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Brewer volunteers at Atlanta college fairs
Feb 16, 2009 12:00 AM
By Tannika King - Faculty
Ivy Brewer, Darlington’s associate dean of college guidance, took her expertise on the road this month – volunteering at Atlanta’s Camp College and NACAC National College Fair’s Counseling Center.
Hosted by the SACAC Human Relations Committee and sponsored by ACT, the College Board and Georgia Tech, Camp College is designed for underserviced students and features college admission programming that they all too often do not receive at their own schools. Topics included the GPA Game (how colleges read admission files), standardized testing options, financial aid and how to navigate the college fair. Rome’s local Boys & Girls Club brought 12 students in grades 8-12 to the event.
“We had a big turn-out – about 100 students – and I was thrilled that Rome’s Boys & Girls Club could be a part of it,” said Brewer, who volunteers regularly at the South Rome club. “I am really looking forward to participating in Camp College again next year!”
The NACAC National College Fair had a record turn-out of 8,000 students. About 20 counselors from the Atlanta area were available for all four hours of the fair.
“I answered questions one-on-one for students and their families on topics like financial aid, finding colleges with specific majors and how to begin the search for younger students,” Brewer said. “This was an important service given that most high school students have limited access to their counselors. Most counselors have very large case loads and duties unrelated to college advising, such as mental health counseling, scheduling and the like.”
Hosted by the SACAC Human Relations Committee and sponsored by ACT, the College Board and Georgia Tech, Camp College is designed for underserviced students and features college admission programming that they all too often do not receive at their own schools. Topics included the GPA Game (how colleges read admission files), standardized testing options, financial aid and how to navigate the college fair. Rome’s local Boys & Girls Club brought 12 students in grades 8-12 to the event.
“We had a big turn-out – about 100 students – and I was thrilled that Rome’s Boys & Girls Club could be a part of it,” said Brewer, who volunteers regularly at the South Rome club. “I am really looking forward to participating in Camp College again next year!”
The NACAC National College Fair had a record turn-out of 8,000 students. About 20 counselors from the Atlanta area were available for all four hours of the fair.
“I answered questions one-on-one for students and their families on topics like financial aid, finding colleges with specific majors and how to begin the search for younger students,” Brewer said. “This was an important service given that most high school students have limited access to their counselors. Most counselors have very large case loads and duties unrelated to college advising, such as mental health counseling, scheduling and the like.”
