Burnaby South Counselling Department

Hey Burnaby South!

Vancouver Community College (VCC) Hospitality Management Diploma Program will be coming to Burnaby South, on Tuesday, March 27th at Lunch (11:40am) for a presentation in the Multi-Purpose Room

The Presentation will provide information on:

• What the Hospitality Management Diploma Program consists of
• Who should take the Hospitality Management Diploma?
• How long the Diploma is
• Where to find a job once you complete your Diploma
• Transfer Opportunities to Universities to complete a Bachelor's Degree

Hey Grads,

At this time of Job Action, we are still unsure what Term 2 Report Cards will look like (ie; will they be the same as Term 1, or will it be a regular Term 2 Report Card?).

Since the majority of Universities base acceptance on Term 2 marks, it is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that you have all of your Term 2 marks recorded, even though you have filled out your PSI form (remember, no marks recorded, means that PSI won't have anything either).

To make sure that all of your Colleges and Universities receive your Term 2 grades, please bring the Grade 12 PAC Form around to all of your Teachers to have your Term 2 mark recorded.

Once you have all of your marks, please hand it in to the Front Office, so that it can be transferred to an Official Transcript

You can download the Grade 12 PAC Form here

NOTE:  For those of you who have applied to University of Toronto, you MUST send in a paper copy of your Term 2 Report Card (they have informed us that they will be looking at BOTH Term 1 & Term 2 marks for acceptance)

Hey Grads!

Are you going to attend Kwantlen University?

Kwantlen will be hosting an Open House on Saturday, March 31st, from 11am to 3pm at their Surrey Campus.

At this Open House, You will have the opportunity to:

• Visit our Information Fair, and talk to faculty and students from each of our academic faculties
• Learn more about Kwantlen's student resources in Educational Advising, the Learning Centre, Student Awards, and more
• Get information on extracurricular opportunities in across campus, like Student Leadership and Athletics
• Attend mini-lectures from Kwantlen professors and get a taste of life in the Kwantlen classroom
• Win great prizes like tuition awards, laptops, gift certificates and more!

For more information about the event, registration, and prizes, check out the website at:  www.kwantlen.ca/openhouse or email at openhouse@kwantlen.ca

Hey Grads!

Are you going to attend the University of Alberta?

The University of Alberta will be in Vancouver Saturday, March 31st to help those of you who have received Early Admission prepare for your first year of studies.

At Registration 101, we will help you determine which classes to take in your first year, how to design your  schedules, and how to register using Bear Tracks.

Representative from the Office of the Registrar, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, Campus Saint-Jean, and Residence will all be in attendance to advise you.

Important Information Below:

Date:  Saturday, March 31, 2012
Location:  Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver (791 West Georgia Street)
Time:  Sessions from 10am to 6pm
RSVP:  www.ualberta.ca/reg101 to reserve a seat!

At this session, you will be able to begin their course registration.

NOTE:  In order to participate, you wil need to have received Early Admission, and have your CCID and password.

If you are unable to attend the Registration 101 Session here in Vancouver, you can find all the information you need to register on the U of A website:  www.ualberta.ca/reg101

BCIT will be putting on a spectacular 2 Day event on Friday, April 13th (9am to 4pm) and Saturday, April 14th (9am to 3pm) to give students and family:

1. Opportunities to learn about BCIT Programs
2. Check out student-created displays
3. Meet students and faculty
4. Test-drive interactive projects
5. Win prizes!!

The tour will provide you with highlighted program displays from the following BCIT schools:

• School of Business
• School of Computing and Academic Studies
• School of Construction & the Environment
• School of Energy
• School of Health Sciences
• School of Transportation

The Biomedical Engineering Technology Program will be hosting a Special Information Session during the Open House, which will share information about the profession of biomedical engineering, career opportunities and the biomedical engineering curriculum.

• Friday's Information Session: 4:00pm to 5:00pm
• Saturday's Information Session:  2:00pm to 3:00pm
• Building SE12, Room 407
• To reserve a seat, please register by sending an email to Leesa Watt, BMET Program Assistant (leesa_watt@bcit.caor call 604-432-8831)

This is an EXCELLENT opportunity for you to see what BCIT can offer you!

You'll be able to interact with current students, ask questions, obtain an insight into the institute like no other, and have fun!

You'll also have an opportunity to enter for a chance to win $5000 in tuition!!

Visit:  http://www.bcit.ca/openhouse/  for further details

Planning 10 Summer School Registration Opens on March 1, 2012 and Closes June 29, 2012

The course will open for students on June 23 for students to begin work in the course and all work must be completed and submitted by August 3.

