Schedule of Free Online College Fairs and Admissions Events Available at www.CollegeWeekLive.com
Boston, MA (Vocus) September 8, 2010: CollegeWeekLive, provider of the world's largest college fairs and admissions events, today announced its 2010-2011 schedule of free online events. CollegeWeekLive enables teens and their parents, regardless of geographic location, to attend a college fair from the convenience of any computer. At CollegeWeekLive, teens can chat live with admissions representatives from a wide range of colleges and universities, including Ivy League institutions, large public and small private universities and regional leaders in higher education. Attendees can also find information on more than $2.5 million in financial aid & scholarships from participating colleges. Teens can even get a feel for campus life by watching students webcasting live from their dorm rooms, sharing details regarding student life and why they picked their alma mater. CollegeWeekLive also offers live video presentations on crucial need to know admissions topics, such as "how to write a college application essay" or "how to pick the best school for you." Attendees can get an instant answer to any question they text in from the admissions experts presenting.
The Fall CollegeWeekLive schedule features more than thirty events, including events that feature a specific school system, such as CollegeWeekLive UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN DAY or CollegeWeekLive UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAY, Thursday, September 23rd, and Thursday October 7th respectively, or that which features many schools in a specific region, such as CollegeWeekLive OHIO DAY, slated for October 13th. CollegeWeekLive FEDERAL STUDENT AID DAY, slated for Friday October 1st, will offer expert presentations on how to pay for college, a topic of particular interest for parents and high school seniors.
The marquee event of the Fall season is CollegeWeekLive FALL on Wednesday and Thursday November 3rd & 4th which features more than 300 colleges from across the U.S. and around the world. A new event, CollegeWeekLive INTERNATIONAL DAY scheduled for Tuesday December 14th, caters specifically to the needs of the non-United States citizen planning on attending college or university. The Fall schedule at CollegeWeekLive also includes more than twenty-five virtual campus events or online open houses which showcase a single college or university in more detail.
Several scholarships and promotions are available to students who register and login and attend a CollegeWeekLive event. For example, a CollegeWeekLive $10,000 scholarship is available to any student who registers anytime between now and November 4th and logs in to attend CollegeWeekLive FALL. Similarly, a $2,500 scholarship is available specifically to any non-United States citizen who registers anytime between now and December 14th and logins to attend CollegeWeekLive INTERNATIONAL DAY. CollegeWeekLive registrants who also register at HP Academy will be eligible to win an HP Academy college technology package.
CollegeWeekLive welcomes back the US Department of Education Federal Student Aid Office and HP Academy as continuing partners, as well as AICPA and SUM-ATM. CollegeWeekLive has been featured in national and major market media, such as ABC, Fox, CBS, and NBC television news affiliates, the New York Times and USA Today.
Teens or parents interested in these online college fairs and admission events should visit CollegeWeekLive.com to register for free. Colleges and universities or student services providers interested in participating in CollegeWeekLive should contact 617.938.6023 or Exhibit(at)CollegeWeekLive(dot)com.
