Child development major Daisy Triana explored Falcon Square last Wednesday despite the heat; taking advantage of talking to representatives from universities during the Cerritos College University Mega Fair.

She was almost certain on where she would transfer after getting a look at what many schools have to offer.

“Now I’m more decided on going to [Cal State] Dominguez Hills because they have a good program for child development,” Triana said.

On hand were representatives from both private and public institutions; Californian universities and even some out-of-state schools ready to show Cerritos students what they have to offer.

Brittany Lundeen, Transfer Center co-director, was present to address students who had any questions about the Mega Fair.

According to Lundeen, the Counseling department and the Transfer Center are organizing a ‘transfer push’, sending e-mails to students at Cerritos who appear on the computer system as transfer-ready.

“We’re invited them to come in for either an application workshop if they’ve already seen a counselor or to come in for some specific workshop just to talk about whether they are ready to transfer, if they’re not sure yet.

“We have at least one application workshop a week for every student for all the cal state workshops and the UC’s as well as, of course, our usual tours,” Lundeen said.

Pilar M. Simi, Outreach officer for Cal State Dominguez Hills, wanted students to know that they’re still open for the spring.

“If [students] are still interested in applying to Dominguez for our spring term, which starts in January, we are still open

“Students do have to meet the regular requirements… They need to have their 60 transferable units and a minimum of a 2.00 grade point average.”

Students were bustling from table to table; taking notes, picking up brochures and asking questions.

Some representatives were themselves former students, serving as testimonies to their respective school’s credibility.

Jackie Sorensen, a representative for the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, graduated last year with an associate in visual communications.

“Every student learns how to brand themselves; I have my own logo, my own business card and my own portfolio,” Sorensen said

“I can set myself apart.

“I can show them: this is who I am, this is what I learned,” Sorensen said.

According to Lundeen, Cerritos is planning to hold a Mini Fair in November.

“The biggest misconception [about transferring] probably is that you have to have a 4.0 to get to the university that you want to get into,” Lundeen said.

“But there’s still a lot of universities that you can get into. For example, Dominguez Hills you can get in with a 2.0, there’s quite a few of the UC’s that you can get into with a 3.0 or a 2.8 even.

“There are a lot of opportunities. For students; they need to kind of think outside the box and maybe go beyond our local area.”