Ramblers Plan for Their Future at College Fair

3/18/2025

On Monday, March 10, Loyola Academy's College Counseling Department hosted its annual College Fair for students and parents to begin the college exploration process. With over 160 colleges and universities and over 600 Ramblers in attendance, Loyola's College Fair remains one of the largest private high school college fairs in the state of Illinois. Entrance to the fair was staggered to allow juniors and their parents to enter first, optimizing their time, followed by sophomores and their parents slightly later.

Since 2016, Loyola has utilized StriveScan, which makes QR code scanning available for students and institutions. The QR codes eliminate the time-consuming process of filling out contact cards and enable students to focus their time and energy engaging college reps and getting important questions answered.

"Our annual college fair provides students with valuable opportunities to research and network with college admission representatives. In just ninety minutes, more than 2,500 student-to-representative connections were made. Additionally, through the Missed Connections feature in StriveScan, students who couldn't attend or meet with specific representatives can still connect via email, resulting in nearly 1,300 post-fair connections (and counting)," said College Counselor Ms. Kelly Dutmers '98.

"This year we added several pre-college fair info sessions on topics like international colleges, service academies, and financial aid," added College Counseling Department Chair Mark Porcaro.

Colleges from across the globe were represented at the fair. Those farthest away in Europe included University College Dublin, American University of Paris, and Bocconi University. The closest colleges represented included Northwestern University and Loyola University Chicago.

Many thanks to members of Loyola's Torch Club and Insignis who helped welcome college reps to campus; their assistance was an instrumental part of the evening's success.

A full list of participating colleges and universities can be found here.

In 2024, 97 percent of Loyola's senior class went on to four-year colleges and universities. 23 percent matriculated at Jesuit schools and an additional 9 percent went on to other Catholic colleges. View our Student Profile for more information on the Class of 2024 and academics at Loyola Academy.

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