So So YouYou Want to Want to GO GO to to CollegeCollege??

We have two great programs We have two great programs that can help you get there!that can help you get there!

Number One:Number One:

Discovering Discovering CollegeCollege

Discovering CollegeDiscovering College Spend a morning Spend a morning

with a college with a college student at local student at local campuses: JMU, campuses: JMU, EMU, BridgewaterEMU, Bridgewater Sit in on a classSit in on a class Have lunchHave lunch Talk with a Talk with a

successfulsuccessful college college student with a student with a disAbilitydisAbility

Find out about Find out about DisAbility Services DisAbility Services

Discovering CollegeDiscovering College

JMUJMU March 25March 25thth oror March March

3030thth

9:30-12:009:30-12:00 Lunch (cost $6.50 + Lunch (cost $6.50 +

tax)tax) See your teacher for a See your teacher for a

registration form and registration form and flyerflyer

Registration Deadline:Registration Deadline: March 9thMarch 9th

Discovering College Discovering College

EMUEMU April 6thApril 6th 9:30-12:009:30-12:00 Lunch will be provided Lunch will be provided See your teacher for a See your teacher for a

registration form and registration form and flyerflyer

Registration Registration Deadline:Deadline: March March 9th9th

Number Two:Number Two:

Exploring Exploring CollegeCollege

Exploring CollegeExploring College

Come Spend 3 days at Come Spend 3 days at JMUJMU Join JMU students with disAbilities to Join JMU students with disAbilities to

explore a college experienceexplore a college experience See why college is so much funSee why college is so much fun Spend 3 Days on JMU’s campusSpend 3 Days on JMU’s campus

Wednesday, June 16Wednesday, June 16thth 9:00-5:00 9:00-5:00 Thursday, June 17Thursday, June 17thth 9:00-5:00 9:00-5:00 Friday, June 18Friday, June 18thth 9:00-7:00* 9:00-7:00*

*Parents are invited to a dinner from 5:00-7:00*Parents are invited to a dinner from 5:00-7:00

Cost: $100.00/student – covers all lunch, snacks and student Cost: $100.00/student – covers all lunch, snacks and student dinner on Friday.dinner on Friday.

• Scholarships may be available, check with your special ed teacher Scholarships may be available, check with your special ed teacher

Day 1: Day 1: READYREADY Preparing for the Preparing for the

CollegeCollege Get to know everyone in the group- and Get to know everyone in the group- and

have fun with themhave fun with them Learn to Learn to set some goalsset some goals for yourself for yourself

Did you know that Did you know that you have rightsyou have rights? ? Learn about themLearn about them

How do you even apply to college? We’ll How do you even apply to college? We’ll explain the processexplain the process

Learn how to find the best Learn how to find the best collegecollege for you for you

Day 2: Day 2: SETSET Skills needed to be Skills needed to be

successfulsuccessful See what it is like to See what it is like to sit through a sit through a

college classcollege class (mock lecture) (mock lecture) Check yourself- how did you do during Check yourself- how did you do during

the class?the class? Learn about Learn about college resourcescollege resources Like Like gadgetsgadgets? We have some to show ? We have some to show

youyou Trust us- there is more to college than Trust us- there is more to college than

work, let us show you work, let us show you how to have funhow to have fun

Day 3:Day 3: GO!GO! Keys to SuccessKeys to Success

Learn to be your own Learn to be your own self advocateself advocate Find out Find out how to communicatehow to communicate with with

your professors your professors Improve your Improve your self-esteem and work self-esteem and work

ethicethic Create and plan a wonderful, funny, smart Create and plan a wonderful, funny, smart

skit with your teamskit with your team See how fast you can complete our See how fast you can complete our

scavenger huntscavenger hunt, you just might win a , you just might win a prizeprize

Day 3:Day 3: An evening with your parentsAn evening with your parents

Let us Let us calm your parents’ fearscalm your parents’ fears, , we’ll answer questions from them we’ll answer questions from them about being successful in collegeabout being successful in college

Amuse everyone with your skitAmuse everyone with your skit Feel a Feel a sense of accomplishmentsense of accomplishment

for finishing this wonderful, fun and for finishing this wonderful, fun and enlightening program enlightening program