Sign up now to attend Top-Tier College Night Oct. 11

Juniors, seniors, and students interested in getting a head start on the college process are invited to attend Top-Tier College Night on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at Chavez High School (8501 Howard Dr., Houston, TX, 77017).

Admissions representatives from top colleges across the nation will be on hand to answer questions about selective college admissions.

Students must RSVP to attend. Sign up here to reserve a space and to learn about options for bus transportation from your campus. Dinner will also be provided.

The evening begins with the Top-Tier College Fair from 4-6:30 p.m., followed by Selective College Admissions Workshops from 6:30-7:30 p.m. During the workshops, ninth- and 10th-grade students can attend a session on what they can do now to become competitive applicants for selective institutions. The session will be led by EMERGE staff. Students in grades 11 and 12 can attend a session about the selective admissions process led by a panel of admissions officers.

Top-Tier College Night is sponsored by HISD College & Career Readiness, EMERGE, and College Success. Participating colleges and universities include:

Allegheny College
Barnard College
Boston University
Brandeis University
Brown University
Bucknell University
Carleton College
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
Connecticut College
Duke University
Franklin & Marshall College
Grinnell College
Harvard College
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
Kalamazoo College
Kenyon College
Lafayette College
Lehigh University
Lehigh University
Northeastern University
Oberlin College
Oberlin College
Occidental College
Pitzer College
Pomona College
Princeton University
Princeton University
Reed College
Rice University
Soka University of America
Southwestern University
Swarthmore College
Trinity College
Trinity University
Tulane University
US Naval Academy
Union College
University of Chicago
University of Notre Dame
University of Rochester
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington and Lee University
Wesleyan University
Whitman College
Williams College