Students registering for this session  must have daily internet access and should be able to work on this course on a daily basis as there are strict deadlines for for due dates for assignments in order to ensure that students do complete the course in the summer and that marks are available to the schools at the beginning of September.

If you will not be able to work on the material on a daily basis, you should not register for the summer session.

The Planning 10 Summer School Burnaby Online Link is here

The Registration Package can be Downloaded here

 

Hey Grads,

Here are some important bits of information for those of you who are Applying to the University of Toronto 🙂

Applications
Soon after an application is submitted to OUAC, students will receive an email acknowledgement of their application from Admissions and Awards, containing their 9-digit U of T applicant number. This acknowledgement also contains instructions on how to log into the Join UofT applicant portal, where students can check their application status, chat with fellow applicants and learn more about next steps. We recommend students check the Join UofT portal often to confirm that we have received all required documentation. Any changes to an application, including contact information, must be made on OUAC.

Students applying to the Rotman Commerce program must complete an onlinepersonal statement to be considered for admission.  Information about the personal statement is included in the application acknowledgement package.

Students who ranked either Trinity College or Victoria College as their first choice are strongly recommended to complete a college profile to enhance their application for membership in these colleges.  Information about these profiles has been sent to all Trinity College and Victoria College first-choice applicants.

Offers
Decisions will be made roughly 6-8 weeks after the application has been received.  Students should check the Join UofT portal for the most up to date admission information.

College Rankings
All Arts & Science students will be assigned to one of seven colleges upon admission. College choice does not impact academic choice in any way - these are small "neighbourhoods" within the larger U of T community, where students will access resources as well as social and extra-curricular opportunities. If students live in residence, they will most likely live and dine at their college. All applicants will rank their college preference from 1 - 7 on the OUAC website at the time of application.  Students may change their college rankings on OUAC until their application is under review.

Residence
U of T guarantees housing to all new full-time students who are admitted by May 31st and who indicated on their application that they are interested in housing. Colleges will provide students with more information about their residence application at the time of admission or shortly thereafter. Students should contact their college directly if they have questions.

If students prefer an alternative to college residence, they may wish to consider Chestnut Residence, a U of T residence located a 15-minute walk from campus. With over 1000 students of all backgrounds, cultures and religions, Chestnut Residence houses students from all U of T faculties.

Application Deadline
Deadline for receipt of all documents, including school transcripts and proof of English facility (if required) is April 30th

Important Contacts
Vannessa Sears
Recruitment Assistant
(416) 978-4272
vannessa.sears@utoronto.ca

Mahvish Wesley
Recruitment Officer
(416) 946-3772
mahvish.ashraf@utoronto.ca

Laura Cleland
Recruitment Officer
(416) 978-8816
laura.cleland@utoronto.ca

Nicola Woods
Associate Director, Student Recruitment
(416) 946-4080
nicola.woods@utoronto.ca

Hey Grads,

Can you believe that Grad is only 3 months away!!

Just a reminder that all your fees for Grad are due on February 29th (no refunds are given after this date)

Grad Dinner Dance

• Fee is $120
• Held on Friday, May 11th at 7:oopm

Dry Grad

• Fee is $50
• Tickets go on sale Monday, February 20th
• Occurs right after the conclusion of the Grad Dinner Dance 1:00am to 5:00am

School Leaving Ceremony

• Fee is $65
• Held on Friday, March 25th at 7:00pm

 

Earn high school credits, while playing the world's game! Develop your soccer knowledge and skills at Simon Fraser University - with one of Canada's finest university soccer programs

Simon Fraser University, in partnership with the Burnaby School District, is now accepting applications for this unique, one of a kind sport clinic for September 2012

The SFU Soccer Clinic will be in its fourth year of operation and offering Grade 8-12 Male and Female participants, high performance soccer training in a University environment, while fulfilling the academic requirements of two secondary school classes.

Young soccer players will have the opportunity to complete their academic and elective requirements at one of the Burnaby Secondary Schools during the regular academic day. Clinic participants will participate in two Soccer classes, every other day from 8:40 – 11:15. (I.e. Tues/Thurs week one, and M/W/F week two, of a two-week class rotation).

The emphasis is to develop the ‘complete’ Student-Athlete, with focus on both the athletic and academic development of each participant.

For More Information, visit the website at:  http://athletics.sfu.ca/teams/soccer-men/camps-clinics.html, or download the SFU Soccer Clinic Brochure, and SFU Soccer Academy Application