Greetings from the Maine Educational Opportunity Center!!
Please visit us online at http://meoc.maine.edu/
In this issue:
*Services offered by MEOC
*Financial Aid season is near - Student Financial Aid Resource - FASTWEB
*List of upcoming workshops around the state (make sure to call and register as dates/times/locations are subject to change)
*Study Tip - 10 things to keep in mind for next semester!
*Staff listing
*Reminder about address corrections
I. Services offered by MEOC
Call MEOC at 1-800-281-3703 if you need any of the following FREE services:
*Career Advising
*College Planning
*Referrals/Advocacy
*College Admissions Assistance
*Financial Aid Counseling
*Default Loan Counseling
II. FASTWEB - Free Online Services! It's nearly financial aid season again!
Fastweb can help you:
1. Search over 600,000 scholarships online.
2. Get tips on financial aid.
3. Search for the right college for you.
Go to www.fastweb.com to learn more or click http://www.fastweb.com/sp/104027h to download their latest Student Bulletin (you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to download).
Keep an eye on your mail for further assistance with scholarship searches, and for information on upcoming financial aid workshops (some are listed below, but there will be many more to come). January is the time to file your financial aid in order to get the most financial assistance. If you are comfortable renewing your financial aid yourself, you may do so at www.fafsa.ed.gov as soon after January 1, 2005 as possible. This will be based on your 2004 income details, so be sure to have check stubs or other income information handy. If you have any questions, be sure to call your advisor (contact information for all advisors is at the bottom of this newsletter).
III. Upcoming Workshops - call 1-800-281-3703 to ask questions or to register!
In order of date:
Workshop: Study Skills
Location: Penquis Higher Education Center
Date: November 14, 2004
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Advisor: Catie Leon
Workshop: LASSI Study Strategies
Location: South Paris Career Center
Date: November 15, 2004
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Advisor: Christy Le
Workshop: LASSI Study Strategies
Location: Portland Career Center
Date: November 18, 2004
Time: 12:30 - 2:30pm
Advisor: Tina McDonald
Workshop: LASSI Study Strategies
Location: University College at Rumford/Mexico
Date: November 19, 2004
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Advisor: Christy Le
Workshop: LASSI Study Strategies
Location: University College Bangor
Date: November 23, 2004
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Advisor: Diane Lambert
Workshop: Study Skills
Location: Hancock County Higher Education Center
Date: December 1, 2004
Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Advisor: Sally Daniels
Workshop: Study Skills
Location: University College at the Houlton Center
Date: December 16, 2004
Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Advisor: Sally Daniels
Workshop: Study Skills
Location: Presque Isle Career Center
Date: December 17, 2004
Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Advisor: Sally Daniels
Workshop: Financial Aid
Location: Hancock County Higher Education Center
Date: January 4, 2005
Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Advisor: Sally Daniels
Workshop: Financial Aid
Location: Katahdin Region Higher Education Center
Date: January 5, 2005
Time: 9:00am - 11:00am
Advisor: Catie Leon
Workshop: Financial Aid
Location: Unobskey School, UMS Calais
Date: January 7, 2005
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Advisor: Catie Leon
Workshop: Financial Aid
Location: Hancock County Higher Education Center
Date: January 11, 2005
Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Advisor: Sally Daniels
Workshop: Financial Aid
Location: Penquis Higher Education Center
Date: January 11, 2005
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Advisor: Catie Leon
Workshop: Financial Aid
Location: Katahdin Region Higher Education Center
Date: January 13, 2005
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Advisor: Catie Leon
Workshop: Financial Aid
Location: Penquis Higher Education Center
Date: January 18, 2005
Time: 9:00am - 11:00am
Advisor: Catie Leon
Workshop: Financial Aid
Location: Hancock County Higher Education Center
Date: January 21, 2005
Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Advisor: Sally Daniels
Workshop: Financial Aid
Location: Machias Career Center
Date: January 21, 2005
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Advisor: Catie Leon
Other times, dates and locations may be available. As with all MEOC workshops, please call to inquire about workshops in your area, confirm dates, times and locations, and register. If you do not register for a workshop that you are planning to attend, we have no way of informing you if the workshop is rescheduled, canceled, or relocated. The list above includes only workshops for those who have already attended the MEOC 101: Essentials of College Planning workshop. However, if you feel like you would benefit from another session of MEOC 101, please call our office to find a workshop site and time that would be best for you. Also, all MEOC Advisors maintain drop-in times at most workshop locations around the state. Please contact your MEOC Advisor for assistance with your college-related questions and challenges, and for on-going college and career planning assistance. IV. Study Tip -10 things to keep in mind for your next semester.
