SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

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SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

• FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE
• GENERAL TIMELINES
• WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING
• HOW TO APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP
• GENERAL INFO RE ADMISSION
• QUESTION PERIOD

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TYPES AVAILABLE

• MINISTRY SPONSORED
• POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTES
• Entrance scholarships bursaries
• PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS
• SCHOOL SPONSORED

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1. MINISTRY SPONSORED

• 1000 GRADUATION PROGRAM EXAMINATIONS
  SCHOLARSHIPS (awarded based upon academic
  excellence in Grade 12 provincial examinations)
• Canadian citizen or landed immigrant
• Achieve a minimum of B in En 12/Com 12
• Write a minimum of 3 provincial exams and achieve
  a minimum of 86 on each
• AP exam results CAN be used!!
• Top 20 students in the province will receive
  2500
• Note Class of 2006 88 _at_ 1000 each!
• School record 99 in 2001!

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1. MINISTRY SPONSORED

• 1000 DOGWOOD DISTRICT / AUTHORITY AWARDS (500
  cheque 500 voucher - excellence in a
  non-academic field)
• Must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
• Must demonstrate superior achievement in any of
  the following areas
• Fine Arts (Visual Arts, Dance, Drama, Music)
• Applied Skills (Business Ed., Tech Ed., Home Ec)
• Physical Activity (not limited to Phys. Ed)
• Second Languages
• Students CAN receive both this award as well as
  an examination scholarship
• Application via a District Committee will be
  necessary to receive these awards TBA
• The 500 voucher can only be redeemed at
  institutions approved by the Industry Training
  Authority
• Note These have been increased from 500
  provincially to 3000 provincially.

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1. MINISTRY SPONSORED

• Passport to Education Program
• Grade 10 possible 250
• Grade 11 possible 250
• Grade 12 possible 500
• Must to Canadian citizen or landed immigrant
• Based upon same criteria used to determine Grade
  10 and 11 recipients
• If you choose to complete your Portfolio, it
  may count as one of your top 5 courses.

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2. POST SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS

• ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS
• Value and criteria vary
• UBC Presidents Entrance
• SFU Summit Shrum
• You can use AP courses AP exam results for
  admission average (5 96 4 86 - ONLY at
  UBC and SFU)
• Most applications for admission are due in
  February but application can be made earlier
  (i.e. Early admission after first report card)
• Based largely upon marks but MAJOR awards require
  other involvements

• ENTRANCE BURSARIES
• Must demonstrate the need for financial
  assistance above and beyond the ordinary

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3. PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS

• Many stress COMMUNITY involvement (ie Canada
  Trust) or potential to become one of their
  employees in the future (ie BC Hydro)
• Others stress an interest/aptitude in a specific
  area (ie Louella Downing for visual
  performing arts, McDonalds MVP Sports for
  athletics, BC Health Care for health services)
• As these applications become available, they will
  be advertised in the FINANCIAL AID BULLETINS

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4. SCHOOL SPONSORED

• Awards that have been bequeathed to the school
  for a variety of reasons
• Many are specific to departments
• Several are as a result of donations
  by school staff and recipients are
  selected as a result of their school involvement
• Parent Advisory We Believe in You Award 2 _at_
  1000 each - need only C avg. to apply. They
  are looking for students who may not receive
  other award offers but who display a
  determination and passion to continue their
  education in pursuit of their career goal.

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HELPFUL WEBSITES

• www.studentawards.com
• www.schoolfinder.com
• www.scholarshipscanada.com
• www.youthcanada.ca (created by 2 students who
  graduated in 2006 from Pt. Grey)
• www.achievebc.ca
• www.sd61.bc.ca/bcawards
• www.pas.bc.ca/resources/financial.htm (apply
  online)
• www.edupass.org (for U.S. bound students)
• www.north.sd41.bc.ca/ (our school website)

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GENERAL TIMELINES

• MOST SCHOLARSHIPS ARE POSTED AFTER
  CHRISTMAS BREAK
• THE BULK WILL BE DUE FROM FEB. TO APRIL
• Important that you are on top of your resume
• Important that you have letters of reference to
  support your application(s) - CRUCIAL TO VERIFY
  SERVICE ACTIVITIES
• Important that you PAY ATTENTION to deadlines.

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WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING

• October to December
• MAKE SURE YOU CAN GRADUATE
• CHECK WITH PARENTS WORKPLACE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS /
  BURSARIES
• COMPLETE STUDENT PROFILE (in English class)
• PREPARE YOUR RESUME
• READ FINANCIAL AID BULLETINS
• SURF THE NET (some sites listed on handout given
  today)
• American Universities SATs must be done - try
  to bring in ALL your applications at one time
• Consider which teachers to ask for a teacher
  report and / or a reference letter

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• Teacher Reports
• You will require at least 3 of these on file in
  Student Services when applying for internal
  scholarships (can have more)
• They can be picked up in Student Services
• Do not have to be from your current teachers (can
  be your coach as well)
• These are confidential and you will not get to
  see them - they are used by the Scholarship
  committee ONLY - NOT sent out of the school

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• Reference Letters
• Consider carefully which teachers (and community
  personnel) from whom you may need a reference
  letter
• The person you ask should know you quite well so
  that they can write a meaningful reference
  letter . . . their status is not as important
  as their ability to convey your strengths from
  knowing you (there is a request form you may use
  in Student Services)
• You MUST supply them with a copy of your resume
• You MUST give them at least 2 weeks to write the
  letter
• If you would like their letter for multiple
  applications, request that they print several
  copies for you at the same time
• They may request that the letter remains
  confidential in which case it will be placed in
  your file but multiple copies will not be made
  (particularly true for American applications)
• Please DO NOT request a letter unless you intend
  to use it
• If you require a Principals report or you
  would like a reference letter from Mr. Mickie,
  you must submit info to ME and your folder will
  be forwarded to Mr. Mickie - try to allow at
  least ONE MONTH

