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TO DO THIS WEEK

Application deadlines approaching for internships and scholarships!

Now’s the time to get involved in MESA Study Groups related to the classes you’re taking – see the schedule at:  http://www.smccd.edu/accounts/canmesa/study_groups.html  
Need a good place to study on the weekend?  We’re open for math tutoring and study groups on Saturdays from 10-4pm!

TO DO This Week

  • Mon, Feb 8th @ 3pm – STUDENT-TO-STUDENT:  What is an Internship Really Like?  Hear from MESA Students who have Completed Internships Jeremy and Melissa will share their experiences in applying for and participating in research internships.  Learn what it’s really like to get off-campus and into a lab at a 4-year university.– free snacks!   MESA Center 3pm  
  • Mon @ 4-5pm Work On your Internship Applications  at MESA Center drop by to get started or keep working on applying to summer internships.  I’ll there to help you research which are a good fit for you, to help you get started, to work with you to improve your application, etc.  Drop by for a few minutes or longer. there are 31 internships with deadlines in Feb and 8 with deadlines by mid-March.  After that you’ve missed your opportunities to apply.  free snacks!  
  • Wed 9:30-11am – Saniya LeBlanc is Back!  Write Your Personal Statement individual coaching sessions to help you develop a very powerful personal statement for scholarship or internship applications.  
  • Every Thursday, depart MESA at 3:30 pm  Stanford’s Women in Engineering Seminars The WISE club organizes groups to go to talks each week from women in engineering.  Focus is “Real Lives Have Curves”.   Refreshments at 4pm. Thornton 110 http://www.stanford.edu/group/mewomen/  email: asylvia@my.smccd.edu
  • Thurs –  Prepare to Transfer in Fall 2011 is next year your final year at Cañada before you transfer?  If so, Lyn Belingheri from counseling will be working with you to prepare one or more Transfer Agreement Guarantees for UC campuses.   Lyn will be working with you during the next few weeks.  Email Lyn at Belingheri@smccd.edu
  • Study On-Campus at the Saturday Math Lab – Saturdays 10am-4pm, room 22-118 Need a place to study on Saturdays?  Math tutors are available 10-4pm 

University Activities – Learn About 4-year Colleges & Universities
Reps coming to Cañada College (downstairs in the counseling dept)

  • 2/9 – CSU East Bay 11am-2pm
  • 2/11 – Dominican University – 10am-1pm
  • 2/11 – UC Berkeley – 10am-2pm

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