The Mandaluyong City local government on Wednesday, Oct. 11, announced that it would launch its 2nd
"Be Academically Aware: A Scholastic Guide to Shape Our Future” (BAA) College Fair on Oct. 14 which aims to help Grade 12 and high school graduates decide on what colleges or universities they want to enroll in and the respective programs that they wish to take up in college.
Spearheaded by Councilor Benjie Abalos, the college fair will be held at the SM Megamall Event Center from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Interested participants must bring a long brown envelope, ballpen, and their school ID.
A total of 36 universities and colleges around Metro Manila will participate in the fair. They are:
1. Adamson University
2. Arellano University
3. Asia Pacific College
4. Asian Institute of Maritime Studies
5. Center for Culinary Arts
6. Colegio de San Juan de Letran
7. De La Salle Araneta University
8. De La Salle - College of St. Benilde
9. De La Salle University
10. Don Bosco Technical College
11. Emilio Aguinaldo College Manila
12. Far Eastern University
13. FEATI University
14. FEU Diliman
15. iACADEMY
16. José Rizal University
17. Lyceum of the Philippines University
18. Mary Chiles College
19. Mandaluyong College of Science and Technology
20. Mapua University
21. Manila Tytana Colleges
22. Manuel L. Quezon University
23. National University
24. Our Lady of Guadalupe Colleges
25. Rizal Technological University
26. Saint Francis of Assisi College
27. San Beda College
28. St. Scholastica's College Manila
29. San Sebastian College-Recoletos, Manila
30. South Ville I.S. and Colleges
31. Technological Institute of the PH Manila
32. Thames International
33. University of the East
34. University of Santo Tomas
35. University of Asia and the Pacific
36. WCC Aeronautical and Technological College
37. MMTVTC, ITCHI and GIST
Supporting State Universities
1. Polytechnic University of the Philippines
2. Philippine Normal University
3. University of the Philippines-Manila
A total of 573 Grade 12 students participated in the first BAA fair held at the city hall in December of last year.
According to Abalos, the event brought the schools closer to the students. He said: "If they will head to the different universities and colleges, they might only be able to visit three or four in a day. But since we were able to invite 33 institutions in one venue, students don't have to spend too much time and money just to get the right information they need to make the right decision on what course to take up in college and which school to go to."
"In one day, 33 to 34 colleges, universities, and even technical and vocational mache-check po nila," Abalos said.
The lawmaker explained that despite having most of the students who attended the fair coming from the city, a number of attendees also came from other parts of Metro Manila as the fair was also a one-stop shop for all the participating schools.
He also encouraged parents to support education-related activities like the BAA College Fair that can also help them in guiding their children on their educational path.
Among the universities and colleges that participated in the B.A.A. College Fair were Manuel L. Quezon University, Adamson University, University of Santo Tomas, University of Asia and the Pacific, Mapua Institute of Technology, World City College, De La Salle University, St. Scholastica's College, Asia Pacific College, Jose Rizal University, Don Bosco Technical College, Mary Chiles College, and the Technological Institute of the Philippines.