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College scholarship fair scheduled for Nov. 3 at Atlanta City Hall

By Jeremiah Mcwilliams
Oct 30, 2011

An "I am College Material" Scholarship Fair to help students and their parents find ways to pay for college has been scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 3, from 4-8 p.m.  at Atlanta City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave SW.

The fair is aimed at low-wealth students with "average" grade point averages between 2.5 and 3.3, as well as middle-income students seeking merit-based aid.

Atlanta City Council member Aaron Watson and Atlanta Board of Education member Yolanda Johnson teamed up with The Scholarship Academy, a local nonprofit scholarship preparatory program, to sponsor the event.

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