This past week Citrus College students gathered around the campus center for the 2019 spring transfer fair. The fair included a variety of representatives from the UCs, CSUs and private schools. The fair was held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 28 with a large number of students who showed up to the event.
Jessica Lopez-Jimenez, the director of student support services, heads and oversees the transfer center at Citrus College and felt that the transfer fair was a good thing not only for the school but also the students she serves.
“It’s a great opportunity for students to come talk to them, ask them questions about the university, questions about the majors that they offer, financial aid, different aid or services that they have on campus. It’s a great way to network with them and just connect with someone from the university that students are interested in transferring to,” Lopez-Jimenez said.
All types of students participated in the fair, from transferring third year students to first year students at Citrus who just finished their first college semester this past fall.
Josh Strong, a third year transferring sociology and psychology major student, has been to two transfer fair events while at Citrus and believes students should be active and curious enough to attend the event.
“I think its advantageous for student that want to have more information about the programs they are interested in and they can apply that to their applications which is great.” Strong said.
Some Citrus College students are just getting started and already have their eyes on transferring to a four year university. Mauricio Franco, a first year business administration major student, attended his second transfer fair while at Citrus.
“ I know there’s representatives that come and talk to the students one on one so you just have to make an appointment. For example UCLA, I had an appointment with her yesterday so today I saw her but I already knew what she had to tell me, there’s no need for me to spend more time with her. So I think it’s good, they just need to promote more of let people know that representatives come and talk to students one on one so you can just save more time,” Franco said.
The career transfer center will host a number of transfer events to help students prepare themselves for the next step in their education journey. The career/transfer center will be hosting a “ Career Express” event next month on April 10 in the Hayden Memorial Library from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
