#STEPTuesdayTips Do you need help proofreading your assignments? If you do, then you need to take a look at this article from the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin - Madison that explains how to effectively proofread a paper. The link below will direct you to this article.

https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/Proofreading.html

#STEPTuesdayTips Are you having a hard time deciding what to wear to an internship or job interview? If you do, then you need to take a look at this article from jobsearch.about.com that explains how to dress for success. The link below will direct to this article.

http://jobsearch.about.com/od/interviewattire/a/interviewdress.htm

#STEPTuesdayTips Need help writing a cover letter for a summer internship or job? If you do, then you need to take a look at this article from Youth Central explaining how to write a cover letter. The link below will direct to this article.

http://www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au/jobs-careers/applying-for-jobs/how-to-write-a-cover-letter

How To Get An Internship

Below is a link to a Forbes article explaining tips on how to get an internship over the summer.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2012/01/31/how-to-get-an-internship/2/

How To Make it Through The Rest of the Semester

http://blog.chegg.com/2014/03/31/how-to-make-it-through-the-rest-of-the-semester/

Writing things in your planner, but still missing/forgetting about them?

Kayla Bottrell, Academic Advisor
Central Michigan University
March 10, 2015

If you're having trouble keeping track of everything you need to do, even though you're writing things in your planner, you may want to try this simple trick. It's "free" and easy-- 

• Print out blank monthly calendars for the entire semester from Microsoft Word or another word processing program. 

• Write in all of your assignment due dates, exams, etc. at the beginning of the semester, as soon as you receive your syllabi. (Feel free to color code if that's something that helps you.) Also include extra-curricular commitments, major events, field trips, etc.

• Keep your whole semester's worth of calendars together in a folder, report cover, small binder, or in the binder that holds everything related to your courses. (I suggest keeping everything together in one place, such as one backpack or one large binder, so that you always have everything you need, in case you need to add or change anything. For example, during grad school, I stapled all of the months together and kept them in the front pocket of my binder that contained all of my work for every class.)

Keeping everything in a monthly format will give you an honest picture of what all you need to do for that month. It will also allow you to see due dates that are more than a week or two away, so you can get started in plenty of time to finish. 

I understand that some individuals find the monthly calendar view to be overwhelming. If you are one of those individuals, I would suggest a large planner that has both weekly and monthly pages (I say large so you will be able to fit everything on the monthly pages; sometimes they can be really small). By writing every assignment, exam, etc. in both formats, you can look at the weekly pages and just check the month pages every once in a while. However, I truly recommend that you try a monthly format as your default, as it allows you to see much further into the future.

Below is an example I've created based on the courses I am taking this semester:

*I typed everything out for the sake of posting my example. Don't stress yourself out trying to type everything in and printing out a new calendar with each change you make. Just print it out while it's blank and hand write everything in.

2015-2016 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

In case you did not receive it, or you are a community college student, here is a message from Scholarships and Financial Aid at CMU that may assist you in regard to filing your FAFSA:

Dear CMU Student,

If you are planning to return to Central Michigan University for the Fall 2015 semester, it is time to apply for financial aid for the 2015-2016 academic year.

Students and parents can now complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), available at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

The Central Michigan University Federal School Code is 002243.

We recommend filing your FAFSA no later than February 22, 2015. To qualify as an on-time filer by the State of Michigan, the Central Processing Service must receive your application by March 1, 2015.

Students (and parents of dependent students) will need a federal PIN to apply on the web. The PIN serves as your signature when you apply online. If you and your parent (only one parent needs a PIN) have federal PINs you have used previously, you can continue to use them for 2015-16. If you and/or your parent do not have a PIN, you can request one online at www.pin.ed.gov.

IRS DATA RETRIEVAL PROCESS FOR THE 2015-2016 FAFSA

The CMU Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid encourages financial aid applicants (students and their parents) to import tax information from the IRS for the 2015-16 FAFSA. The IRS Data Retrieval tool saves time and reduces the probability of being chosen for verification. Those who do not utilize the IRS Data Retrieval tool may be selected for verification and be required to submit Tax Return Transcript to the CMU Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid.

What is the IRS Data Retrieval tool?

The IRS Data Retrieval tool will allow FAFSA applicants to request and retrieve their tax return data from the IRS. Once the data is retrieved from the IRS, it can be transferred to the FAFSA online.

Who can use the IRS Data Retrieval tool?

Dependent and independent applicants must:

• Have a valid Social Security Number (SSN)
• Have filed a 2014 federal tax return, and
• Have an unchanged marital status since December 31, 2014

While completing the FAFSA, applicants will be presented with questions to identify whether they may be able to use the IRS Data Retrieval process.

The CMU Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid recommends that financial aid applicants file their 2014 federal tax returns as early in the 2015 calendar year as possible so that their tax data is available through the IRS Data Retrieval tool when filing the 2015-2016 FAFSA. The "IRS Data Retrieval" process for the 2015-2016 FAFSA is tentatively scheduled to be available February 2, 2015. Tax return data is available through the IRS Data Retrieval tool within 3 weeks of electronic tax filing or 10 weeks of paper tax filing.

Questions?

If you have any questions about this email or the financial aid application process, please contact the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid at (989) 774-3674 or toll free at (888) 392-0007. If you are a CMU Global Campus student, please call (800) 664-2681, option 2.

Sincerely,

The Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid
Central Michigan University