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November 21-december 1
November 21-december 1
Appointments to see YOUR university counsellor
Appointments to see YOUR university counsellor
To see your assigned University Counsellor, you must make an appointment using our on-line booking system.
To see your assigned University Counsellor, 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.
Click the button to proceed to our Appointment Booking page:
keeping university counselling in the loop!
keeping university counselling in the loop!
IT'S HAPPENING! ...Some great news has already been shared with us about the early admission offers that our Grade 12s have been receiving!
When you do get news from universities, please take time to share it with your University Counsellor. Make an appointment so we can ensure that we are fully updated on the status of your applications... and so that we can celebrate when an offer comes in!!
UNIVERSITY COUNSELLING's ONE COMMANDMENT
UNIVERSITY COUNSELLING's ONE COMMANDMENT
Remember what was said during the University Counselling Orientation Presentation:
All applications must be submitted in our offices with your university counsellor
All applications must be submitted in our offices with your university counsellor
As application portals open up, you may be tempted to fire off the simple ones. Please DO NOT! Follow our guidance and work with us on this all-important process.
If you have submitted applications on your own, please do two things: (1) enter the information into MaiaLearning, and (2) make an appointment with your University Counsellor to review the details of what you submitted and what is required to complete the application. It's a simple fact: if you submit applications on your own, we cannot assure the quality and accuracy of the process! We're the professionals in this, here to assist you to ensure that applications are fully complete!
university counselling's golden rule
university counselling's golden rule
Remember what was said during the University Counselling Orientation Presentation:
For any application requiring any supplemental writing, ALL APPLICATON MATERIAL MUST BE COMPLETED ONE MONTH BEFORE THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE!
For any application requiring any supplemental writing, ALL APPLICATON MATERIAL MUST BE COMPLETED ONE MONTH BEFORE THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE!
YOUR DO-DATE = 1 MONTH BEFORE THE DUE DATE!
YOUR DO-DATE = 1 MONTH BEFORE THE DUE DATE!
We will be reminding you about our DUE DATE-DO DATE policy very often over the course of the fall, but it is important that you sear it into your brains now! Plan ahead and get the work done in a timely fashion! It's a proven approach, so adhere to it, and your applications will thank you!!
Do dates/Due Dates
Do dates/Due Dates
Here are some key DO DATES/DUE DATES coming soon:
University of California/California State Universities
University of California/California State Universities
University of Texas, University of San Diego
University of Texas, University of San Diego
University of British Columbia Scholarship Consideration*
University of British Columbia Scholarship Consideration*
Submission deadline = monday, december 1
Submission deadline = monday, december 1
*If you are not ready, then it is far better to ensure that your Personal Profile is of the best quality rather than trying to rush this in. The Regular Admission Deadline of January 15 is a practical alternative!
MOST US Regular Decision (Jan 1-5)
MOST US Regular Decision (Jan 1-5)
Submission deadline = before you leave for december holidays!**
Submission deadline = before you leave for december holidays!**
**If you applied Early Decision, then we don't necessarily want to SUBMIT before you get notification of your decision, BUT we want to ensure that ALL application material is ready for submission in case you need to pull that trigger.
UK
UK
DUE DATE = January 14 / YOUR DO DATE WAS DECEMBER 14!
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
DUE DATE = January 15 / YOUR DO DATE WAS DECEMBER 15!
Richard Ivey School of Business HBA Application
Richard Ivey School of Business HBA Application
DUE DATE = January 15 / YOUR DO DATE WAS DECEMBER 15!
University of Toronto Engineering Supplement
University of Toronto Engineering Supplement
DUE DATE = January 15 / YOUR DO DATE WAS DECEMBER 15!
University of Waterloo Admission Information Form (AIF): Engineering
University of Waterloo Admission Information Form (AIF): Engineering
DUE DATE = January 30 / YOUR DO DATE = December 8
University of Toronto Supplements for Commerce, Computer Science, Architecture, Kinesiology
University of Toronto Supplements for Commerce, Computer Science, Architecture, Kinesiology
DUE DATE = February 2 / YOUR DO DATE = January 5
University of Waterloo Admission Information Form (AIF): Programs other than Engineering
University of Waterloo Admission Information Form (AIF): Programs other than Engineering
DUE DATE = February 13 / YOUR DO DATE = January 13
Canadian Applicants
Canadian Applicants
In most cases (UBC is a notable exception), the application is straightforward and involves the submission of biographical and academic information, along with the application fee. While that sounds simple, it is still critical that it be done accurately and thus why it is non-negotiable that ALL applications be submitted with one of the University Counsellors.
In some cases, it might be worth waiting on some specific applications in order to see where you stand when your first term marks are collected; teachers will be submitting them THIS WEEK.
