As a freshman, it is common to feel very overwhelmed upon entering college and it is even more common if you’re attending a large university. Even if you’re coming from a large high school, it’s easy to get lost among the crowd at the University of Maine. Well, there is of course a program that helps to ease the transition for incoming freshmen. This program is called First Year Residential Experience (FYRE). FYRE “support[s] students in dealing with these challenges by placing them together in a supportive, enriched, and vibrant community.” It has developed programs, resources, and services that are provided through various offices around campus to help students gain certain skills to promote personal and social growth so that they may be more successful at UMaine and in the real world. Although FYRE is a very young program, it is doing great things for UMaine’s freshmen.
The following programs are samples of what students can expect. These can also be found on their website:
- Test taking skills
- How to read a college text
- Learning strategies
- Group tutoring
- Time management
- College Student Inventory (CSI)
- Personal finance
- Understanding financial aid
- Career exploration
- Leadership development
- Library use and research methods
- Weekend trips with Maine Bound
- Foreign film series
- Service projects
- Book clubs
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