This Week In University Counselling: Grade 12
February 28-March 10
Appointments to see YOUR university counsellor
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:
Clc coursework
The work you should be on top of is laid out on your Google Classroom. Please ensure that you are pushing to get that completed in the coming weeks and before Spring Break. The coursework needs to be complete before you get on with your Capstone Projects! You will be assessed on this work and your mark in CLC will depend on it.
CLC blocks will be running until you hear otherwise!
graduation requirement: 30 hours of work experience
One graduation requirement that often gets overlooked by students is that they need to accumulate 30 hours of work experience--volunteer, paid, or interning hours--during the period from Grade 10 to 12. THESE HOURS THEN NEED TO BE LOGGED INTO x2VOL TO BE VERIFIED.
The job of chasing Grade 12s on this issue is exhausting, so we are pulling out the stops to make folks aware. The following Grade 12s have still NOT logged their required 30 hours (as of Thursday when the reminder emails went out... so if you acted in response, thank you!):
Charlotte A.
Olivier B.
Miguel B.
Theo B.
Angus C.
Liza C.
Leo C.
Declan C.
Preston C.
Peter D.
Georgia E.
Abigail G.
Kade G.
Trevyn G.
Hamish G.
Oliver H.
Liam H.
Youto I.
Sera K.
Maxwell K.
Kyle K.
Soren L.
Alexander L.
Lauchlin M.
Dima M.
Jacob M.
Jasper M.
Olivia O.
Karter P.
Serena P.
Alexander P.
Isabella P.
Tommaso P.
Elizabeth R.
Evan R.
Orion S.
Joseph T.
William W.
Steven W.
Charlie-May W.
Mila W.
uiniversity correspondence
PLEASE READ THE CORRESPONDENCE THAT THEY SEND YOU, AND ACT WHEN THEY ASK YOU TO!
It is clear that many of you are not carefully reading the emails you are receiving. This is how universities work... they function on email.
They may have specific tasks for you to complete, and deadlines associated with them, so be sure to review what you receive carefully. If all they say is that you need to arrange for your transcript to be sent, know that we have you covered and will make arrangements for that to happen… that’s why we insisted that you applied with us!
Get your Application Accounts set up and submit your login credentials on the UC Logins Form (see below) so that we have them handy.
Please share correspondence with us that you may not understand. For example, if you receive letters or emails that tell you that universities are missing some documents or information, please DON’T PANIC, but do come to see us. With so many items arriving at each admissions office, inevitably some things go astray and need to be re-submitted.
Admission Decisions
Whether it's good or bad news, PLEASE let us know when you receive admission information from your university choices. WE REALLY WANT TO KNOW THE OUTCOME OF YOUR APPLICATIONS!!!
We require this information from you:
to have a complete picture of what is happening with applications,
to promote your achievements!
it helps us understand how universities are making their decisions.
Time to Report 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. With your Fall term marks available, we can proceed with these universities:
University of Alberta ...OPEN NOW
Concordia University
Huron University College
McGill University ...Required Period opens MARCH 1
McMaster University
University of Ottawa
Western University
You are NOT to complete the process of Self-Reporting on your own. Make an appointment with one of the University Counsellors for assistance.
If you are wondering about how different Canadian universities get your marks data, this document will help...
Marks from Ministry Transcripts
For those schools that take their data from the Ministry, ensure that you check your application status page to see that it has been received. We can double-check to see that the transcript has been ordered (and in some cases, it is a good idea to order it a second time).
HOUSING: Canadian universities
While most universities will guarantee housing to you if you receive an offer, there are some schools which require further action to confirm your interest in campus housing and others where a separate application for residence is required. These schools include: Alberta, UBC, Calgary, Lethbridge, Simon Fraser, Toronto, Victoria. In some cases, the applications for housing are open now (Alberta, UBC) and in others the application will open later in the term.
Lethbridge, Simon Fraser - housing is NOT guaranteed for any student... you should apply for housing ASAP to increase your chances of getting a place in housing.
Toronto - you must complete their housing profile (StarRez) via your JoinUofT account by March 31 to secure a place in residence.
Alberta, Calgary - the deadline to submit your application for housing to be guaranteed a place = April 30
UBC, UVic - you must submit your housing application by May 1 to be guaranteed a place in residence.
If you have questions regarding university residence, please see one of the university counsellors.
UC Logins Form
While you are always advised to protect your login credentials for websites on which you establish accounts, it is vital that you share those credentials with University Counselling so that we can fully support your applications. We do promise absolute discretion in protecting your credentials... you can put your trust is us!
To easily share your Application Account Login Credentials, please use this Form:
scholarships
We will keep our Scholarships page updated with all the information we have on national, provincial, and local awards. Click to the button to proceed to our Scholarships page: