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Hundreds of students gathered in the quad on Monday for University Day in spite of the rainy weather. “Despite the rain I think it all turned out really well,” said Director of Outreach and Transfer Services Dina Chase.

The representatives from private and public schools were ready and equipped to answer students’ questions.

Wen Chen is a film production major hoping to transfer to USC.

“They answered all the question I had,” said Chen.

“It’s so much better to be face to face with the representatives” she said.

Keri Blowers, who represented Colombia University, suggests that students talk to plenty of universities.

She suggested questions like, “What are they looking for in potential students? What is their focus? When are the deadlines?”

Blowers said transfer students are a big part of universities “forty percent of our students at Colombia are transfer students and the average age is 29,” she said.

Gonzalo Villarreal is a Spanish major who hopes to transfer to UCLA.

“It was very informative to students of PCC who are undecided on where to go and what to do” he said.

“It is also helpful to find other obscure universities that you may not have known about,” he added.

Sergio Soto, a business administration major attended the fair because he is undecided on where he wants to go.

“I came to get a better idea of what is out there. There are a lot of choices,” he said.

The mood under the canopies was busy yet lively with students holding pamphlets from the universities.

“Representatives were happy with the number of students they saw and the quality of the students,” said Chase.

If you missed this event, Nov. 5 is University Night.

“We will have a good selection of universities for those students that take classes in the evening,” said Chase.

Students seek refuge in rain-proof booths while being given advice on their transfer prospects. (Chi Hong Wong)

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