Two Scholarship Opportunities

Two scholarship packages have arrived, from University Canada West and Vancouver College of Art and Design, respectively.

University of Canada West (UCAN) offers 500 scholarships for high school students. Students who meet the qualifications outlined in the scholarship entry form (you can see me for the form) can submit a 350 to 500-word essay detailing the value of learning in a multicultural environment. You would also need to submit your academic and community service history.

More details can be found on UCAN's scholarship program's website: Click here

Vancouver College of Art and Design offers over 50 scholarships to high school students. The scholarships include full-tuition scholarships, half-tuition scholarships, and 50 partial-tuition scholarships. Eligible entrants must meet the eligibility requirements and the individual program entry requirements that are outlined in the scholarship package (you can come see me for the package).

More details can be found of VCAD's scholarship program's website: Click here

University Profile Information Package

I have just received a resource package from Mr. Hayes titled "Institution Profile Booklet and Counsellor Resource." In it are contact information, introduction, and brief descriptions of programs that are offered from universities across Canada.

For BC's universities, you have probably gathered information that are much more detailed that what this package contains; however, if you are planning to attend a university in the Atlantic provinces, the prairie provinces, Ontario, or Quebec, this resource is still very valuable.

The package contains over 90 pages, and you may only need a few pages from it, so I am not going to be printing out the package to give to you. However, if you want to take a look at the package, I can e-mail that to you as a .pdf file. Also, if you want specific information about a school, I can print out the specific page(s).

e-mail me at eleung@vsb.bc.ca, or come to my office to ask for a specific page(s) printed.

University of Alberta Early Admission Workshop

For students interested in going to the University of Alberta in Edmonton, an early admission workshop/info session will be held on December 5, 2009 (Saturday) at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver (791 West Georgia Street, Vancouver).

During the workshop, you and your family can book a one-on-one appointment with a U of A advisor. The advisor will help you complete and submit your application forms for admission. Qualified students may be offered on-the-spot early admission.

If you want to attend this event, you must book an appointment with an academic advisor. Reservations can be made prior to November 27 on this website (click here).

For more information about the event, you can contact U of A's recruitment officer Kelly Park for more details at 780-492-1956, or via e-mail at kelly.park@ualberta.ca

McGill's Viewbook is now online and downloadable

In respect to the environment, McGill University will no longer be mailing to secondary schools their annual viewbook. Instead, their viewbook is now downloadable from their main website as a .pdf file. For students who are interested in applying for McGill, please go to their undergrad website to download the viewbook onto your computer. (Click here) For your information, the viewbook can be found on the left panel of the undergrad page, with a picture of the viewbook above it.

I will download the viewbook and have it saved onto my computer. Depending on the need, I may print out the most important pages for your reference as well. However, I will also not be printing out the entire viewbook and will not be putting it in the school calendar area in the counsellor suite.

The pdf viewbook is very easy to navigate. If you want to go to on of the most prestigious universities in Canada, this download is a must.

Also: McGill will have its representatives present in the post-secondary info session at David Thompson on Wednesday, November 18. If you wish to attend, please come see Mr. Leung or Mr. Hayes ASAP for a field trip form. Unfortunately, we will NOT be able to go with you to this workshop; we do, however, encourage those of you seeking to go to a non-BC university to attend this event.