posted on
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at
1:35 AM
THIS WEEK
Newcastle University, UK
Wednesday 23 September, British Council (Room 308), 30 Napier Road, 6.00-7.30
A reminder that representatives from Newcastle University
Newcastle finds that the IB Diploma provides an excellent academic preparation for university and in recognition of this offers 10 scholarships worth £3,000 a year to IB students. In addition individual schools within the university offer scholarships and financial aid of £1,500. Details are at http://www.ncl.ac.uk/international/finance/scholarships.htm
“Making university choices”
Thursday, 24 September, Science Lab 6 at 1pm
A former student from ACS International who is just completing his NS and going to start at Rice University in the US in January has offered to talk to students about how he made his university decisions and his experiences in NS. He has just returned from taking part in the Orientation programme at Rice.
NEXT WEEK
University of San Francisco, US
Thursday, October 1, Science Lab 6 at 1pm
USF (http://www.usfca.edu/) is a Jesuit university in San Francisco. USF views the IB curriculum as the most challenging preparation for American-style university education and the average score for students that are offered admission is roughly 34 points. USF awards 10 university credits for each IB HL exam score of 4 or higher. Therefore an IB diploma graduate could graduate in 3 years, rather than the normal 4 years. International students are not eligible for financial aid or scholarships but can save a year's worth of fees by completing the IB Diploma. Jason Opdyke, Associate Director of International Admission at USF, will talk about the programmes and admissions at USF.
USEIC-USA University Fair
Thursday, October 1, Carlton Hotel, Empress Ballroom Level II, 5 – 9 pm
Admissions officers from a few US universities will be available to answer questions and talk about their institutions and programmes. See the poster on the notice board or go to www.useic.org
UK Universities and Colleges Session organised by AS EduCentre
Saturday 3 October, Suntec Convention Centre, Level 2 MR 202, 2.00 - 7.30
Representatives from Bellerbys College, Brittin College, INTO Partnerships, Middlesex University, London, and Northumbria University will be visiting Singapore and would like to meet prospective students interested in pursuing higher education at their institutions for the Jan 2010 and Sept 2010 intakes. For more information, contact AS EduCentre at 6100 9800 or go to http://www.asedu.net/.
GRADE 11
Introduction to University Applications
The presentation on the Introduction to the University Process from last week is available on Moodle, under "Careers and University" and then "Careers General Information". The weekly University Notices are also available on Moodle.
SAT
A reminder that Grade 11 students who are planning to study in the US are recommended to take the SAT Reasoning Test on December 5. That leaves Grade 12 for a retake and/or the SAT Subject Tests if necessary. The registration deadline for the December test is October 30 but test centres in Singapore fill up fast so you should register as soon as possible to ensure you get a convenient centre. Note that December 5 is in our holiday and if you will not be in Singapore but still want to take the test you can select a test centre overseas.
You need to register for the SAT yourself at www.collegeboard.com. The SJII CEEB code is 687006.
If you want to take the TestTakers SAT preparation course at SJII collect a registration form from Angeline Wong at Reception and send your registration directly to TestTakers. Note that this is only one option – you are advised to prepare for the SAT Reasoning test but it is not necessary to take this or any other class. Prepare in any way that suits you best.
Grade 12
2010 Canada Applications
If you did not attend the meeting on the 22nd for all students planning to apply to Canada see me as soon as possible.
UBC International Leader of Tomorrow Scholarship
To be considered for this scholarship you must be nominated by the school. If you meet the criteria and would like to be considered you must let me know by Wednesday, September 30 in writing or by email. Note that UBC sets restrictions on the number of students we can nominate and we may not be able to nominate all students who are interested and meet their criteria.