides and hosts of the PBS Series Ten Steps to College)
-- "Opening the Door to the American Dream" presented by Deborah Santiago (Vice President, Policy and Research, Excelencia)
-- "Taking Advantage of Federal Aid" presented by Claire (Micki) Roemer and Stephanie Gross (Department Awareness & Outreach, US Dept of Education)
-- "How Students with Learning Disabilities can Navigate the College Admission Search" presented by Dr. Lisa Ijiri (Director, Program for Advancement of Learning, Currey College)
-- "Playing the Scholarship Game" presented by David Rye (Author, The Idiot's Guide to Financial Aid)
-- "How to Win a Sports Scholarship" presented by Penny Hastings (Author of How to Win A Sports Scholarship)
-- "The Best and Worst College Essays" presented by Elizabeth Wissner-Gross (Author of What Colleges Don't Tell You and What High Schools Don't Tell You)
-- "Soft Qualities in College Admissions" presented by Katherine Cohen (CEO and Founder of IvyWise)
"We have been working hard to create this unique and unprecedented event and are excited to be able to help so many students and parents with the college selection process", Robert Rosenbloom, CEO of PlatformQ, producer of CollegeWeekLive. "For most high school students, the college application process will involve some of the most important decisions of their lives and we hope that the broad range of resources we are making available helps them make more informed and meaningful choices about their post-secondary education and long-term future."
A host of colleges and universities across North America have already registered to participate and new schools are signing up every day. The current list of participating colleges and universities include: Air Force Academy, American University, Alabama A&M, Assumption College, Babson College, Bentley College, California State University - Sacramento, Central Connecticut State University, Central Michigan University, Colby-Sawyer College, College of Charleston, Colorado College, Concordia University, Culinary Institute of America, Curry College, Drexel University, Eastern Michigan University, Emerson College, Georgia Southern University, Kansas State University, Kennesaw State University, Lafayette College, Liberty University, Marshall University, McGill University, Miami University, Middle Tennessee State, Minot State University, MIT, Nichols College, Northeastern University, Old Dominion University, Oregon State University, Purchase College, SUNY, Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst (RPI), Sacramento State University, Smith College, Southern New Hampshire University, Suffolk University, Temple University, Texas Christian University, Towson University, Tufts University, UMass - Amherst, UMass - Boston , UMass - Lowell , UNC-Wilmington, University at Buffalo, University of Arizona, University of Arkansas, University of California - Irvine, University of California - Riverside, University of California - Santa Barbara, University of Connecticut, University of Dayton, University of Hartford, University of Memphis, University of Mississippi - Ole Miss, University of New Hampshire, University of North Carolina - Wilmington, University of Scranton, University of Texas - Austin, University of Texas El Paso, University of Vermont, University of Virginia, and Wentworth Institute of Technology. For an up to the minute listing of featured colleges and to view the event agenda, please visit: http://www.collegeweeklive.com. To register through Facebook, please visit http://apps.facebook.com/collegeweeklive/index.php
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