Newsletter Issue 32 1 APRIL 2016

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Careers Information for Year 9 – 13 Students

SAT/PSAT: KGV is now a test centre. SAT Exam Dates & Application Deadlines: Test Dates 3 Oct, 2015 7 Nov, 2015 5 Dec, 2015 23 Jan, 2016 7 May, 2016 4 Jun, 2016

Early Reg. Deadline

27 Aug, 2015 1 Oct, 2015 29 Oct, 2015 17 Dec, 2015 31 Mar, 2016 28 Apr, 2016

Regular Reg. Deadline

3 Sep, 2015 9 Oct, 2015 5 Nov, 2015 28 Dec, 2015 8 Apr, 2016 5 May, 2016

KGV CEEB Code: 670530 KGV Test Center Code: 62233 Please refer to this link for more information and registration.

Redesigned SAT

- -WORK OPPORTUNITIES / INTERNSHIPS—

Please contact angela.tang@kgv.edu.hk should you be interested.

(1) UNPAID Summer work experience Hotel: Hotel ICON Location: TST East Dates: 11-15 July, or 18-22 July No of student: 8 – 10, must gather the number of 8-10 before program can start Program: 5 day work experience Including: Front Office (Back Office), Housekeeping, The Market, Pastry Kitchen, Human

Capital (2) PAID Summer Job [Year 12 – 13 ONLY] Education: Kid’s Gallery Location: Central and Kowloon Tong Dates: 4 July- 27 Aug (duration flexible, must commit full week) Deadline: 18 March (If you are interested, please go ahead and contact Ms. Angela Tang.) Work: Summer workshops and camps, Mon- Sat (3) PAID Summer Job [Year 12 – 13 ONLY] Education: HKNEST Location: Laguna City Dates: First 3 weeks in July Work: English teaching Contact: James Wilson, parent of year 12 student Jasmin Wilson Tel: 6152 2257

- -SCHOLARSHIPS—

Direct Admission and Non-local Student Scholarships for Undergraduate Studies at Lingnan University

Online Application Period: 1 December 2015 - 30 March 2016 More information is available here and here.

Queen Mary University of London Scholarship - School of Business and Management £12,000 and £24,000 over 3 years - these scholarships are exclusive to the School of Business and Management.

The Orange Tulip Scholarship 2016/2017 Application deadline: 1 May, 2016

Harvard Book Prize & Scholarship 2016 More information here. Leaflet here. SCAD Scholarship $155,000! Students must apply for admission to SCAD to be considered for scholarship. Contact us if you are interested as it is by nomination only.

For students who are interested in applying for scholarships & require references, please inform the careers department at least 6 weeks before the application deadline.

- -INSIDE KGV—

University / Visitor Subject / Faculty Date Time Venue

University of Central

Lancashire’s Medicine 12/04/2016 10:30 - 11:30 SSC 3 & 4

Swansea University General Admissions talk 12/04/2016 13:25 - 14:20 SSC 5

Northeastern University General Admissions talk 13/04/2016 13:25 - 14:20 SSC 5

UCL Arts & Sciences BASc 05/05/2016 13:25 - 14:20 GLT

University of Sydney Acclaimed Historian, Richard Miles 17/05/2016 13.25 – 14.00 GLT

(Students ok to have lunch at these venues. )

- -OUTSIDE KGV—

ASIA REGION [NEW] SCAD - Sidewalk Arts Festival Date: 9 April, 2016 Time: 12:00 – 17:00 Venue: SCAD Hong Kong, North Parking Lot, Hong Kong, 292 Tai Po Road Register online here.

CUHK School of Architecture Open Day – email careers.office@kgv.edu.hk if interested Date: 9 April, 2016 Time: 09:30 – 13:30

Info Sessions for Raffles’ Bachelor of Design Date: 9 April, 2016 Time: 10:30 – 13:00 Venue: 1/F, Centre Point, 181-185 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong Register here. University of New South Wales Public Lecture – please register HERE Date: 17 April, 2016 Time: 13:00 – 16:00 Venue: Marco Polo Hotel, TST

Explorer Summer Programme University of Sydney Open Day Date: 14 May, 2016 Time: 13:30 – 16:30 Venue: Excelsior Hotel, Causeway Bay

- -OUTSIDE KGV—

ASIA REGION University of Melbourne Information Day Register HERE

Date: 15 May, 2016 Time: 14:00 – 17:00 Venue: Excelsior Hotel, Causeway Bay

Robert Gordon University of Aberdeen BSc/Master of Architecture Portfolio Development Workshop Date: 18- 20 May, 2016 Time: 10:00 – 15:30 Venue: Navitas Hong Kong, Causeway Bay

2016 Interdisciplinary Research Seminars – Hong Kong Shu Yan College

EUROPE REGION UCAS personal statement advice from LSE Physics Forum on Gravitational Waves and Black Holes by UCL Date: 2 April, 2016 Time: 15:00 – 17:00 Venue: The Collab, 24/F, OfficePlus @ Wanchai, 303 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai Register online here.

