Academic Handbook 2021-2022 33
Scholarships availability and application process . Students
Parents
Post-Secondary Counsellors
□□ Complete Scholarship Assignment in class .
□□ Discuss scholarship opportunities with parents .
□□ Apply for scholarships by posted deadlines .
□□ Discuss appropriate scholarships and encourage your daughter to apply
□□ Seek employment-related scholarship opportunities as applicable
□□ Provide class time for students to research and apply for scholarships .
□□ Advertise scholarship opportunities that are brought to the attention of the school .
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Be transparent about the selection process for scholarships that originate with the school ’ s recommendation ( i . e . Queen ’ s Chancellor ’ s Scholarship )
C : MEETING APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Completing post-secondary applications accurately and on-time . Students
Parents
Post-Secondary Counsellors
□□ Be knowledgeable of all post-secondary deadlines .
□□ Complete all applications by required deadlines .
□□ Completed all post-secondary applications by Winter Break
□□ Ensure payment for all applications have been processed .
□□ Adhering to the recommended limits on number of applications .
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Provide students with a means of payment for all university application charges ( access to a credit card or time together at home to complete this aspect of the application process )*
* The school is unable to process any charges .
□□ Provide class time for all students to complete several post-secondary applications .
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Instruct students on the steps necessary to navigate applications by starting the UBC , McGill , OUAC , UCAS , and Common App together in class .
□□ Guide students on understanding terminology commonly used in applications .
Providing a transcript to institutions of choice . Note : Official school transcripts are generated for submission of marks to post-secondary institutions in Grade 12 in accordance with post-secondary application requirements and deadlines .
Students
Parents
Post-Secondary Counsellors
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Initiate * transcript requests through Student Services by submitting a Transcript Request form .
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Ensure transcript requests are submitted prior to any post-secondary deadlines , taking into account transcript processing time by the school
* Transcript request forms must be completed by the student to give the school permission to release the transcript .
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Parents / Guardians are not involved in the transcript request process ; only students are able to request their transcript be sent to an institution - this responsibility lies solely with the student .
The Student Service Administrative Assistant processes student initiated transcript request according to information provided on the form by the student alone . This is not the responsibility of post-secondary counsellors .