This year College Fest was held on September 27th and 28th at the Hynes Convention Center. Thousands of students from every college and university in Boston came out to take part in what many refer to as “the biggest back to school party in the area.”

Food and drink samples, T-shirts, posters, pens and pencils, airline tickets, and ipods were among the long list of giveaways. Companies such as Contiki Holidays, Verizon Wireless, jetBlue Airways, Monster Energy, Boston Bruins, MTL Vacations, Live Nation, CRUNK!!! Energy Drink, and Boston Acoustics were represented at the two-day fest.

Tickets were only $10; once inside, you basically had access to every single giveaway! In addition to all these free items, attendees were also privileged to witness Soulja Boy, Grammy recipient Chamillionaire, rock band Illionois, and season one runner-up of America’s Best Dance Crew Status Quo. Freestyle, karaoke, and pick-up line competitions were also held to stimulate audience participation throughout the event. Overall, College Fest ’08 was, once again, a great success.