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Program Timeline
WINTER/SPRING
- Early College for ME staff visit schools in the fall to
present student application forms and other program materials. Schools identify
juniors to apply for the scholarship by February 15.
- During the spring, Early College for ME staff arrange for junior
scholarship applicants to take the Maine Community College placement test, then share
results with the school.
- Also in the spring, schools arrange a night for our staff to explain
Early College for ME in detail to students and their parents.
SUMMER
- Our staff assist students taking college courses with course
registration. We also stay in touch with all participating students over summer vacation.
FALL
- By October 15, schools designate their now-senior scholarship applicants
as either scholarship nominees or scholarship alternates.
However, we ask schools to withhold notifying
students of their status until March 1.
- Schools arrange a fall parent night for our staff to explain the
college application and FAFSA processes.
- Our staff work with all Early College for ME studentsnominees and
alternatesthrough the college admissions process and the application for federal financial aid.
ONGOING
- Our staff
are available to schools and students throughout the academic
year and during the summer.
- We continue to support students who receive a scholarship during the
transition into college and for as long as they are participating in Early College for ME.
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Early College for ME
was the stepping stone that made me decide to go to
college.
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