There are\u00a0a number of important updates for the month of October.<\/p>\n
The application deadline to be considered for early admission for the 2017 Winter Session is December 1, 2016<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n The final application deadline for the 2017 Winter Session is January 15, 2017<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n The Personal Profile is used to assess a student's preparedness for university. Applicants\u00a0are asked to reflect on past experiences, accomplishments, and challenges by answering five to seven\u00a0questions. Read our advice and watch our video<\/a>\u00a0on how to put forth a strong Personal Profile.<\/p>\n The Major Entrance Scholarship<\/a> program recognizes exceptional students for their academic and non-academic achievements by offering awards valued up to $40,000. Students who apply by\u00a0December 1<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0will be automatically considered for this award.<\/p>\n The Centennial Scholars Entrance Award<\/a> is designed to improve access to post-secondary education for students facing significant financial barriers. This award is valued up to $80,000\u00a0and requires a separate application<\/a>. Deadline to apply is\u00a0December 1.<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n A number of Major Entrance Scholarships and Centennial Scholars Entrance Awards are designated specifically for Aboriginal students. Applicants can\u00a0self-identify as Aboriginal in their application to UBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n UBC also recognizes the\u00a0achievements of outstanding students from around the world by devoting non-public funds to scholarships and awards for international students<\/a>.<\/p>\n UBC is now offering a\u00a0tuition waiver<\/a>\u00a0for eligible youth aging out of care. Students can identify as a youth in care in their application to UBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are\u00a0a number of important updates for the month of October. New application deadline The application deadline to be considered for early admission for the 2017 Winter Session is December 1, 2016. The final application deadline for the 2017 Winter Session is January 15, 2017. Personal Profile The Personal Profile is used to assess a ...continue reading \"UBC Updates – October\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":110,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2510"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/110"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2510"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2564,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2510\/revisions\/2564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-counselling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Personal Profile<\/h2>\n
Undergraduate entrance scholarships<\/h2>\n
International undergraduate entrance scholarships<\/h2>\n
Tuition waiver for youth in care<\/h2>\n