POST SECONDARY INFORMATION
Click here for the 2012-2013 WGSS Post-Secondary Handbook
The Online Post Secondary Institutions (PSI) Ministry Selections is NOW OPEN. Go to www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/tsw/tsw/student/ to make your selections.
Click here for the Grade 12 September Classroom Visit Presentation
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES & ITEMS TO TAKE NOTE OF:
NEED A TRANSCRIPT for POST-SECONDARY or for SCHOLARSHIPS?
Students requiring a transcript are asked to go to the Counselling Office and complete a Request for Transcript form. Please remember to plan ahead, as the request may take up to 5 days to process.
Thompson Rivers University Grade 11 Early Admissions
Grade 11 students interested in attending Thompson Rivers University can apply early. Remove the stress of applying in your Grade 12 year and get it done early. For more information go to http://www.tru.ca/students/grade11earlyapp.html For those students that are still undecided for September 2013 … there are openings.
Deadline: June 15, 2013
Amount: $26.00
SFU Information Evening
SFU-bound students are invited to join the staff at SFU for an information evening. Learn more about the programs and meet faculty, staff and current students, and go on a campus tour. Please visit the SFU website for more information http://students.sfu.ca/infoevening.html
When: Thursday, May 30 (6:00 – 8:40 pm)
Where: SFU Burnaby Campus
Smooth Space Education – offers an “Intro to University”
This company is run by Dr. Chris Erickson, a WGSS parent, and it offers several different programs to prepare students for university. Some topics that will be covered are student finances, time management, roommates, group study tips, course requirements, making the most of lectures and much more. For more information go to Info@smoothspace.ca or call 604-721-9187
Vancouver Film School – Summer Intensives
Experience the world’s most exciting entertainment arts education this summer in Vancouver Film School’s 5-day summer intensives. Spend a full week immersed in one of ten educational experiences in film, TV, animation, visual effects, video games or design. Apply to a full-time VFS program and the Summer Intensive Program. Visit vfs.edu/summer2013 for more information and to register.
UBC Summer World Studies Courses for 15-18 year olds
Not sure what to do over the summer? UBC is offering pre-university courses. These week-long intensive summer sessions let you experience university without the pressures of admission requirements, exams or term papers. Some courses included are: Introduction to International Law, Islamic World History, French, Language, Culture and Global Citizenship. There are costs involved in taking these courses. For more information and to register, please go to cstudies.ubc.ca/hs