Upcoming 2016 Langara Information Sessions
Attend an information session to learn about the program admission requirement, and more. Website: http://langara.ca/news-and-events/information-sessions/index.html
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Caribbean Field Studies February 18, 2016       
Social Service Worker February 22; March 14; April 18, 2016
Library & Information Technology February 24; March 24; April 19; May 25; June 21, 2016  
Publishing February 25; March 22; April 27, 2016   
Journalism March 23, 2016  
Bachelor of Science in Nursing March 24; May 26, 2016

Vancouver Police (VPD) 2016 Information Sessions
 Interested applicants for Police Officer, Jail Guard, Community Safety Officer, and Traffic Authority positions are invited to attend an information session with VPD's recruiting staff. Come and hear a brief overview of policing as a career and what is involved in the VPD's selection process. Please note these Information Sessions are not for the civilian and volunteer opportunities with the VPD.

Upcoming Sessions: March 12, April 9, May 14, June 11, July 9, August 13, September 10, October 8, November 12, December 10

APR 23/16 (Sat) - UBC Neuroscience Graduate Student Association 2016 Vancouver Brain Bee Competition
This is a wonderful opportunity for students in grades 9-12 to learn about the brain, come to UBC, and see what it's like to work or study there. The Vancouver Brain Bee motivates students to learn about the brain, captures their imaginations, and inspires them to pursue neuroscience careers in order to help treat and find cures for neurological and psychological disorders. This is a free event.

More information, frequently asked questions and the online registration form can be found at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2016-vancouver-brain-bee-tickets-21293444265?aff=erelexpmlt 

APR 20/16   VCC Info Night ~ Broadway Campus in Vancouver
VCC will showcase all 120 programs.  Location:  Broadway Campus from 4 until 7pm.  Bring your family and friends to explore your education and training options at VCC. Talk to instructors, students and advisors.  Learn about the 120 programs that VCC offers in the areas of: health sciences, design, music, business, hospitality and transportation trades.  Check out their high school and skills upgrading and first-year university transfer programs.  Tours and program-specific seminars will be available.  Apply for programs or courses on-site and VCC will waive the $35 application fee.  RSVP now to be entered into a draw for an iPad Mini.

​For more information visit:  http://www.vcc.ca/applying/apply-now/info-sessionstours/info-night/  http://www.vcc.ca

1. UBC's Self reporting portal is now open and will be until April 11th. Make sure you self-report your grades before then. https://ssc.adm.ubc.ca/sscportal/. Further info on self-reporting is available here: http://you.ubc.ca/admissions/canadian-highschools/bc-yukon-selfreporting/
2. SFU's deadlines is March 1st. I re-called and confirmed with Stephanie Miller this morning that on April 30th they need to be able to see your mark on the transcript for the end of April. This was why we have stuck all year with a more aggressive deadline date. Explanation of why is here: http://www.mrvan.org/news-items--info-blog/explanation-of-sfu-deadline-march-1st-vs-april-30th
3. SFU deadline for admissions and all scholarships is quickly approaching. Scholarships are Feb 28th, Beedie Business school is Feb 28th, and all other departments/faculties is March 31st. More info available here: http://www.sfu.ca/students/deadlines/admission_scholarships.html
4. SFU self-reporting deadline is April 30th. Click here to do that: https://www.sfu.ca/students/admission-requirements/applied.html
5. UVIC deadlines are approaching for entrance consideration. The application is due February 28th. Additional documents are required for their school of business on March 15th. Check out info on UVic entry here: http://www.uvic.ca/future-students/undergraduate/admissions/deadlines/
6. Kwantlen deadline for selective entry programs starting in the fall is March 1st. See information here: http://www.kpu.ca/admission/spring-summer2015/application-deadlines/canadian This excludes the Nursing program still being refined/updated. Monitor their site for info on that.
7. BCIT continues accepting on many of its programs. Some space is still available fo rfirst come first serve programs. Competitive entry programs vary in application date. Information for all programs can be found here: http://www.bcit.ca/study/

IF WE WIN, WE WILL HAVE A CELEBRATION FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS HERE AT THE SCHOOL.

WHO: Any VLN student in Grade 3 to Grade 12 (that’s you)  
 
WHAT: Make a marble-sorting machine*; VLN will provide the basic materials. You may bring tools like rulers or scissors.
(*Complete details are here.) 
 
WHERE: Room 117 at the VLN
(East Wing of John Oliver Secondary School, 530 E. 41st Avenue, Vancouver; enter at the back of the school, near the brown portable)
 
WHEN: Tuesday, February 23rd from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Use the VLN Field Trip Form to get permission to participate. We would also appreciate it if you could bring a completed VLN Media Release Form.
 
WHY: Meet teachers! Meet other students! Fun! Snacks! More!
 
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP:  DEADLINE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17
 
ANY QUESTIONS? CONTACT MS. HORNG BY E-MAIL:  shorng@vsb.bc.ca

A graphic display for all post-secondary deadlines. Very helpful. Thanks to our counsellor Raquel Kolof for making it!

Concerning students applying to SFU
* Please note this only applies to an online course being used for competitive entry (a student’s four academic grade 12 classes).
 
As you may have noticed SFU and VLN post different deadlines for completing courses. SFU has advertised a completion date for Distance Learning (DL) courses of April 30th, 2016 on any competitive GPA course. VLN has instead used March 1st as the deadline for completion. The reason for this is in how marks are entered and uploaded. SFU wants all marks available to them on May 1st, so they’ve given a deadline that precedes it by a day. What students should know is that there are specific operations that must be complete in order for a mark to appear on a ministry transcript.
 

1. Students must finish the course and write any necessary final exam (this is the VLN deadline)
2. Final material is marked by the teacher
3. A final grade is given and uploaded by our system
4. These grades are entered into a shared database and report cards are created
5. Uploads of marks are made to the ministry, generally at pre-determined times by the student’s home school

 
It is the responsibility of the home school to upload the marks of all of its students, no matter where a course was taken. Because of this, we cannot guarantee that a mark will be uploaded by a given school outside of the mandatory upload periods for students. All schools will be uploading marks in the last week of March because second trimester report cards are ready and PSIs are coming. This is the last guaranteed opportunity for a mark to be uploaded to the ministry.
 
Marks MAY also be uploaded through the ministry when PSIs go out at the end of April, however; many schools don’t provide these to the ministry in the same way (they often use spreadsheets), so we cannot guarantee that marks from other schools (such as VLN courses) will make it to your transcript on that upload.
 
As a result, the only way we can guarantee a mark will be available on your transcript when SFU looks is by using the date of March 1st.