This Week In University Counselling: Grade 11

January 19-29

Appointments to see a university counsellor

To see one of the University Counsellors, you must make an appointment using our on-line booking system.

To book an appointment, you need to be logged into the Brentwood system through your school email account. Also, you must ensure that you have opened your Google Calendar at least once to ensure that the times between the two systems are in sync.

To access our on-line appointment system, click HERE to go to the correct page on the University Counselling website... 

Although we shouldn’t have to tell you, do not make an appointment during a class—academic, arts or athletics—you cannot skip to attend a University Counselling appointment!

Grade 12 COurse selection presentation

Grade 11 students are already thinking about Grade 12 and courses for next year. As Re-Enrolment for next year is in full swing, we will be the process of working with students concerning their Course Selections for next year up and running very soon.

This all starts with a presentation to the Grade 11 class in your Advisor block this Monday, January 29. Please proceed directly to the Bunch for the Advisor block; please be seated in the Killy for 9:55 am.

All of this will be working toward YOU DISCUSSING COURSE SELECTIONS WITH YOUR FAMILY AND COMPLETING YOUR SELECTIONS OVER THE COMING FEBRUARY MIDTERM!

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Registering for your first SAT

Some Grade 11s who already know that they will definitely will be applying to the US have been asking about the official SAT. As you can see on the Grade 11 Timeline, we recommend that students in Grade 11 take the SAT for the first time in March. The March 2023 date is the first Saturday of spring break... while everyone else leaves on Friday, students who wish to write at Brentwood will be able to stay the Friday night, take the SAT Saturday morning, and then depart for their break.

REGISTRATION for the March SAT is now Open...

...and the registration deadline is February 23. But seats will go VERY QUICKLY, we are certain. Please make an appointment with one of the University Counsellors for help with getting registered.

And while the May and June dates seem a far way off, we have limited space at Brentwood on these dates, so you will want to register early.

The following students are registered to take the upcoming SATs:

March SAT Takers & Travel

As we get closer to the March SAT date, we will be connecting with you to confirm your travel plans. When the SAT has fallen on the first Saturday of spring break like this, we have made arrangements for buses to take our students to the ferries/airport as needed. More to come!

Testing Schedule for the SAT

Regardless of how you are preparing for the SAT, you need to get your testing schedule organized. What we recommend for all Brentwood students is:

Not every student needs to sit the SAT three times, but virtually all students will take it 2 or 3 times.

"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!