Going Places ... Rollins TRiO Shadow Day!

P a r t o f t h e T r i o P r o g r a m F a m i l y

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December 10, 2010

Volume 1, Issue 4

The Time to Get Ready for College is Now!

Your Future is Waiting For You!

Rollins College

Upward Bound

Staff

Pre-Collegiate

Coordinator

Carrie Glatting

Upward Bound Team Stacy Spencer

Julie Brant

In this Issue Back to School ……………………….1

Career Highlight …………..…..…...2

College Highlight………...….……..2

Community Engagement ……….4

Upcoming Events …………..……4

Senior’s Corner ………………...……3

Study Skills ………………………..…..3

Fall is in full swing and the Talent

Search program has been very busy. The counselors have been back at schools and have visited most students twice already. If you missed a meeting due to an absence, schedule conflict, or because of a school change, please call us at 407-646-1558, or contact your counselor immediately so we can update our records.

On October 29th the Rollins

Office of Multicultural Affairs, better known as OMA, invited our Talent Search and Upward Bound participants to campus for a Shadow Day. Thirty-two juniors and seniors from local high schools came out for the day. Participants were paired up with

college students who took them to a class, toured the campus, visited a dorm room, ate some of the best pizza from our campus dining hall and showed us all how “We

are all the same inside”. They also received a t-shirt to commemorate the day. This was a truly engaging experience for the students and we are so grateful for our partnership with OMA.

We want to give a special thanks

to Rachel Luce-Hitt, Cherisse Hagwood, Mahjabeen Rafiuddin and all the Rollins students involved in OMA for showing our

participants what a “day in the life of a college student” really looks like. We also want to thank Ms. Andrea Richard, guidance counselor from Gateway High

School for supporting the event by chaperoning twenty students from Gateway. Go Panthers!! We look forward to working with OMA, Gateway and many more schools in the future!

The Corning School of Ocean Studies at Maine Maritime Academy will refine and direct your science skills for use in a career related to the oceans. Their broad-based approach allows career flexibility as you work toward a Bachelor of Science degree in one of two majors: • Marine Biology • Marine Science Marine Biology students develop subject breadth through courses in marine botany and zoology, ecology, physiology, cell biology, and genetics.

Marine Science students study the ocean from an interdisciplinary perspective. Their studies encompass biology, chemistry, geology, and physics of the ocean environment. Both majors lead to many career and advanced study options. Marine Biology: • Marine Botany •

Marine Zoology • Ecology • Physiology • Genetics • Cell Biology Marine Science: • Physical Geology • Sedimentology

• Marine Geology • Marine Geochemistry • Marine Botany/Zoology • Physical Oceanography

Castine, Maine

858 Students

For generations, Maine has been known

worldwide for the skills of her shipbuilders

and sea captains, and for leadership in

every phase of maritime affairs. It was in

Maine that the first English ship built in

America, the VIRGINIA, was launched in

1607. In the 21st century, Mainers

continued to build and sail vessels ranging

from custom yachts to mighty warships.

Windjammers, fishing fleets, and

defenders of the America’s Cup have all

been part of Maine’s seafaring tradition.

Proposals for an institution devoted to

nautical training began in Maine in the

1930s. Educational and civic leaders

throughout the state — led by Senator

Ralph Leavitt of Portland — prompted the

creation of Maine Maritime Academy by

an act of the 90th Maine Legislature on

March 21, 1941.

Maine Maritime Academy is a career-

oriented college that strives to continue to

be a globally recognized leader in

providing the highest quality maritime

engineering technology, marine science,

and logistics education with facilities and

laboratories that are at the leading edge of

technological innovation.

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College and Career Highlight

Senior Corner

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Seniors! It’s crunch time for you right now. You’ve got many responsibilities such as homework, working part-time, exams and so much more. Please don’t let your college applications get pushed aside! This is not the time to procrastinate. Getting into college is what you’ve been working towards since freshman year. Don’t blow your opportunity because you missed the deadline. If you haven't submitted any applications, you'll want to get started this month. If you need help or you have questions, email or call your TS Counselor. Once you complete your first application, every other one will be easier. Be sure to submit the following when you apply to college: 1. Online application 2. Application fee waiver (ask your TS Counselor for these) 3. Transcripts 4. Essay 5. Letters of recommendation 6. SAT/ACT test scores 7. Additional information needed by your college Please email your TS Counselor to let them know if you’ve submitted any applications or if you’ve received any decisions. Admissions Plans – When to Apply Regular Decision means that you turn in your application by the college’s deadline, and they let you know by a specified date. Example Colleges: University of Florida -November 1st University of North Florida -November 19th (all applications received after this date will be considered on a rolling basis) For Rolling Admission, schools review applications as they’re submitted and make decisions throughout the admission cycle (usually within 4-6 weeks of submission of the application). It is usually wise to send your application as soon as possible since some colleges will fill their class by

