MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

MARCH 2018

Upcoming TRIO Events

Plan ahead to meet your TRIO SSS

Requirements for Spring 2018

Make at least 3 appointments each semester

Attend at least 2 events such as Workshops, Career Talks, Campus Visits, Cultural Events, etc.

YOU MUST complete these before the final day of the Spring semester to remain in good standing with the TRIO SSS Program and retain your priority registration benefits. To make an appointment with Claudia Ramirez, Carolina Fredericksen or to sign-up for events, please call (209) 575-6189 or visit us at Morris 107 | East Campus.

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MARCH

DATE EVENT/WORKSHOP TIME LOCATION

Friday, March 2nd Internship Panel 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM CAT 108

Wednesday, March 7th Resume & Interview Skills 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM FH 277

Thursday, March 8th Advising Session with Claudia 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CAT 108

Tuesday, March 13th Financial Literacy: Basic Budgeting 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CAT 116

Monday, March 19th Advising Session with Claudia 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CAT 116

Wednesday, March 21st Job Search 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CAT 213

Thursday, March 29th Career Talk: Pathways to Teaching 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CAT 110

Friday, March 30th Career/Major Exploration with Claudia 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CAT 113

ASSIST is an online student-transfer information system that shows how course credits earned at one public California college or university can be applied when transferred to another www.assist.org

THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY: Resource to help answer questions regarding the cost of education Paying for College

THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY: Tools that compare the cost of tuition & fees, estimate eligibility for need-based financial aid and estimate how much each CSU campus cost CSU Costs: Net Price Cost Calculator

PERSONAL INSIGHT QUESTIONS (PIQs): How to answer UC’s Personal Insight Questions http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/personal-questions/index.html

UC TRANSFER ADMISSION PLANNER (TAP): Online tool that helps prospective UC transfer students track and plan coursework UC Transfer Admission Planner

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA: A resource guide that provides information and links for helping to pay for UC admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/paying-for-uc/index.html

The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid www.finaid.org

FAFSA & FEDERAL STUDENT AID: Resources for helping to pay for college https://fafsa.ed.gov https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/

Transfer Information

Counselor Walk-In Schedule: MARCH

Monday Tuesday

5th-6th No Walk-Ins No Walk-Ins

12th-13th 9:00 AM -10:30 AM 11:00 AM -12:00 PM

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

19th-20th 9:00 AM -10:30 AM 11:00 AM -12:00 PM

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

26th-27th 9:00 AM -10:30 AM 11:00 AM -12:00 PM

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

To view the full schedule, come in to Morris 107 for a walk-in flyer.

Program Technician Walk-In Schedule:

FALL 2018 Transfers

DO NOT MISS IMPORTANT ADMISSION DEADLINES!

Please check your email and portals for each campus you applied “TO-DO-LIST”

MARCH

Thursday

1st No Walk-Ins

Wednesday Thursday

7th-8th No Walk-Ins 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

14th-15th 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM No Walk-Ins

21st-22nd 9:00 AM -11:30 PM 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

28th-29th 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

To view the full schedule, come in to Morris 107 for a walk-in flyer.

TRIO SSS 50th Anniversary

Announcing the Celebration of the 50th Anniversary

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Student Support Services program which has guided millions of students and their families through the college prepa-ration and application process. Student Support Services was established in the 1968 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, which established President Lyndon B. Johnson's goal of seeing that "no American talent is wasted." Do You Know These Noteworthy Student Support Services Alumni? — Hector Balderas, Attorney General, New Mexico, Student Support Services, New Mexico Highlands University Franklin Chang-Diaz, First Hispanic Astronaut and Chairman & CEO, Ad Astra Rock-et Company, Student Support Services, University of Connecticut Viola Davis, Actress, Student Support Services, Rhode Island College José M. Hernandez, Former Astronaut, NASA, Student Support Services, University of the Pacific Gwendolynne Moore, Congresswoman, Wisconsin, U.S. House of Representatives, Student Support Services, Marquette University Harry Lee Williams, President and CEO, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Student Support Services, Appalachian State University Source: http://www.coenet.org/sss_50th_anniversary.shtml

STUDENTS TRANSFERRING IN FALL 2018

Schedule your Exit Interview with Carolina Fredericksen by contacting our office at (209) 575-6189

TRIO SSS is currently taking applications for 2018-19

Graduating & transferring after this Spring or Summer semester? Don’t forget to apply for your Associates Degree/Certificate!

https://www.mjc.edu/studentservices/counseling/evaluations/

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