Participating colleges as of September 1, 2010:
Abilene Christian University
Academy of Art University
Adams State College
Adelphi University
Agnes Scott College
Alderson Broaddus College
Alfred State College
Angelo State University
Anna Maria College
Arizona State University
Arkansas Tech University
Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University
Assumption College
Baldwin Wallace College
Bay Path College
Baylor University
Bennett College
Bentley University
Boston University
Bowling Green State University
Bryant University
Bryn Athyn College
Butler University
California Maritime Academy
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
California State University Bakersfield
California State University Channel Islands
California State University Chico
California State University Dominguez Hills
California State University East Bay
California State University Fresno
California State University Fullerton
California State University Long Beach
California State University Los Angeles
California State University Monterey Bay
California State University Northridge
California State University Sacramento
California State University San Bernardino
California State University San Marcos
California State University Stanislaus
Clayton State University
Cleveland State University
Columbia College Hollywood
Columbus State Community College
Curry College
Cuyahoga Community College
Dallas Baptist University
Dartmouth College
East Carolina University
Eastern Washington University
EDMC - Brown Mackie College
EDMC - The Art Institute
Emerson College
Emory University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairmont State University
FIDM
Florida Atlantic University
Florida International University
Florida State University
Gannon University
Georgia Tech
Global College of LIU
Grand View University
Green Mountain College
Guilford College
Hamline University
Hardin-Simmons University
Hartwick College
Hawai'i Pacific University
Herkimer Community College
Hofstra University
Holy Names University
Houston Baptist University
Hult International Business School
Humboldt State University
Jacobs University Bremen
Jamestown College
John Cabot University
Johns Hopkins University Johnson & Wales University
Johnson C. Smith University
Kendall College
Kent State University
Keuka College
King's College London
La Salle University
Landmark College
Laramie County Community College
Lasell College
Lesley University
LeTourneau University
LIM College
Lipscomb University Long Island University - Brooklyn
Long Island University - C.W. Post Campus
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
Manhattanville College
Marist College
Marymount College
Marymount Manhattan College
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Mercy College
Meredith College
Merrimack College
Mesa State College
Miami Dade College
Michigan Technological University
Middle Tennessee State University
Middlesex University
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Mississippi State University
Mount Ida College
Mount Mercy University
Mount St. Mary's University
New Mexico Tech
New York Institute of Technology
North Carolina State University
North Park University
Northeastern University
Northern Illinois University
Ohio Northern University
Ohio University
Oklahoma Baptist University
Oklahoma City University
Ouachita Baptist University
Pace University
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Quinnipiac University
Regis College
Robert Morris University - Illinois
Rockford College
Roger Williams University
Rutgers University
Saint Leo University
Saint Louis University
Saint Michael's College
Salem College
Sam Houston State University
San Diego State University
San Francisco State University
San Jose State University
Semester at Sea
Seton Hall University
Sinclair Community College
Sonoma State University
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Southern Methodist University
Southern Polytechnic State University
Southern Vermont College
St. John's University
St. Thomas University
Stetson University
Stonehill College
Stony Brook University
Study in Scotland
Suffolk University
SUNY - Cortland
SUNY College at Oneonta
SUNYIT
Susquehanna University
Syracuse University
Texas A&M University
Texas Christian University
Texas State University
Texas Tech University
The French Culinary Institute
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
The University of Wyoming
Thomas College
Transylvania University
Trinity College
UCLA
United States Coast Guard Academy
United States Merchant Marine Academy
United States Naval Academy
University of Advancing Technology
University of Alabama in Huntsville
University of Alaska Anchorage
University of Alaska Fairbanks
University of Alaska Southeast
University of Bridgeport
University of California - Berkeley
University of California - Davis
University of California - Irvine
University of California - Riverside
University of California - San Diego
University of California - Santa Barbara
University of California - Santa Cruz
University of Canterbury
University of Charleston
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Colorado Denver
University of Dayton
University of Essex
University of Florida
University of Glamorgan
University of Hawaii at Hilo
University of Houston - Victoria
University of Iowa
University of Kentucky
University of Mary
University of Maryland Baltimore County
University of Melbourne
University of Miami
University of Minnesota Morris
University of Minnesota Rochester
University of Mobile
University of New England
University of New Hampshire at Manchester
University of New Haven
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
University of North Carolina School of The Arts
University of North Florida
University of North Texas
University of Northern Colorado
University of Northern Iowa
University of Oklahoma
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown
University of South Florida
University of Tampa
University of Tennessee
University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College
University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
University of the Pacific University of the Sciences In Philadelphia
University of Utah
University of Vermont
University of West Florida
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin - Parkside
University of Wisconsin - Platteville
University of Wisconsin - River Falls
University of Wisconsin - Stout
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
university of wisconsin - superior
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Upper Iowa University
Utah Valley University
Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology
Villanova University
Virginia Military Institute
Wartburg College
Washington State University
Webster University Vienna
Wentworth Institute of Technology
West Virginia University
Western State College of Colorado
Western Wyoming Community College
Westminster College
Wittenberg University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Wright State University
Yale University
Youngstown State University
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