College Fair

Counselors Corner

College FairTKS 2021

By Brett Bowring College Counselor

With recent travel restrictions having limited the in-person opportunities for international university representatives to visit high schools throughout the world, as they have traditionally done, schools have all resorted to various online methods of implementing university fairs. Due to the collaborative efforts of the KAUST community, as well as over a dozen international universities, The KAUST School was able to bring the live, in person, university fair back to our community in a one of a kind event.

On October 26, The KAUST School (TKS) was pleased to host a live, in person, college fair. TKS was able to utilize the graduate and doctoral university students at KAUST to serve as representatives of their recent alma maters. After connecting the KAUST students to the admissions office of their alma mater for training, they were prepared to discuss key details with the TKS students; such as programs of study, admissions requirements, financial aid, and campus life.

This fair was offered to the 280 high school students at TKS and was attended by representatives of 13 international universities from four different countries. With the UK being represented by the University of Glasgow, Canada by the University of British Columbia, Australia by the University of Western Australia, and the United States of America by institutions such as Cornell University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the Purdue University, the TKS students gained valuable insight into the academic opportunities, campus environment, and student life at each of these universities.