In some cases, it might be worth waiting on some specific applications in order to see where you stand when your first term marks are collected; teachers will be submitting them THIS WEEK.
There are almost no application deadlines that fall before your December holidays for Canadian universities, although we would like to get the bulk of applications submitted by then. All the information you need about application accounts and deadlines can be found on the Canadian Universities Application Resources page... click the button below to access the page:
We are happy to assist you with moving along with all your Canadian applications!
We are happy to assist you with moving along with all your Canadian applications!
Time to Self-Report your marks? ...Should I be worrying about marks?!
Time to Self-Report your marks? ...Should I be worrying about marks?!
Reporting/Self-Reporting of Marks
Reporting/Self-Reporting of Marks
If you have applied to some Canadian universities, you may be getting instructions about next steps, including the Self-Reporting of marks. Until your Fall Term marks come in, there is nothing to report!
University of Toronto and Western University, for example, will allow you to enter Grade 11, completed Grade 12 marks, and in-progress Grade 12 courses. We can help you get things sorted!
DO NOT DO THIS ON YOUR OWN!
DO NOT DO THIS ON YOUR OWN!
The University Counsellors are the experts in ensuring that this is all done correctly, so do it during an appointment.
The University Counsellors are the experts in ensuring that this is all done correctly, so do it during an appointment.
Those schools that require interim Grade 12 marks... we will report them once we get Fall Term marks at the end of November.
If you are unclear about reporting, see your University Counsellor for assistance.
Grade 12 Marks: "Everyone Just Needs to RELAX!"
Grade 12 Marks: "Everyone Just Needs to RELAX!"
With fall term marks being collected very soon, the anxiety and nervousness from some Grade 12s is running hot! …Everybody just needs to relax!
On the issue of Marks and what is being sent to Universities, here’s the official word:
While the marks collected for the Fall Report Card are reported to the Ministry of Education, and many Canadian universities have the ability to consider these marks for admission, Universities look at marks throughout the next several months for admissions.
Some universities put more weight into marks that are only available at midyear (end of January) or at the end of the Winter Term (like UBC).
Some universities only consider marks that you report to them, and their systems may not open until midyear for you to do so (like McGill).
US universities to which some students have applied will receive a transcript that includes those marks, BUT…
...US universities will also receive a Midyear Report at the end of January that includes updates marks, and those are the marks that are more relevant to the admissions process.
Updated marks will be requested from teachers at the end of January—6 weeks or so after the upcoming collection—and tend to be ones that universities consider most seriously.
There will be more opportunities over the coming months for universities to consider your marks data. Keep working hard to improve your class marks!
There will be more opportunities over the coming months for universities to consider your marks data. Keep working hard to improve your class marks!
Applicants to us colleges
Applicants to us colleges
Those students planning to apply to universities in the US should be well on their way to getting their applications in order. Here are some key matters to be thinking about:
Those of you who submitted Early Decision and Early Action applications... you cannot ease off on your applications, you must work to complete all that remain. For ED applicants, you must be ready to submit the second you hear the news about your application (in case its not the news you were hoping for).
Those of you who submitted Early Decision and Early Action applications... you cannot ease off on your applications, you must work to complete all that remain. For ED applicants, you must be ready to submit the second you hear the news about your application (in case its not the news you were hoping for).
There is LESS THAN 3 weeks to get nearly all us applications fully submitted!
There is LESS THAN 3 weeks to get nearly all us applications fully submitted!
applicants to UK universities
applicants to UK universities
The application deadline for courses in the United Kingdom is January 14.
The main component of the UCAS application is your Personal Statement, thus following the DUE DATE/DO DATE Policy...
YouR PERSONAL STATEMENT SHOULD BE ready for review!
YouR PERSONAL STATEMENT SHOULD BE ready for review!
Please check out what you need to do by accessing the UK University Application Resources page:
International Students whose First Language is Not English
International Students whose First Language is Not English
Students whose first language is one other than English, you may very well have to prove your English proficiency to universities by means of a test like TOEFL or IELTS. If you have been at Brentwood since Grade 9, that is often enough for many Canadian universities. If you have been at Brentwood for 3 years or less, and/or you are planning to apply to universities outside of Canada, you must come in to review the Proof of English Proficiency policies of your universities of choice. These policies can vary wildly, and if require a test at even one university on your list, then we need to make plans for you to write TOEFL or IELTS sooner rather than later.
TOEFL and IELTS tests are available locally in Victoria, Nanaimo, and Vancouver, as well at locations around the world. Please come in to discuss options. If you are in doubt about whether you will need to write, come in. IF ENGLISH IS NOT YOUR FIRST LANGUAGE, COME IN TO CONFIRM REGARDLESS!
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