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Free College Applications:

October is College Knowledge Month in Minnesota and to celebrate, the colleges and universities of Minnesota State are waiving their application fees for the entire month.

That's what we call Minnesota State Month!

October is a great time for your senior students to explore one or more of the 26 colleges and seven universities of Minnesota State and apply for FREE. More information is available at: https://MinnState.edu/MinnStateMonth.

College Fairs:

  1. The National College Fair Minnesota will be October 4 and 5, 2023, at the Minneapolis Convention Center.  Visit their website for more information on how to register and which colleges and universities will be attending.   https://www.nacacattend.org/23Minnesota 

  1. RCTC will be hosting a Minnesota Education Fair on Tuesday, October 10th 8:30am-10:00am. We are currently at over 90 public and private colleges and universities, community and technical colleges here for students to speak to on this day.  We are asking all students/parents/counselors pre register for the event. By pre registering, students/parents/counselors will receive a barcode that the colleges can scan to obtain contact information. Click on the link below:  https://app.strivescan.com/reg...

  1. John Marshall High School will be hosting a College fair on November 9, 2023, from 5:00 - 8:00 pm.  More information will be available in October.

Colleges Visiting JM in the College and Career Readiness Center (CCRC) room 3-105:

  • Oct 2, 2023 at 11:00 am, Grinnell College

  • Oct 4, 2023 at 8:15 am, M.I.T. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Oct 10, 2023 at 9:15 am, University of Denver

  • Oct 10, 2023 at 11:00 am, Pomona College in Southern California

  • Oct 11, 2023 at 1:15 am, Minnesota State University, Mankato

  • Oct 12, 2023 at 11:15 am, Dartmouth College

  • Oct 17, 2023 at 12:00 noon, University of Chicago

  • Oct 17, 2023 at 12:30 pm, St. Olaf

  • Oct 25, 2023 at 12:45 pm, Bemidji State University

  • Oct 30, 2023 at 1:30 pm, St. Cloud State University

  • Nov 8, 2023 at 11:00 am, University of Minnesota Duluth

Students wanting additional information regarding these college events should visit the John Marshall CCRC (Room 3-105) during lunch periods on Mondays and Fridays.