Ethan Zhou ’27, Alicia Tay ’27
Contributors

The Log Investigates: The College Fair

The college fair has long been a tradition at Loomis Chaffee. During this event, admission officers come to Loomis to help students further their understanding of different colleges and also introduce new colleges to them. This year, the college fair had a variety of options and opportunities for students to connect with a multitude of colleges. From a quick question to a 15-minute chat, admission officers and students were engaged in riveting discussions

The fair included up to 120 colleges, where it was open for all upperclassmen to attend. The colleges that were invited were almost all based on the most popular colleges for students in prior years.

“The hundred schools at the college fair are probably pretty similar to the top hundred schools we send applications to,” Director of the College Guidance Office David Rion said.

The purpose of the college fair varies from person to person. While some may just be getting started with looking for colleges, others may already have their sights set on five to ten different schools that may be present at the college fair. The college fair looks to accommodate both cases, and to provide a space for students to navigate through different colleges.

“The main thing is that we’re trying to give access to students to learn about different colleges,” Mr. Rion said.

This event allowed students to consider the different factors and priorities they wanted in a college. Students also felt that they were able to connect with the admissions officers, and were able to further learn about the various topics of the colleges. Overall, many participants had positive experiences at this event.

“I really enjoyed the Case Western Reserve University admissions officer because she was very enthusiastic and she taught me a lot about the programs in Case Western,” Oscar Kong ’25 said.