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• January and February
• Watch for announcements for SFU and UBC - be sure
  to respond ON TIME.
• Be aware that you must apply NOW for some
  scholarships even though it seems early
• Update your STUDENT PROFILE . . . If needed

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• March and April
• Check the Financial Aid section in post-secondary
  institution calendars or online
• This is a CRUCIAL time period as many
  applications are posted and due in this period
• Ask for reference letters as needed but make sure
  you allow a MINIMUM of 2 weeks

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• May and June
• Due dates for many local scholarships fall in
  this time period
• Your Student Profile MUST be on file to be
  considered for any of these awards
• If you do WIN a scholarship . . . BE SURE TO
  SEND A THANK YOU!!!
• You will be asked to inform me of any
• scholarships that you have been
• offered so that your accomplishments
• can be announced at the grad
• ceremony

Class of 2006 - 955,307 School record
2005 989,375
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HOW DO I APPLY?

• External Applications
• Follow instructions for application
• You are responsible for mailing, etc.
• Internal Applications
• Will appear in the Financial Aid Bulletins
• Generally require 3 teacher reports and your
  Student Profile
• Follow instructions - some YOU will be
  responsible for mailing while others are to be
  submitted to Student Services

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TRANSCRIPTS You can request a transcript from
Mrs. Bogen in Student Services - this is a grade
11 /12 working transcript
Note that ALL your marks will appear on this
transcript Summer School as well as rewritten
provincial exams
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This will also include ALL of your marks
TRANSCRIPTS This is a HISTORICAL TRANSCRIPT It
includes all of your marks from when you entered
Burnaby North
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Provincial Examinable courses are on top
TRANSCRIPTS This is what your OFFICIAL
TRANSCRIPT will look like. You will receive it
from the Ministry upon graduation
Other courses are on the bottom
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Financial Aid Bulletins

• There will be about 30 of these throughout the
  year and they will be posted in all English 12
  Communication 12 classrooms as well as outside
  Student Services, in the Library and on the
  school website so . . . please . . .

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Financial Aid Bulletin 1 has now been posted
READ THESE FINANCIAL BULLETINS
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STUDENT SERVICES
When you read about an award or scholarship in
the Financial Aid Bulletin that you would like to
apply for go to Student Services
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THE APPLICATIONS ARE FILED BY DUE DATE IN THE
SCHOLARSHIP BOX IN STUDENT SERVICES
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ALONG WITH AN APPLICATION, YOU CAN ALSO PICK UP
YELLOW TEACHER REPORTS (you need 3 on file for
many applications) AND A STUDENT PROFILE SHEET
(these will be distributed in your English class
later this month) AND A REFERENCE LETTER REQUEST
FORM
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UBC - Admission Cut-offs 2006

• Arts 84
• Computer Science 84
• Commerce 84
• Engineering 79
• Forestry 75
• Human Kinetics 87
• Music 67
• Dental Hygiene 91
• Science 90
• Food, Nutrition Health 83

• Presidents Entrance Scholarships (PES)
• 95.00 4000 early registration plus
  housing priority
• 90.00 to 94.99 2000 early reg. housing
  priority
• 86.00 to 89.99 500 book award early
  registration
• AP Achievement Scholarship - 500 (3 AP exams /
  3)

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SFU - Admission Cut-offs

• You are guaranteed the following
• With an admission average of 80 or more
• admission to a wide range of programs
• early course enrollment access
• you are allowed to enroll in courses ahead of
  current students.
• residence accommodation
• guaranteed a room in residence to all new
  full-time students who meet all applicable
  deadlines.
• With an admission average between 85 and 89
• admission to any program
• plus all of the above re registration,
  residence, etc.
• With 90 or more
• All of the above PLUS
• early course enrollment priority access
• a minimum 3,500 scholarship
• Each year, they offer over 1,500 entrance
  scholarships ranging in value from 3,500 to
  34,000.
• Less than 80 Encouraged to apply! Enrollment
  levels in some programs, combined with additional
  government funding, may allow for more spaces.
  You also may qualify under their Diverse
  Qualifications program.

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AP CREDIT - ADMISSION

• The admission average for students who present
  results from one or more AP courses will be
  calculated on the higher of either the AP score
  or the BC Grade 12 course grade of an equivalent
  approved provincially examinable course. AP
  courses not provincially examinable are
  considered electives, and depending on the
  admission requirements for the program of your
  choice, may be used in the calculation of the
  admission average as meeting general University
  entrance requirements. In those cases where the
  AP grade is not available at the time of
  admission selection, the equivalent BC Grade 12
  course grade will be used.
• The grade conversion scale that
• is used to determine admission
• based on official AP results at UBC
• and SFU ONLY is as follows
• Note YOUR TRANSCRIPT DOES
• NOT CHANGE TO INDICATE THIS!

AP Exam Equiv.
5 96
4 86
3 80
2 70
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REMEMBER . . .

• Attend Post-secondary Info sessions
• and be ready to ASK QUESTIONS - these ARE the
  experts!
• (UBC SFU - Tues. Nov. 14th at 7 p.m.)
• Do WHAT you can . . . with WHAT you have . . .
  and from where YOU are
• THE JOURNEY IS THE REWARD . . . Learn from it . .
  . Enjoy it!

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Grad 2007
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QUESTIONS.?