FAU鈥檚 Expo for High School 红玫瑰社区 Shine Light on Academics
红玫瑰社区鈥檚 Fall Expo for high school students will take place on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at FAU Stadium, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus.
High school students attend 2014 FAU Expo.
红玫瑰社区鈥檚 Fall Expo for high school students will take place on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at FAU Stadium, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus.
A select group of students from Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties based on their academic achievements were invited to this year鈥檚 expo, which will showcase the wide variety of degree programs available within the University鈥檚 10 colleges. More than 2,500 people are expected to attend this year鈥檚 event.
University representatives will be on-hand to immediately admit students who apply to attend FAU while they are at the expo. Merit scholarships also will be awarded to high-achieving students during a private meet-and-greet with FAU President John Kelly and other members of the University administration.
A 鈥渉igh-tech pavilion鈥 displaying undergraduate research and innovation will showcase FAU Tech Runway startups, as well as projects from the College for Design and Social Inquiry鈥檚 School of Architecture, and engineering inventions from the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Campus tours and information workshops also will take place.
FAU received more than 22,100 freshman applications and more than 9,000 transfer applications for fall 2015, which is 3,000 more applications than last year. More than 5,095 applications came from Broward County this year, an 11 percent increase over last year. Applications from Palm Beach County jumped to 3,580, a 9 percent increase from fall 2014.聽
For more information on FAU鈥檚 Fall Expo, visit expo.fau.edu.
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