This Week In University Counselling: Grade 12

may 2-12

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:

University Counselling Appointments

CLC & Your Capstone Projects

Time to Present your Capstone Project to your Advisor!

If you haven't completed your Capstone Project Presentation yet, you are running out of time! Talk to your Advisor about arranging for a time to get this done.
Please check your CLC Google Classroom for all the information you need to ensure everything is complete and submitted.
Please see the Career Education website for details about your Capstone Project.

university counselling final update & GRADUATION CEREMONY READOUT form

In order to capture ALL of the information regarding your applications, we ask that you take time to complete the Form below. We know you may not have ALL of the updates to offer, so you can return to the form to provide further information.

We also take this opportunity to get information from you concerning the Graduation Ceremony in June, so this Form is very important.

EVERY SINGLE GRADE 12 MUST COMPLETE THIS FORM... EVENTUALLY... If you have all your information, please get it done. You are able to return to the Form to make updates as required.

university choice

As you consider which university admission offer you want to accept, it is imperative that you consider the conditions of your offers to ensure that you will be able to meet them come the end of the year. In some cases, you have very little room for your academic average to change, and so meeting those conditions might be challenging. It would be wrong of you to choose a university if the chances of meeting the conditions is low!

Please meet with your University Counsellor to discuss your options.

COURSE REGISTRATION

At some universities, their system for Course Registration for next year is already open! If you are planning on attending, you need to ensure your offer is accepted and map out your courses sooner rather than later. Your University Counsellor is happy to assist you in navigating the system… you usually just need a little guidance before you can do it on your own!

Course registration at some other popular universities will happen later. Here are some key timelines:

Now... Alberta; Calgary; Lethbridge; Concordia
In June... but after the end of the school year: Dalhousie, McGill, UBC, Victoria, Western
In the summer: Queen’s, Waterloo, Toronto, and most US colleges

international student visas

International students who will need to apply for visas to attend university in either the US or Canada need to make sure they are getting on with the process. The University Counsellors can assist you in applying, but as the process takes time, we need to get started.

For a Study Permit to attend a Canadian university, you need to decide whether to apply to extend your current permit while you are here at Brentwood or to apply for a new study permit in your home country. The most recent update from the IRCC suggest that the processing time for extending your study permit is VERY LONG, making it an impractical option.
For an F-1 Study Visa to attend an American university, you will need to attend an interview at the US embassy in your home country, but everything can and needs to get done well before you can book that interview.

In both cases, documentation proving that you have the financial resources available to cover the costs of your education for next year, at least, is required, so parents will have to move on that.

For a Tier-4 Student Visa to attend university in the UK, the process can only begin once you have an unconditional offer, so in the summer. The application process, though, is efficient, and can easily be completed in the summer months.

Please see your University Counsellor if you want to discuss these matters further.

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