early winter. Example Colleges: University of Central Florida – At the beginning of October, 6,000 students had applied and over 1,200 had been offered admission for 2011! University of South Florida With Early Action, you send your application by the early deadline and the college sends you its decision earlier. Example : University of Miami -November 1st Florida State University -October 15th When you decide to apply Early Decision, you are committing yourself to going to that school. Early Decision is for those early-bird students who already have a clear first-choice college. If you’re still comparing colleges and don’t want to limit your choices yet, Early Decision is not for you. Why? Early Decision is a contract between you and the college. You agree that if the college accepts you, you’ll withdraw all other college applications and attend the early decision college. Because of this commitment, you can apply Early Decision to only one college. Example Colleges: Rollins College -November 15th New York University -November 1st

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Having good grades is awesome for college bound students. Being a good student takes a lot of hard work. Making the right choices also plays a key role in grades. Students must sacrifice what they want for what they need. In order to obtain that academic scholarship students must know when to study and when to relax. No student is given an “A.” To be a great student you must always earn an “A”. Below are some tips to improve as a student.

Preparing for college starts early and

study skills are vital to academic and personal achievements.

Always take notes

Ask questions, “ No such thing as a Dumb Question”

Develop a schedule

Study in increments

Stay positive while reviewing for a big exam

Relate material to everyday life activities

Develop a study group

Always review previous tests

Be sure to get your proper rest before a test

Hear yourself answering the question correctly.

Study Skills

College Tour

Going to college is more than just

applications and research. Selecting

the right college begins with touring

the campus. To get an idea of what

a college campus feels like. Every

high school student should tour a

the campus of the school you are

considering. Many colleges offer

tours via their admissions

department. Some universities have

tour guides that specialize in certain

campus tours.

Below are some tips for a college

tours.

Ask questions while walking the

campus.

Always tour during the middle of

the semester.

Select a day where classes will

be in session.

Have an energetic tour guide,

they set the tempo of the tour

Always tour the campus on

Wednesday or Thursday,

typically busy days for campus

events. This will give you a good

sense of campus life.

Interested in Volunteering?

SPCA of Central Florida

Contact: Amber Ferguson, Volunteer Manager AmberF@OrlandoPets.org 407-248-1748 **Must have a parent or guardian present to volunteer with animals

The Mustard Seed – Furniture and Clothing Bank

Contact: Ronald Grant ronald@mustardseedfla.org 407-875-2040 **Looking for volunteers to sort clothing, etc. at warehouse

Scouting for Food

Saturday, November 13, 2010 Location: Various collection sites around town Description: Scouting for Food Bag Collection Day - Scouts will go to different neighborhoods and collect bags of food. Families are asked to leave the bags outside their door for pick up by 9:00 a.m. Scouts will deliver the food collected to one of the collection sites.

Florida Hospital Contact: Ken Fuller, Manager Volunteer Services Ken.fuller@flhosp.org 407-303-6938 **Must meet all requirements ** 1. 15 years of age or older 2. Complete and pass drug screening 3. Provide up to date immunization records

4. TB test provided by hospital 5. Commit to 100 hours of service to hospital. Community service hours will not be signed off until 100 hours are complete. 6. High school resume requested. Include: Name, address, high school, GPA, clubs or organizations that you are a part of (include Rollins Talent Search or Rollins Upward Bound), leadership roles and any job experience.

Rollins College Martin Luther King Jr. week January 13th-17th 2011 Please come out and support the cause of “his dream”

Community Engagement

UNCF 5K Run

On November 6, 2010 Rollins

College Upward Bound participated

in the 2010 United Negro College

Fund walk/run for education. Our

jogging team was sponsored by the

Winter Park Health Foundation to

participate in our first 5k run of the

year. “UNCF—the United Negro

College Fund—is the nation’s

largest and most effective minority

education organization. UNCF

provides operating funds for 39

member historically black colleges

and universities (HBCUs),

scholarships and internships for

students at about 900 institutions

and faculty and administrative

professional training. For more

than 66 years, UNCF has raised

more than $3.2 billion to help more

than 350,000 students attend college and graduate

from college. UNCF has distributed more funds to

help minorities attend school than any entity outside

of the U.S. government.”

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Community Service Opportunities/Upcoming Events