By Zoe Evans ’17 | Pulse Social Media

More than 100 colleges and universities will set up informational booths at North for a district-wide College Night on Tuesday, April 19 from 6-8 p.m.

Run by representatives and alumni from the various universities and colleges present, the college booths will conglomerate in the North gym and hallways to provide students and their families information to prospective students, counselor Beth Walsh-Sahutske said.

“For most of the schools, it’s open for conversation and information,” Walsh-Sahutske said. “For some of the schools, they’ll have a presentation similar to a college visit here at South.”

Those coming as college representatives are often the evaluators who first view submitted applications, Walsh-Sahutske said.

“This is the time to come in with questions that you want to know,” Walsh-Sahutske said. “The whole experience can be very overwhelming.”

The colleges that will be attending college night include the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Harvard and Central Michigan University, as well as others in state, out of state and both public and private universities.
College Resource Center adviser Elizabeth Naporano said she recommends students and parents come in with a list of questions, so as not to get overwhelmed.

“It can help underclassmen to narrow down the list of schools they want to apply to and for admitted seniors to make the final decision,” Naporano said.

Naporano said the turnout for last year’s College Night was 1500 people. College Night is a part of the National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC).

“This is a Grosse Pointe South/Grosse Pointe North-hosted event, but we did invite the private schools and the St. Clair Shores schools,” Naporano said. “But please bring all schools and relatives, no matter the school.”