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September 26-october 6
September 26-october 6
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:
course changes
course changes
If you need to make changes to your courses...
You will first need to make an appointment with us in University Counselling,
You will need to go through a process whereby permissions from teachers, your Advisor, and your parents will need to be confirmed.
The deadline for all course changes will be Thanksgiving... because you need to think about the work required to catch up in a new course!
University Visits & Presentations
University Visits & Presentations
There are LOTS of exciting visits and events scheduled that Grade 12 students are invited to attend, including the annual Vancouver Island College Event (VICE) fair at SMUS. They are all listed on MaiaLearning...
***NOTE: you must sign up for these visits/events at least ONE DAY prior to the scheduled day/time, or else MaiaLearning will not permit you to Attend!
Click the button to proceed to our University Visits & Presentations page to get instructions on how to find the list of visits and how to sign up:
ALL Grade 12s Need to ‘Check-In’ with YOUR University CounsellOR by Thanksgiving... if not sooner!
ALL Grade 12s Need to ‘Check-In’ with YOUR University CounsellOR by Thanksgiving... if not sooner!
We need to see all 137 of you by Thanksgiving to check-in and get an update of your post-secondary plans. OVER 100 of you have already come in, so THANK YOU!!
It might be a quick meeting that confirms that your plans are exactly the same as they were in the spring of Grade 11, but more likely it will be a somewhat more detailed meeting during which we are able to discuss plans that have been refined over the summer. It is critical that this check-in happen so that we can ensure that you are on the right track with respect to course requirements, the application process, etc.
Here is the HIT LIST of students that still need to see their University Counsellor to have their Fall Check-In appointment:
Gracie B.
Ophelia C.
Felix D.
Casey F.
Johnno F.
Lulu G.
Beck J.
Quentin J.
Mimi K.
Eden L.
Enrico L.
Aislinge M.
Solace M.
Bertie M.
Gabe M.
Jack M.
Chad M.
Owen P.
Jeevan R.
William R.
Thomas R.
Justin S.
Gladstone S.
Jasper S.
Sahir T.
Keiran V.
Jimmy X.
If your name is on this list, but you're thinking, "hey, I saw my University Counsellor recently," it may have been to deal with another issue and not specifically the bits of what needs to be covered in the Fall Check-In. Please make another appointment to ensure everything is in order!
UNIVERSITY COUNSELLILNG's ONE COMMANDMENT
UNIVERSITY COUNSELLILNG'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 (now and into NEXT MONTH), 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.
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!!
Canadian Applicants
Canadian Applicants
While there have been murmurs about certain application platforms opening up prior to October 1, there is no advantage whatsoever in submitting an application NOW versus after Thanksgiving... Please trust us on this, there is no need to move on this immediately.
In our next round of UC Blocks (October 1-8), we will be helping you set up your application accounts for British Columbia (Education Planner BC) and Ontario (OUAC) universitie. With those in place, you will be able to make appointments to start discussing next steps with your applications... After Thanksgiving!
US Applicants
US Applicants
Our first USA Sundays Applicant Workshop of the Fall on Sunday, September 21 was not as well attended as it should have been.
YOUR LAST USA Sundays Applicant Workshop EVER will run...
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 @ 7:30 IN THE FOOTE FIELD HOUSE
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 @ 7:30 IN THE FOOTE FIELD HOUSE
Remember, if you are a US Applicant, your attendance is expected. This last session will included some exercises involving Supplemental Essays, the Activites List, and the remaining Nuts & Bolts that are critical to the Application Process...
Review the information on our US College Application Resources Page by clicking the button below:
UK Applicants
UK Applicants
Anyone planning to apply to any of the following needs to check out our UK University Application Resources page for very important information as DEADLINES ARE FAST APPROACHING:
Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry in the UK
Oxford/Cambridge... "Ox-bridge"
Click to the button to proceed to our 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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