ESF University Fair 2011 - The Final Report!
The Fair was held at Island school on 27 January. 106 universities from around the world were represented and more than 600 ESF students and their parents attended.
A real part of the success to this event can be put down to YOU the students! The great student volunteers, thoughtful and considered questions and general enthusiasm made this a hugely successful event again this year.
- The increasing interest in the Fair by North American universities – at the Fair this year there were 31 universities from the US and Canada, including 3 of the 8 Ivy League Colleges;
- Representation by 47 United Kingdom universities, with a range of specialties that included Veterinary Sciences, Medical Schools, Sports and Sports Management, Oriental and African Studies, Engineering, Business, Law and Liberal Arts to Creative Arts. The breadth of possible areas of study represented was impressive;
- The excellent preparation and well thought out questions that students and parents asked. In a survey of representatives, the overwhelming comment was that students were very focused and enthusiastic - students were described by reps as "very motivated", "ready to take on challenges" and "serious about where they are going when they finish their studies"; and, as noted above,
- The tremendous help given by the 70 year 12 student volunteers. Many of the representatives commented on how well Island School was portrayed by the helpfulness of the volunteers. For example the representative for Emory wrote “The student who met us at the entrance was a fantastic representative of the school.”
The Fair has now become an established annual ESF event hosted by Island School and we look forward to hosting the University Fair again in 2012.
