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Winter Open House
Monday, February 17, 2025
9:00 AM until 3:00 PM

Nothing beats a visit to Sweet Briar College! When you attend one of our events, you and your family will get a sense of what it is like to be a Sweet Briar student. Whether you are interested in engineering, pre-vet and biology, archaeology, business, visual and performing arts, or any of our other 20+ majors, you can find your place here. During our events, you will meet current students, faculty, staff, and see our beautiful campus including a dorm room and the greenhouse.
 
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Western Carolina University Open House
 
Many WCU students just “know” that WCU is the school for them as soon as they step foot on our campus! Our Open House is one of the best opportunities for students to get a genuine feel of “student life” at WCU. The events are Saturdays and are free of charge. They include lunch on campus and a free t-shirt and bag for the student! Check out our spring dates:  

Saturday, February 22, 2025
Saturday, March 22, 2025

Learn More At: openhouse.wcu.edu
 
 
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Attention Seniors!  The University of West Georgia is waiving application fees for March.  To apply, students can visit //apply.westga.edu/apply and follow the prompts to create your account and submit your application. Once you reach the payment screen, you can exit out of the tab. We'll take care of waiving the fee from there - no code required!
 
 
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The University of North Georgia's (UNG) Corps of Cadets will host National Leadership Challenge (NLC) Weekend on April 4-6, 2025 for JROTC cadets and other high school students who are considering a military program in college. 
 

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Appalachian State University – Boone, NC        

The Art Institutes      

Austin Peay State University – Clarksville, TN       

Belmont University - Nashville, TN       

Bryan College - Dayton, TN     

Carson-Newman University – Jefferson City, TN                        

Clemson University – Clemson, SC         

Converse College – Spartanburg, SC             

Culinary Institute of America  (locations in New York, California, Texas)

Cumberland University - Lebanon, TN

Davidson College – Davidson, North Carolina 

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Emory University – Atlanta, GA                                

Erskine College – Due West, SC                                        

East Tennessee State University – Johnson City, TN          

Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)  – Atlanta, GA                                   

Johnson University - Knoxville, TN and Kissimmee, FL

King University - Bristol, TN

Kingsport Center for Higher Education

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Middle Tennessee State University – Murfreesboro, TN         

Milligan University – Milligan, TN                                         

Northeast State - Blountville, TN        

Savannah College of Art and Design   

Sewanee: The University of the South – Sewanee, TN   

TN College of Applied Technology Elizabethton    

TN College of Applied Technology Elizabethton - Kingsport Extension Campus

TN College of Applied Technology Morristown       

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Tusculum University – Greeneville, TN                           

University of Georgia - Athens, GA

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University of Virginia – Charlottesville, VA             

Vanderbilt University – Nashville, TN          

Washington University in St. Louis – St. Louis, MO             

Walters State Community College- Morristown, TN           

Western Carolina University - Cullowhee, NC

 


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Once completed, view all of your matches. If you did not have any matches, change your preferences to “want” instead of “must have”. Add colleges of your choice to your favorites.

Next steps:

  1. Plan a college visit to your favorite colleges
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  4. (Seniors) Apply online during College App Week Sept. 29-Oct. 4
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