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Oct 19-Oct 24
Oct 19-Oct 24
Grade 11: This Week in University Counselling..
Upcoming University Visits
Monday, October 19th - University of San Diego
2:00 - 2:45 pm in CIL 276
Tuesday, October 20th - OzTREKK: How to Get into Medical School
5:00 - 6:00 pm (Webinar)
Thursday, October 22nd - OzTREKK: How to Get into Law School
5:00 - 6:00 pm (Webinar)
Friday, October 23rd - Savannah College of Art and Design
If students are interested in attending any of these visits/events, they must sign up through their Maia Learning account. If they have any questions, they can speak to their university counsellor.
Looking ahead, we have recently noticed more families partnering with external university and college counsellors. These counsellors can help explore interests, build school lists, or refine personal essays. However, our dedicated guidance team at Brentwood brings a wealth of experience across global admissions systems and is fully equipped to guide your child through every step of the application journey. In our view, an external counsellor isn't necessary, though the choice to use external guidance is entirely up to each family.
Ensuring everyone understands official roles and expectations helps us support your child seamlessly and effectively. To that end, please keep in mind that as your child’s official school of record, Brentwood is solely responsible for preparing and sending all official documentation. All transcripts, school profiles, counsellor reports, review of applications, and letters of recommendation must come directly from our team - external advisors are unable to view, manage, or submit these official credentials on behalf of students or the school. As we are responsible for writing counsellor letters of recommendation for the US, UK, and other international schools, we must meet regularly with your child so that we can write a strong and insightful letter - all of this to say it is both necessary and beneficial for us to be an intrinsic part of the process. We truly value our partnership with you and are always here to answer questions, advocate for your child, and ensure their applications reflect their very best.
Eastern Canadian University Tour 2026
Eastern Canadian University Tour 2026
United kingdom & direct-entry programs overseas Presentations
United kingdom & direct-entry programs overseas Presentations
Unfortunately, NO ONE came to the two presentations that were offered last Tuesday afternoon! (Probably due to poor communication on our part.)
If you are keen to explore universities in the UK and/or direct-entry programs overseas, it would be in your interest to make an appointment with your University Counsellor to discuss things in a bit more detail... after reviewing the presetnation slides! At the very least, we need to confirm who is keen to apply!
If you plan to apply to (1) "Ox-bridge" or (2) a Direct-Entry Program, please make an appointment to confirm your intentions!
Please review the PDF slides of the two presentations below:
Universities in the UK_2026.pdfOverseas Direct-Entry Programs_2026.pdfinterested in applying to colleges in the united states?
interested in applying to colleges in the united states?
USA Tuesdays!
USA Tuesdays!
Our US Applicants Workshop series has wrapped up for the spring, so US Applicants should be focused on the task at hand: WRITING, WRITING, WRITING of their Personal Essay drafts and refining their College Lists.
Please click the button below to access more information about Action Items for US Applicants...
US Applicants List
US Applicants List
Based on the attendance at the workshops, here is the list of students we have as US Applicants:
"What's involved in this post-secondary planning process?"
"What's involved in this post-secondary planning process?"
Planning for your post-secondary life after Brentwood can be a confusing and intimidating process... that's why University Counselling is here to be with you every step of the way! For the process to go well, however, you and your parents have to be informed consumers! That means keeping up with information (here on this website), but also anticipating what's to come. How do you do that?
Take some time to review the Timelines section of this website. It will give you and your parents a broad view of what's involved at various stages through the process, now and into the future! Certainly, it will answer questions you have about the critical times that demand action from you!
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