On Thursday, March 28th, representatives from 41 colleges from around the country set up tables in the courtyard to engage and inform students. Assistant Director of National Admissions at Texas A&M Juwan Andrews [left] spoke with hundreds of students throughout the lunches, including sophomores Natasha Davis and Azariah Mccall [right]. "To see all of these colleges here that are in-state, out-of-state, private, and public is super empowering to students, especially those who don't have a lot of access to college information," Andrews said. "College fairs provide the thought for a lot of students that they can actually pursue higher education, because if you don't see it, you don't believe it."
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