Scholarship Meeting #3

November 4th, 2019

CLC Section 1 was due on November 1st, 2019! Hand in your completed green book ASAP if

you haven’t already!

Sending your transcripts to post-secondary schools

How to send your transcripts to Post-Secondary Institutions

Electronic batch process – FREE and automatic with your approval!Delivery of interim transcript data in May and final transcript data in July

Sending Transcripts

Go to www.StudentTranscripts.gov.bc.ca

How to access your Transcripts Go to www.StudentTranscripts.gov.bc.ca

• The first time you sign up you will need your PEN number (not your student number)

• Students must register for a BC Government account, a BCeID

• Current students receive 25 free transcripts for distribution

• Students are responsible for ensuring transcript accuracy prior to transmission to post-secondary institutions. You will receive a Transcript Verification Report (TVR) in November to do this.

How do students select to send/ordertranscripts to PSIs?

Three Steps

1. Select Institution2. Choose send option3. Confirm and add to cart

Important: leave the default selection when choosing the delivery

method.

A friendly reminder that your MyEdaccount shuts down once you graduate!!

Please make sure you save PDFs of your report cards before you graduate from High School. We can’t help you once your MyEd account shuts down.

Reference Letters and creating your

story for scholarship applications

Reference Letters You should always allow at least 2 WEEKS for your reference to write you

a strong reference letter

Provide your reference with as many details as possible about your academic achievements, extra-curricular activities, leadership, and volunteer opportunities

Make the writing experience as easy as possible for your reference

Read the instructions carefully on each scholarship application!!! If they have a specific committee responsible for the selection you should provide this to your reference so they can properly address their letter

Confirm if they want online PDF reference letters or hard copy letters inside an envelope

Creating your Story for Scholarship Applications

• Make your story stand out! Include the following…Your motivation Your issue/conflict/something you’ve overcome Your solution Your success (refer back to how you learnt through the process)

• Draw upon the reader’s empathy

• What did you learn? What have you overcome? How did your hardships make you better?

Scholarship winners all stand out for one reason - they have an amazing sense of who they are because they have spent the time to analyze their

lives and understand why they act the way they do.

Upcoming Scholarships

50 Scholarships Awarded Annually

25 at $100,000 for Engineering

25 at $80,000 for Science, Technology or Mathematics

• You must be selected by your high school as a SchulichLeader Nominee

• One Nominee per School

• Intention to pursue a career in… Technology, Innovation, Engineering, or Scientific Research

• Nominees must be Canadian Citizens

• Enroll at one of the Schulich partner Universities

• They are NOT looking for students pursuing careers in Medicine or Medical Research!!!! This includes medical practitioner or researcher, doctors, dentists, nurses, psychologists, pharmacists, optometrists etc.

CRITERIA

Anyone who is interested to be considered as North Surrey’s school

nominee must sign up in the Career Centre by Friday, Dec. 6th, 2019.

UniversityPartners

Have you shown exceptional initiative in making a meaningful and lasting

difference in your community?

TD Scholarships for Community Leadership

Up to $70,000 value per scholarship

TD Scholarships Eligibility

oDemonstrated community leadership

o In the final year of high school

o Has a minimum overall average of 75% in their most recently completed school year

More info at www.td.com/scholarships

• Created in memory of BURGER KING® Co-founder James “Jim” W. McLamore, the BURGER KING℠ Scholars program has awarded $35 million in scholarships to more than 33,000 students, BK® employees and their families across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico since 2000.

• Scholarship grants range from $1,000 to $50,000

• Recipients are selected based on their grade point average (GPA), work experience, extracurricular activities and community service.

• The application closes on Dec. 15, 2019.

Apply online at burgerking.scholarsapply.org

Apply online at burgerking.scholarsapply.org

BURGER KING® General Track - Available to all high school seniors who meet the criteria below.

• Be living in the United States, Canada or Puerto Rico

• Be graduating high school seniors (U.S. and Puerto Rico), graduating from grade 12 (Canada) or graduating from home school education in the U.S., Puerto Rico or Canada

• Have a cumulative high school grade point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, or the equivalent

• Plan to enroll full-time, without interruption, for the entire 2020-21 academic year at an accredited two-or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school in the U.S., Canada or Puerto Rico

BURGER KING® Employee-Based Track – Available to the following… Employees, spouses or domestic partners of employees, and dependent children of employees

pursuing a traditional postsecondary education

International Students Check specific post secondary institutions for specific scholarships for international students

As well as the database for international scholarships at…

Internationalscholarships.com

Learn more atyou.ubc.ca/centennialscholars

Post-secondary Info Event @ NS in Centre Court

Monday, Nov. 4th from 1:45-4:15pm

(It’s a Pro-D day)

Date: November 13, 2019Time: 5:30 – 8:30 pm

What can you explore?• Info about dozens of programs & student services

• How to apply for admission to CapU

• Opportunities for financial aid, student loans & awards

• Connecting with CapU instructors & much more!!

RSVP at https://www.capilanou.ca/programs--courses/get-started/visit-capu/explore-capu-info-night/

Explore CapU Info Night

Not sure if your portfolio is good enough?

Check out KPU's National Portfolio Day where experts from 30 Post Secondary institutions will give you feed back on your portfolio!!

A must attend to any inspiring designer!!

Here is what MedConnect offers to students:• Lectures from physicians of different

specialties• 5 workshops to inspire and immerse

students in the medical world• A panel of current UBC medical

students and connections to other health fields, such as nursing

• Cost of event is $25, with limited registration available.

• Tickets are currently on-sale through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/medconnect-2019-registration-75253149195

Admission Updates• Applications are open for Summer 2020 & Fall 2020• December 2, 2019: Self-reporting portal opens for

Fall 2020 high school applicants• January 31, 2020: Applications for Summer 2020

and Fall 2020 close

SFU Undergraduate Entrance Scholarship deadlines• Online Applications are open! • Application submission deadline: December 15, 2019 • Supporting document deadline: January 31, 2020

Entrance Awards & Bursaries Deadlines• Online application open: November 1, 2019• Application submission deadline: April 30, 2020• Supporting document deadline: April 30, 2020

Online/distance education courses

must be 100% complete by

January 31, 2020.

Are you at risk of getting below 67% in your English 12

course?If you are planning to attend Post-Secondary next year, make sure you check with your College / University of

choice and take the English Placement Test in early Spring.

Contact your PSI for more info. For KPU, visit kpu.ca/testing

Our next scholarship meeting is on Monday December 2nd

at lunch in the library