Should you register for a study abroad fair?

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If you are one of those dreamy eyed students aspiring to study in a foreign university, then visiting study-abroad fairs may well be of great help. Not only do you meet a bunch of universities and their representatives under one roof, you also get to interact with them, understand their admission procedures and avail of counselling.
Aditi Shinde, an electronics-engineering graduate, who is now studying at Auburn University in the US says that attending one such fair did help her. “I spoke to many university officials and they sorted so many of my queries. Although the universities all have websites, interacting in person is so much better. It beats corresponding via email,” she says.
Meeting representatives also gives you a feel of what the university will be like. Janhavi Kumar, a second year engineering student who is taking her Graduate Record Examination (GRE) this August says, “University fairs helped me in shortlisting the ones I want to go to. Moreover, every university has different requirements and it becomes difficult to simply browse their websites.”
While most students benefit from the fairs, there are others who rue the lack of information provided. Anish Garg, a final year architecture student, says, “I was slightly disappointed with the university reps since they didn’t answer all my questions about my department. Also, their guidelines for undergrad and graduate courses are different. So find out who will attend these fairs before registering.”