University of the Arts London - Interview Session in May 2016 Date: 3 - 5 May, 2016 Time: 10:00 – 15:30 Venue: 21/F, 10 Pottinger Street , Central, Hong Kong Reservation is needed: Tel: 3426 8000, or e-mail to ualhk@chamberlain-edu.com Application Material: Portfolio (if applicable), Academic Transcripts, IELTS result, Reference Letter, Filled

Application Form, Personal Statement, Identity Card, Education Certificate, Passport Copy Please submit your portfolio to our Marketing and Recruitment Representative (Hong Kong & Macau) at your

earliest convenience for initial assessment and guidance.

LSE Open Day Date: 6 April, 2016

NORTH AMERICA UCSB Virtual Open House The UCSB Virtual Open House will be held on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 from 12 - 7pm PST. During the event, students can chat live with Admissions, Housing, Financial Aid and current UCSB students. Register now!

Dartmouth, Stanford, and Wellesley Public Presentation Date: 12 April, 2016 Time: 19:00 – 21:00 Venue: Diocesan Girls’ School, Auditorium

1 Jordan Rd, Jordan, Hong Kong Register here.

INTERNATIONAL Anyone interested in joining an organised university tour: click HERE

- -SUMMER PROGRAMS—

St George's, University of London - International Summer School Suitable for students over the age of 16 who are interested in and on track to qualify for Medical, Biomedical or Healthcare Science undergraduate programmes in the UK. Application form here.

AFS Summer Program 2016 Engineering Summer Schools (Apply here)

Date: 25 June – 1 July

IEU Summer Program Date: 4 – 8 July

Premed Projects - Work experience projects for students interested in healthcare careers

Warwick Economics Summer School Date: 17 July – 5 August, 2016 CUHK Architecture Explorer Summer Programme Date: 18 July – 30 July 2016

HKU Space – Discover Architecture

KGV Careers Newsletter 1 April 2016 arranged by Chris Kuh.

Careers and Guidance Department / careers.office@kgv.edu.hk King George V School

N.B – The school cannot take responsibility for the content / quality of external events.

- -SUMMER PROGRAMS—

The George Washington University - Summer Programs for High School Students

Summer Program - MODUL University Vienna (MU) Application Deadlines for Summer Program 2016: Visa-seeking students: May 1st, 2016 Non-visa-seeking students: May 31st, 2016

Penn State University | Colorado State University | Fordham University in NYC American University | The Sorbonne in Paris | Mallorca, Spain by Summer Study Programs Institute for Tourism Studies – MACAU – Summer Program

Summer programs: Medicine, Ivy League, & College Prep

Summer Programs - Les Roches Switzerland, Spain & Glion London • Bring-a-friend - 10% scholarship to each More information can be found here. Link1. Link2. Link3.

Wharton Summer Program - University of Pennsylvania Rutgers launches its first Summer Program for Pre-Engineering! Apply here.

Cambridge Immerse Summer Program

University of Cambridge Summer School 2016 Date: Saturday 23 July 2016 to Friday 29 July 2016

HKU Summer Institute 2016 HKUST Summer Institute 2016 Application deadline: 30 April, 2016

CUHK Summer Institute 2016 Application deadline: 30 April, 2016

"Young Leaders of Tomorrow" 10-day Summer Leadership Program – by invite only Led by Ivy League graduates designed to develop leadership skills. Contact: info@theopenclassroom.com.hk or speak to the Careers Department for more information.

Study English at Sam Houston State University More information here and here.

HKU – Crimson Summer Exchange – Cultural exchange with scholars from HKU, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Cambridge, Oxford and others Overseas Applications deadline: 31 March, 2016 Local Applications deadline: 30 April, 2016

HKU Medical Summer Broadening Programme (For year 11 and 12) Application deadline: 13 May, 2016

Stanford International Youth Summer Program Summer School Programme at Oxford Leeds Beckett International Summer School