Money for Postsecondary

1) Have you checked the scholarships and bursaries list posted in grade 12 homerooms and in guidance? The same list is posted here, to the left, and is updated when the guidance office received new scholarship or bursary information. Also check with the postsecondary institutions you’ve applied to in order to find out about any entrance or other scholarships. Don’t forget to also check sites like studentawards.com and studentscholarships.org.

2) OSAP (Ontario Student Assistance Program) applications are available online, generally in May of each year. Take a look at https://osap.gov.on.ca/ for information and the application.

Course Selection for 2012/2013

All students must complete their online course selection at http://myBlueprint.ca, print out the confirmation sheet, have it signed by a parent/guardian (for students under 18) and bring it to the guidance office by Wednesday, February 22,2012.

Students who hand in their signed printouts late risk being placed on wait lists for the courses they have chosen.

Course calendars are available at http://successforlife.ca/your-school-course-calendar/ .

Study and Go Abroad Fairs

The Study and Go Abroad Fair offers students an opportunity to meet directly with top-ranked universities and colleges from around the world, as well as with organizations offering internships, volunteer programs, work abroad, and adventure and language travel.

Admission to the fair is free. You can register on the day or pre-register at www.studyandgoabroad.com .

Toronto: March 4, 2012 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre

U of T Law and Medicine Youth Summer Programs

This summer, step into the University of Toronto and explore the world of law and medicine.

Medicine:

From its home in the University of Toronto’s Medical Sciences Building, in the heart of Toronto’s “Medical Discovery District”, the Med YSP offers students currently enrolled in grades 10 and 11 four unique one-week modules that each introduces a major medical discipline.

During the Med YSP you will…

• Be a student at one of the world’s finest medical schools
• Experience what it is like to be a medical researcher
• Learn from some of the world’s leading doctors and research professionals
• Work in cutting-edge laboratories
• Gain a deep understanding of how the body works
• Receive valuable academic enrichment and career guidance

Law:

During the Law YSP, students currently enrolled in grades 10 through 12 can spend between one and five weeks at the Faculty of Law discussing advanced legal concepts, learning about the reality of the Canadian legal system, and applying their knowledge in a variety of stimulating environments.

During the Law YSP you will:

• Step into the shoes of a lawyer and immerse yourself in the practice of law
• Hone your debating and analytic skills, and start “thinking like a lawyer”
• Immerse yourself in the practice of law
• Go behind the scenes at some of Canada’s largest courts and most prestigious law firms
• Share ideas with other high school students from across Canada and around the world
• Apply what you learn through immersive, realistic, and complex legal simulations
• Receive valuable academic enrichment and career guidance

For more information and the application, go to www.ysp.utoronto.ca .

Ontario Tuition Grant

Attention Graduating Students:

The Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship Program has been discontinued.

However, there is a new program, the Ontario Tuition Grant, which will provide many high school graduates with approximately 30% of their tuition costs for an Ontario college or university.

You are eligible for this grant if:
- you are a full-time student at a public college or university in Ontario
- it’s been less than four years since you left high school
- you’re in a program that you can apply to directly from high school
- your parents’ gross income is $160 000 or less

Go to https://osap.gov.on.ca/OSAPPortal/en/PostsecondaryEducation/Tuition/index.htm for more information on how and when to apply for this grant.

College and University Application Deadlines

Students applying to an Ontario college or university for the 2012/2013 school year are reminded of the application deadlines:

OUAC (university) — January 11, 2012

OCAS (college) — February 1, 2012

 

Course Changes for Semester 2

If you wish to look at the possibility of changing a class in semester 2, come to guidance to make an appointment as soon as possible.

Course changes will become more difficult as semester 2 approaches, and in some cases, may be impossible once semester 2 classes have begun.

Grade 8 Events

Grade 8 Evening for Grade 8 Students and Parents
February 7, 2012
7 – 8:30 p.m.

Grade 8 Day for Grade 8 Students
February 9, 2012

More information on both will be available from your grade 8 teachers in January.

Lambton College Field Trip

Grade 12 students interested in visiting Lambton College for free (there is a $10 refundable deposit once you are on the bus) on December 7, 2011, should come to guidance for a consent form.

Students who already have a consent form should return it with their $10 as soon as possible. Space is limited.

Radiation Safety College Program Information Session

The Radiation Safety Program offered at Algonquin College’s Pembroke Campus prepares students to work as radiation protection workers in nuclear power plants, private industry, nuclear research facilities and labs associated with nuclear radiation.

There will be an information session:

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

7 p.m.

Governor’s Inn – Best Western Plus

791 Durham Street, Kincardine, ON

http://www.algonquincollege.com/pembroke