Some of you will have just finished your first semester, some your second, and some of you are getting ready to begin school for the first time. Whether you've established a routine yet or not, here are some ideas to help you be successful as you go forward!
1. If you haven't already registered, try not to schedule back to back classes. You'll wear yourself out besides missing the best times to study--right before and right after class.
2. Begin the first day of class. Know what's expected of you. Take notes from the first day even if it's routine stuff you think you already know.
3. Establish a routine time to study for each class. For every hour you spend in class, you will probably need to study two hours outside class. Studying for each subject should be at the same time, same place, if possible. Study includes more than just doing your homework. You will need to go over your notes from by class, labeling, editing, and making sure you understand them. Study your syllabus daily to see where you are going and where you have been. Be sure to do reading assignments. (Don't put them off just because there's not a written assignment.) Read ahead whenever possible. Prepare for each class as if there will be a pop quiz.
4. Establish a place to study. Your place should have a desk, comfortable chair, good lighting, all the supplies you need, etc., and of course, should be as free of distractions as possible. It should not be a place where you routinely do other things. It should be your study place.
5. Do as much of your studying in the daytime as you can. What takes you an hour to do during the day may take you an hour and a half at night.
6. Schedule breaks. Take a ten minute break after every hour of study. If possible, avoid long blocks of time for studying. Spread out several short study sessions during the day.
7. Make use of study resources on campus. Find out about and use labs, tutors, videos, computer programs, and alternate texts. Sign up for an orientation session in the campus library and computer facilities. Get to know your professors and advisors. Ask questions. "I didn't know," or "I didn't understand" is never an excuse.
8. Find at least one or two students in each class to study with. Studies show that students who study with someone routinely make better grades. You will probably find yourself more motivated if you know someone else cares about what you are doing in the class. Teaching a concept or new idea to someone else is a sure way for you to understand it. Studying in a group or with a partner can sometimes become too social. It is important to stay focused.
9. Study the hardest subject first. Work on your hardest subjects at a time when you are fresh. Putting them off until you're tired compounds the problem.
10. Be good to yourself. Studying on four hours of sleep and an empty stomach or junk-food diet is a waste of time. Avoid food and drink containing caffeine just before or just after studying.
Taken from http://www.mtsu.edu/~studskl/10tips.html - Ten tips to survive college.
V. Staff Listing
Please keep in touch with your advisor!
* Joanne Richards: joanne.richards@umit.maine.edu - serving Augusta, Rockland, Belfast, Bath, Brunswick, Thomaston, and Waldoboro areas.
* Christy Le: christy.le@umit.maine.edu - serving East Wilton, Norway, Lewiston, Auburn, Oxford, Lisbon Falls, and Rumford areas.
* Catie Leon: catie.leon@umit.maine.edu - serving Lincoln, Dover-Foxcroft, Old Town, and Millinocket areas, and Washington County.
* Diane Lambert: diane.lambert@umit.maine.edu - serving Bangor, Brewer, Waterville, and Skowhegan areas.
* Tina McDonald: tina.mcdonald@umit.maine.edu - serving the Portland area, Sanford, Windham, and Saco.
* Sally Daniels: sally.daniels@umit.maine.edu - serving Ellsworth (and Aroostook County until December of 2004).
* Sarah Paterson: sarah.paterson@umit.maine.edu - serving all clients who have entered into college.
Don't be afraid to call on our advisors if you need some help. You can leave a message for any advisor by calling 1-800-281-3703.VI. Reminder about address corrections
Be sure to contact MEOC at 1-800-281-3703 or via email if you:
- have moved/have an alternate mailing address
- have a new address due to 911 coding
- have changed your phone number
- have married/changed your name
- are going to be changing your email address and would like this newsletter readdressed!
Remember that we can't be of service to you if we can't find you!
If you have any questions/comments/concerns or suggestions for this newsletter,
or if you wish to unsubscribe, send an email to sarah.paterson@umit.maine.edu.
Maine Educational Opportunity Center
5713 Chadbourne Hall
Orono, ME 04469-5713
1-800-281-3703
(F)- (207) 581-2532
http://meoc.maine.edu/
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