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Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at
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Grade 11 SAT Reminder
The deadline to register for the December SAT test is Friday, 30 October, and the preparation course offered by Testtakers at SJII will start on Saturday, 31 October. Registration forms for the course are available at Reception and forms should be sent directly to Testtakers. It is not too late to register for the course but students who are interested should send their forms in this week.
Grade 12 Saint Joseph’s University, USA
A reminder that applications are due in mid- November for students applying for a scholarship or to participate in the essay competition at SJU. More information is available www.sju.edu/admissions under the “International Students” section.
Visits and Fairs during the holidays…
Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne (EHL)
Saturday, 24 October, 6 – 9.30 pm, Raffles Hotel
EHL is one of the top universities in hospitality and tourism management. See http://www.ehl.edu/eng for more information on the institution and their programmes.
EHL have invited interested students and parents to a presentation during our October holiday. Registration is required – register at www.ehl.edu > Study at EHL > Meet us off campus > Information Sessions or http://www.ehl.edu/eng/Study-at-EHL/Meet-us/Rencontrez-nous-hors-campus/By-type-of-event/Information-sessions/Asia-Pacific/Information-session-in-Singapore
Study in Australia Open Days 2009
Saturday- Sunday, 24- 25 October, 11am – 5 pm, Orchard Hotel Grand Ballroom
More than 40 Australian universities will be represented at this fair. There is also a series of seminars over the two days on studying in Australia - the schedule will be published in the Straits Times on Monday, 19 October. See the poster on the notice board or go to www.singapore.idp.com for more details and a list of participating universities.
• Grade 11 students thinking about studying in Australia are strongly recommended to attend this fair – it is one of the biggest. Parents are welcome to attend.
• Grade 12 students who are planning to apply to universities that will be at the fair can apply at the fair itself – take your latest assessments and GCSE O-Level certificates (original and photocopies). Many universities will waive the application fee if you apply at the fair and application forms will be available at the fair.
Coming up after the holidays…
At school:
• Tuesday, 10 November – Swiss School of Tourism, Switzerland, 1pm in Science Lab 6
• Wednesday, 11 November – Loughborough University, UK, 1pm in Science Lab 6
• Thursday, 12 November – University of Manchester, UK, 1pm in Science Lab 6
• Tuesday, 24 November – Tillburg University, The Netherlands, 1pm in Science Lab 6
University of Waterloo, Canada
Friday, 30 October, 5 – 7 pm, Canadian Education Centre, 09-04 Parklane Shopping Mall, 35 Selegie Road.
The University of Waterloo (www.uwaterloo.ca) is one of Canada’s top universities. They are also the people involved in the making of the Blackberry handphones! Students interested in applying to Waterloo should try to attend this presentation. Parents are also invited.
UK University Fair
Tuesday, 10 November, 2pm – 7.30 pm, 101 Cecil Street #18-02, Tong Eng Building
OAL is organizing a UK University Fair with representatives from Loughborough University, University of Leeds, University of Liverpool, University of Southampton as well as representatives from some foundation courses. Admission is free and prior registration is not required. For more information, please contact OAL at +65 62244775
NOTE the representatives from Loughborough and Manchester will be at school on Wednesday, 11th and Thursday, 12th.