28 Students from IGA Attend International College Fair [1A]

September 26, 2008 - High school students from IGA attended the annual free college fair at the Hilton Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey. Seventy different universities had booths at the event, and several hundred students attended in order to find out more about the universities, talk to college reps, and acquire brochures and pens. Of the students who attended the event, 66% said it helped them in thinking regarding going to university. Of those asked if they appreciated the brochures, pens, and knickknacks, 80% answered in the affirmative. "The experience was profitable because it encouraged our high school students to think about going to university... [but] it was so crowded, it was hard for students to spend any quality time with the college reps." said Mrs. Sanderlin, one of the group's chaperones. The event seemed overall to be profitable for the students, most of whom hope to go to a university somewhere outside Turkey. The students finished up around 8:30pm, and were seen leaving for IGA on a service bus outside the Hilton.