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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 students—nominees and alternates—through 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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