Observer TeenAge Writer's Club president Chantal Jenoure (second from right)
speaking with students who attended the Eduventures College Fair at the
Jamaica Pegasus Hotel last Wednesday.

The Eduventures College Fair took place last Tuesday and Wednesday at The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, and last Friday at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in Montego Bay.

Several tertiary institutions from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Jamaica were on hand to meet with students who were preparing to make the step towards a higher education. The fair was supported by the British Council, the Canadian High Commission and the Embassy of Venezuela, and Aldain Reid, chairman of the fair's organising committee.

In an interview with TeenAge, Reid said, "We've had a number of fairs over the years. Like we had the UK fair last year, and this is the first international college fair that we've ever put on." And he said that this fair will definitely not be the last. Reid also said that the main purpose of this fair was to educate young Jamaicans about their chances of getting into college anywhere in the world, or simply to "expand their horizons".

About 32 universities were present at the fair, with nine from the US and five from Canada, and several schools across the island allowed their upper-school students to attend.

Representatives from the tertiary institutions at the fair spoke about the requirements needed to attend these schools, the courses they offer, various payment plans for tuition, room and board options, admission chances and even the application process, which for many colleges could be started at the fair.

An informative experience, the Eduventures Fair allowed students to see where their potential could take them and the possible niche courses they could do. According to Reid, the organisers and the school were, "pleased to make this opportunity available to Jamaican students".