Michelle Vakman of New York Institute of Technology fieldsquestions from students of Mandeveille-based Bishop Gibson HighSchool during the fair. (Photos: Karl McLarty)
November 3, 2018
EducationUSA college fair 2018
Representatives from over 40 US colleges and universities were on a two-day recruiting drive in the island on October 22 and 23.
The annual college fair, hosted at the Jamaica Pegasus, featured workshops on financing one’s studies in the US, how to become a student athlete, and the student visa process. Here are some highlights from the second day.
Erin Slocum from Rochester University shares information about the New York-based institution withstudents of Calabar High School.
Young ladies from Mount Alvernia HighSchool in Montego Bay get answers fromDrexel University’s Jeannie d’Agostion.
Representative from Valencia College Mia Cancarevic points thingsout on a chart to interested students.
Kimberly-Joe Osbourne (left), cultural affairs assistant for theFulbright programme at the US embassy in Kingston, explains theprogramme requirements to a group of tertiary students.
Students of St Jago High School listen raptly to Caldwell Universityrepresentative Sharea Boyd.
Lynn University’s Shelia Shepard shares details about her school withtwo students.
