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Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at
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Studying and Practicing Law
Mr. Kenneth Tan will speak about studying and practicing law tomorrow, Thursday, May 28, at 1pm in the Glass Hall. All students in Grades 9 -12 are invited to hear his presentation.
Mr. Tan has practiced law for 25 years, specializing in dispute resolution. He studied at St Michael's (now SJI Junior), SJI, and then Catholic Junior College, before going through NS and then graduating with a 1st Class Honours from the NUS Law Faculty. He worked in major local law firms, making partner, and started his own partnership, Kenneth Tan Partnership, in 1997.
Study In Australia Open Day
The Study In Australia Open Day will be held on Saturday, 30 May and Sunday, 31 May at the Orchard Hotel Grand Ballroom from 11 am to 5 pm. Over 30 Australian universities will be represented. See the poster on the notice board, or www.singapore.idp.com/. A list of seminars relating to specific programmes will be published in the Straits Times on Friday, 29 May.
Durham University, UK
Students and parents are invited to a presentation by Dr James Blowey, Director of Undergraduate Studies from the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Durham University, on undergraduate studies and life at Durham University, living and studying in the UK and applications to Durham’s undergraduate programmes. Durham is the third oldest university in the UK (after Oxford and Cambridge) and is consistently ranked in the top 10 universities in the UK. The presentation is on Friday, 12 June at 6pm in Room 308 at the British Council. E-mail UKStudy@britishcouncil.org.sg to confirm attendance, with your name, contact number and name of school.
Grade 12 students applying to Australia, the UK and the US for 2010 Entry
Applications will be open by the time we return from the June/July holiday. Make sure you take time this holiday to complete your research and narrow down the list of universities you hope to apply to. Check requirements and deadlines carefully. You will have to begin applying soon after the holiday, before you get busy with mock exams and final IB exams.
There is a list of useful websites on the noticeboard and the Senior School website. Please use it!
Your tutors will also be working on your references. Make sure you keep them informed of your plans.
What do you think of “homework help” websites like Cramster?
Is the use of them ethical or even beneficial? See the article “Psst! Need the Answer to No. 7? Click Here.” on the notice board or go to http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/education/18cram.html?_r=2&em