If you are not familiar with "Colleges That Change Lives", you should be. Retired New York Times education editor and journalist Loren Pope published his book, "Colleges That Change Lives" in 1996 and Colleges That Change Lives, Inc. (CTCL) was created. Many of the colleges featured in Pope's book began working together to further promote the philosophy of a student-centered college search. This helped accelerate a growing movement for sanity within the college admissions community.

Today, CTCL is regarded as a leading advocate on the subject of higher education access and college choice. See the website: ttp://ctcl.org/

The group has organized a series of college fairs around the country for 2017. Go look at their schedule and mark your calendars! Here are the details for the fair closest to my location:

Monday, July 31, 2017
7:00 P.M.

Marriott Santa Clara
Salons 1-9
2700 Mission College Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA95054

The program begins promptly at 7:00 PM with a 30-minute information session. A college fair follows immediately afterwards, lasting approximately 1.5 hours. This program is offered to the public free of charge. No pre-registration is required.