Pierce helps transfer fears into opportunities

Colleges from across the nation came to campus and set up booths in the Great Hall to pitch their programs to prospective students

to list every school that you want to apply to.”

Financial Aid Director Anafe Robinson, along with her team, were present for the first time with iPads to give step-by-step guidance to students in filling out FAFSA information.

Instead of ghosts and monsters, perhaps college students’ greatest fear is transferring—or rather how to pay for it.

Students found some relief at Pierce’s annual Transfer Day and College Fair on Halloween, as counselors helped explain the ways to apply for financial aid.

The event, held in the Great Hall, also provided the opportunity to meet representatives from colleges and universities across the country to help them narrow their future education and transfer possibilities.

Transfer Center Director Sunday Salter highlighted the importance of having a FAFSA booth at the event.

“We have a lot of students who have a fear of applying to transfer because they think that they will not be able to afford it,” Salter said.

“Often, what they do not realize is that when you do your FAFSA, the year before you transfer, you have

“We teamed up with Sunday Salter to set this up,” Robinson said. “If they have issues or challenges on how to upload their documents or complete their application, today is the day for us to help them with a hands-on approach.”

Salter addressed the reason and need for this first-time addition and what it hopes to address.

More than just transfer information was provided as California State University Northridge’s Josefina Gudino the Advisor for AIMS² , a program for students pursuing a major in Engineering and Computer Science.

“It is important for us to come out and let students know what we are doing, the program and about opportunities that they have upon coming to CSUN,” Gudino said.

Alexis Smith from the Pierce Transfer Center empowered students by providing current information on workshops, peer mentorship opportunities and connections with universities.

“We offer drop-in hours for students to get physical assistance on applications, we do resume help. We also have not only transfer services, but we have career services too.”

Smith said that there’s a high attendance for the workshops offered by Transfer Center.

“We do a lot of marketing throughout campus, whether that’s having posters or us going physically out, handing in and letting students know,” Smith said.

Taking the advantage of having representatives from campuses around the country conveniently in one spot, students were also provided with snacks, live music and prizes.

Students like Construction Management Major Taylor Bridge know all too well how available majors affect transfer decisions. Bridge took the opportunity to get quality interaction with his school