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Post Secondary Information

Post Secondary Information. September 2013. In the next 30 minutes:. Who am I? What is my role? How can I help your child? How can your children help themselves? How can you help your child?. 1. Who am I?. Career Advisor: Pamela Cheng, CCDP pcheng@deltasd.bc.ca 604-594-0491

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Post Secondary Information

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  1. Post Secondary Information September 2013

  2. In the next 30 minutes: • Who am I? • What is my role? • How can I help your child? • How can your children help themselves? • How can you help your child?

  3. 1. Who am I? Career Advisor: Pamela Cheng, CCDP pcheng@deltasd.bc.ca 604-594-0491 Office hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:45 – 3:30

  4. 2. What is my role? • Pass along information • Career planning & preparation • Keep current labour market information • Post secondary programs & admission process • Scholarships, awards & bursaries • Job postings/volunteer opportunities

  5. 3. How can I help your child? • www.burnsviewsecondarycareercentre.weebly.com • Inform them what the options are for after graduation • One to one meetings to talk about options • Reminders of deadlines – on an ongoing basis • Keep information current and pass along everything relevant • Set up informational interviews with industry professionals

  6. 4. How can your children help themselves? • Put in the time & effort • Start early – don’t procrastinate • Ask for help • Talk to people in the field • Have realistic conversations about expectations with parents & professionals • Research & visit schools and programs

  7. 5. How can you help your child? • Have your child CC you on any correspondence with a post secondary institution • Have a conversation about plan B & plan C • Talk about career path • Look into the admission requirements yourself • Help your child get organized

  8. Apply BC-application service of BC www.applybc.ca • Apply BC is an online registration for almost every BC public post secondary institutions (universities no longer accept paper applications) • Create an account you can access again later • Apply to several institutions at the same time. But you will need to select a faculty and a back up faculty incase you do not meet the GPA for admission • Get instant notification your application has been received by the intended school • You will need a credit card to pay the application fee which can cost $40+

  9. Post Secondary Info Sessions Oct 2 Canadian Universities Event R.A. McMath Secondary 4251 Garry St, Steveson 6:30 – 8:30pm Oct 7 Canadian Universities Event Sands Secondary 10840 82nd Ave, Delta 6 – 8pm Nov 5 UBC Information night South Delta Secondary 7pm Nov 6 Post Secondary Night Delta Secondary School 7 – 9:15pm Nov 20 BCIT BIG Info Session Burnaby campus 5 – 8pm **must pre-register 604-451-6735 Nov 28 SFU, Lunch hour presentation in Library Dec 7 Emily Carr National Portfolio Day 11am – 3pm

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