Port Chester Middle School To Host College Fair Friday

PORT CHESTER, N.Y. - Port Chester Middle School eighth-graders and families can get a head start Friday on the college search process.

Port Chester eighth-graders and their parents can attend a college fair Friday.
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by Justin Stock

02/13/2013 11:00 a.m.

The school has its third annual college fair from 9-11 a.m. in the Port Chester Middle School gym.

Principal Patrick Swift said the event is meant to help students and families familiarize themselves with college.

“It is never too early and is extremely important to start thinking, planning and preparing for the future,” he said in a statement.

“The college fair exposes our eighth grade students and their parents to what a college education offers and affords them a better understanding of what colleges look for in applicants," he said.

Parents are welcome to attend.

Colleges that will be present include:

Berkeley College
City University of New York – Central Office
The College of New Rochelle
The College of Westchester
Columbia College
Concordia College
Dominican College
Iona College
Lehman College
Mercy College
Monroe College
Parsons The New School for Design
Penn State University
Sanford Brown Institute
SUNY Purchase
State University of New York – Regional Office
Syracuse University

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