{"id":166,"date":"2011-05-11T15:12:24","date_gmt":"2011-05-11T22:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.155.6.59\/south-counselling\/"},"modified":"2011-05-11T15:12:24","modified_gmt":"2011-05-11T22:12:24","slug":"tips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-counselling\/scholarships\/tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips!"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li>Starting in <strong>Grade 10<\/strong>, begin a file containing reference letters, certificates, awards etc...\u00a0 If you can't prove your involvement in a volunteer activity, then it will not be counted for the most prestigious awards<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer work refers to both in school (eg: committees, organizing events) and in the community (eg: volunteer work with children, elderly folk, sports teams)\n<ul>\n<li>For some scholarships, volunteer work is just as important as academic achievement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>READ the application <em>carefully<\/em>!!!\u00a0 Each scholarship has unique requirements, deadlines and ways of handling the forms.\u00a0 It is very important that you do <strong>exactly<\/strong> what the instructions say and provide the documentation required.\u00a0 DO NOT miss deadlines!!\u00a0 <strong>Include a cover letter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Give teachers and other referees 2-3 weeks notice to write reference letters<\/li>\n<li>In your Grade 12 English\/Communication class you will be given the <strong><em>Confidential Burnaby South Scholarship Application<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 Fill this out carefully, being sure to include all your activities, and the number of hours of volunteer involvement\n<ul>\n<li>It is important to explain your financial circumstances and your proposed course of study at a Post-Secondary Institution.<\/li>\n<li>Submit this form once you have your Term 1 marks<\/li>\n<li>Have this form updated with <em>Term 2 marks as soon as you receive them<\/em>.\u00a0 If you have not filled out this form, you will NOT be eligible for in-school scholarships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting in Grade 10, begin a file containing reference letters, certificates, awards etc...\u00a0 If you can't prove your involvement in a volunteer activity, then it will not be counted for the most prestigious awards Volunteer work refers to both in school (eg: committees, organizing events) and in the community (eg: volunteer work with children, elderly <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-counselling\/scholarships\/tips\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Tips!\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":110,"featured_media":0,"parent":111,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/166"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/110"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/166\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}