Newsletter Issue 42 24 JULY 2015

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Careers Information for Year 11 13 Students

Special Announcement Year 13 students: Please remember to update, either via your Counsellor or in Gateway, your university application information. If you cannot remember your password for Gateway then please email Mr Kuh in the Careers office. Please be informed that should you have any questions related to your IB results (such as university / course choices, just not meeting your conditional offer, etc), you should let us know by e-mailing careers.office@kgv.edu.hk (not to certain counsellor, not to me but careers.office@kgv.edu.hk). Please be informed that your FINAL IB transcripts will be available for pick up at the Careers Office

on 8 July, 2015 and onwards. Final BTEC transcripts will be available near end of July / early August. Should you want to:

pick up your FINAL transcript at the Careers Office; or

have your FINAL transcript sent to university, please fill in the google forms (which have been separately sent to you via E-mail) accordingly. Year 12: You should ALL now have created a UCAS account and linked to school using the BUZZWORD. You now have the time to work on this over the summer. Ensure you have your iGCSE certificates so you can input the correct info. Now you should be continuing with your research and narrowing down your choices of universities, with a range of REACH and SAFETY. Plan for any supplementary tests that you may need to do, keep working on your Personal Statement, plan for any work experience that you may need to support your application and, if possible, visit any universities over the summer. PSAT & SAT: KGV is due to administer the PSAT for the first time in October 2015. Over 130 students have applied to take the test.

- -SCHOLARSHIPS

[NEW]Sir Edward Youde Memorial Scholarships for Overseas Studies 2016/17 and Sir Edward Youde Memorial Overseas Scholarship for Disabled Students 2016/17

Max values of award for the 2015/16 academic year are: Scholarship: HK$280,000 / year An applicant for the Scholarship must fulfil the following criteria:

i. Be a permanent resident of HK; ii. Has received at least 5 years of continuous full-time education in HK; iii. Be responsible for fulfilling all application procedures and admission requirements at the

institution of his/her choice and be offered a place subsequently; iv. Be proficient in English and Chinese and has a good mastery of the language in which his/her

studies will be undertaken.

Application deadline (by post/e-mail): 30 September, 2015 Students who are interested in applying please come to the Careers Office and see Mr. Kuh by 11 September, 2015 for more information.

NORTH AMERICA REGION

http://www.scholarships-bourses.gc.ca/scholarships-bourses/index.aspx?lang=eng

http://www.educationau-incanada.ca/educationau-incanada/scholarships_bourses.aspx?lang=eng

University of Toronto - link

School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) - link

University of La Verne - link

UK / EUROPE REGION For students who are interested in applying for scholarships offered by individual university, students should start researching for scholarships after receiving conditional offer from the chosen university. Application procedures and deadlines would vary depending on the specific scholarship offered by individual university. Please contact Ms. La u should you have any questions.

- -IMPORTANT INFORMATION--

NORTH AMERICA REGION SA T

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 Sha Tin College Test Center Code: 62233 Please refer to this link for more information and registration. *Please e-mail Ms. Chan if mid-year grades need to be submitted for your college.*

ASIA REGION Important dates for HK university applications (please see Mr Yau or the relevant ppt on LIONeL 2 [CoursesCareers Guidance] for more information) For other institutions in Hong Kong, please visit their official websites for admissions details. Please ensure all sections of application are completed and required documents handed to Mr Yau by relevant deadlines. Message on Universities in Asia (including Australia & New Zealand) Admission application cycles of universities in Asia including Australia and New Zealand are generally in Term 2. Any questions, please contact Mr Yau.

KGV Careers Newsletter 24 July 2015 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.

- -OUTSIDE KGV--

ASIA REGION University of Melbourne Information Day Date: 25 July 2015 Time: 14:00 17:00 Venue: the Excelsior Hotel

Explore Study & Career options in Biological & Health Sciences Date: 29 July 2015 Time: 17:00 20:30 Venue: 3/F British Council, 3 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty Click here to register

Experience SCAD Hong Kong in July Click for events list

- -OUTSIDE KGV--

EUROPE REGION Explore Study and Career Options in Biology and Health Sciences Date: 29 July, 2015 Time: 17:00 20:30 Venue: 3/F, British Council, 3 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty UCAS Clearing Last opportunity to find a suitable degree at Education UK exhibition in Hong Kong Date: 15 - 16 August, 2015 Time: 13:00 19:00 Venue: Rotunda 3, Kowloonbay International Trade and Exhibition Centre, Kowloon Bay

NORTH AMERICA REGION EducationUSA - Pre-Departure Orientation Date: 30 July, 2015 Time: 16:00 18:00 Venue: G/F Lecture Theatre, The Hong Kong Central Library