HHS Mini-College Fair Draws 50 Schools

A crowd of about 300 juniors and seniors attended this week’s mini-college fair in the Huntington High School gymnasium. More than 50 institutions turned out for the 90 minute event.

A steady stream of upperclassmen circulated around the fair, which provided the teenagers with exposure to a cross-section of colleges with the convenience of never having to leave the high school building. The fair was held over two morning periods.

“It was packed both periods with students speaking with admission counselors and asking some great questions” said Bernadette Walsh, Huntington’s college counselor.

“Everyone appeared interested and some students were deeply engaged with the admission counselors. This is a great opportunity to network with the counselors because many of them will be the actual counselors making admission decisions about Huntington High School applicants. Overall, the program was a great success.”

In an effort to meet the needs of as many students as possible, the participating colleges at this week’s fair were diverse in terms of size, selectivity, distance from Long Island and academic majors available. For many years, the fair was open to only seniors, but the Huntington guidance department has since opened it to juniors since many of them were already beginning their college search.

Participating schools included Adelphi University, Albertus Magnus College, Alfred University, Dean College, DeSales University, Five Towns College, Florida Southern College, George Mason University, High Point University, Hofstra University, James Madison University, Johnson & Wales University, King’s College, Lafayette College, Long Island University, Lynn University, Manhattan University, Manhattanville University, Marist University, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Science, Mercy University, Merrimack College, Molloy University, Monmouth University, Muhlenberg College and Nassau Community College.

New York Film Academy, New York Institute of Technology, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Roger Williams University, Russell Sage College, Siena University, Seton Hall University, Springfield College, St. Joseph’s College – Long Island, University at Albany, SUNY Brockport, SUNY Canton, Farmingdale State College, SUNY New Paltz, SUNY Old Westbury, SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Potsdam, Stony Brook University, Texas Christian University, UMass Boston, University of Maine, University of Scranton, Utica University, Virginia Tech and Western New England also participated in the fair.