Minnesota Private College Week is an easy way to get started on your college search. There's no pressure...you won't be put on the spot...it's just a convenient way to check out several campuses in one week. Here are comments from students who've attended previous MPCW events.

Here are comments made by students in MPCW 2011 evaluations:

• "Highly recommended! An invaluable experience that I'll be doing again next year as a rising senior."
• "A great way to see a school in a more casual setting. A quick tour was a helpful to first get a sense of what the school was like, its atmosphere and facilities. I enjoyed it."
• "This experience definitely opened my eyes to the interworkings of life at a private college. I definitely don't regret taking part in the opportunity; I expect that it will greatly influence my choices involving where I apply to college."
• "Well run and very informative. Great way to survey many colleges quickly."
• "The atmosphere presented during college week made me much more pumped for college. Thank You!"
• "I feel that the PCW was worth my time and made my exploration of alternatives efficient. It was very beneficial for me and my family."
• "I'm glad I got the opportunity to visit schools before sending out applications. I now feel less stressed about the application process and more confident that college will be a great experience for me."
• "Had a blast touring colleges! I very much enjoyed that I had the chance to see them so close together (dates); it is making my selection process much easier."
• "Very good experience. Feel like I really got to know so much about each school in a very welcoming environment." 
• "My mom told me about it and I was excited to start my searches now...it gives me an idea of what each of the colleges are like and I can go back for an in-depth look at the ones I am most interested in."

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Bailey Halligan, Glencoe

Concordia University, St. Paul '13

"Attending MPCW allowed me to see all of the private schools on my dream list. It was extremely helpful and made my decision to attend Concordia University, St. Paul much easier. I would recommend this event to anyone who is interested in attending any Minnesota private college."

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Nick Elfering, Burnsville

Saint John's University '13

"As a college student looking back to the hard decision of choosing a school, MPCW was very helpful. It gave me the opportunity to see many schools in the same week and compare what I liked and didn't like about each. Choosing where to invest my money over the next four years was tough; MPCW helped make the choice a little easier."

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Xuan Pham, Minneapolis

Started at St. Olaf College in fall 2011

"Minnesota Private College Week really solidified my decision to attend St. Olaf College; the staff and students were extremely friendly and had great pride in their school. I recommend all high school students attend MPCW to start their college search or get a last look at their top choices."

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Kara Hallberg, Kandiyohi

Started at St. Olaf College in fall 2011

"I was immediately impressed with St. Olaf, the first college I visited during MPCW. I wanted to make sure I didn't have similar feelings about other colleges, though, so I visited a couple more that same week. Comparing schools based on how they appealed to me during MPCW greatly aided me with my ultimate decision of where to apply and enroll."

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