Transfer Fair Advertises Four Year Universities To Students

Many students that attend Green River College have a goal to transfer to a four-year university, and the college promotes the many universities available to them each quarter at the Transfer Fair. 

On March 1 in the Lindbloom Student Union was packed with many different universities that want the students of Green River to transfer to their school.

Universities in attendance at the winter quarter Transfer Fair include Bastyr University, Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, Evergreen State College, Pacific Lutheran University, Saint Martin’s University, Seattle University, Seattle Pacific University, University of Washington (Seattle, Tacoma, Bothell), Washington State University, and Western Washington University.

Roughly 50 percent of students at the college will transfer to a four-year college after receiving their associates. According to Srey Chea, Education Planner at the Career & Advising Center, “Our goal is to make sure students have the resources and knowledge to transfer to a four-year school… It is never too early to get started and keep in contact with schools.”

At this Transfer Fair, students can talk to counselors and other university officials in person rather than communicating with them over email. Andrew Garcia, 20, is looking to transfer to Washington State University.

He loves that Green River offers the transfer fair, “I prefer talking in person instead of through emails or over the phone.” 

Though the Career and Advising Center works with a committee to set the fair up, the main goal is to advertise and make sure there is a place for the fair to be held. Then, university representatives from each school reserve a table.

The Career and Advising Center tries to make sure that all professors know about fairs and events that are going on around campus and rely on them to spread the news.

Along with the fair, the Career and Advising Center offers workshops that help with writing admission essays and anything relating to the transfer process.

The Transfer Fair is a great resource for students that want to transfer to other another school.