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More Useful Student Sites

Career Planning Consumer Sites Grade 12 Terms to Know Job Sites University and College websites
Provincial Exams Social Issues

Homework Help

 

 

CAREER PLANNING

See also: Universities and Colleges for information on post secondary education and financial aid.


 

JOB SITES

 

 

CONSUMER SITES

 

SOCIAL ISSUES

 

 

 

  • General Sites
    • American Psychological Association
    • British Columbia Child Services
    • Kid's Help Phone A wide variety of CAPP topics.
    • Ministry of Human Resources
    • Planned Parenthood
    • Web of Addictions Look here for fact sheets and links related to addiction.
    • Grade 12 Terms to Know:

      P.E.N.  -Personal Education Number

      G.P.A.- Grade Point Average

      S.A.T.- Scholastic Assessment Test for most American universities www.collegeboard.com

      T.V.R.  - Transcript Verification Record

      Transcripts- can be obtained from the school, $5.00 each

      Government Exams- 40% of overall mark, written in June, 2 hours in length. Practice exams available at: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/

      Applications for Post Secondary- starts in September.  Must include PEN number and fee www.pas.bc.ca          

      L.P.I.- Language Proficiency Index  www.lpi.ubc.ca

      TOEFL- Test of English as a Foreign Language, for new English students Official Toefl Website,

      P.S.I.- Post Secondary Institutes Choices form, in March

       

      Homework Help:

      Ask a Geographer
      Choose the expert by topic.

      Ask-A-Geologist
      This US Geological Survey site allows you to contact their scientists with Earth Science questions. However, they encourage you to search for the answer on their site first.

      Ask a Scientist: Space and Earth Science
      From this NASA site you can link to experts on space, rockets, geography, microgravity, life science, astronomy, and physics.

      Ask Dr. Math
      This site is recognized as the best site for students seeking help in math.

      High School Hub
      Academic resources for high school students. Definitely has a United Sates focus, but provides some great homework links.

      Internet Public Library Youth Division
      This section of the Internet Public Library is organized in subject divisions. e.g., Reference, Science, Our World, Art and Music.

      Score Science: Ask a Scientist
      This site is maintained by Schools of California On-line Resources for Education. Choose from Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Earth and Space Sciences, Environmental Sciences and General Sciences. This California education site links to a number of scientists in each field. Some information is given about each scientist.

      Virtual Library
      The Virtual Library is an immense project that lists websites by topic.

     

    PROVINCIAL EXAMS

     

    Provincial Exams  

     

      UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

    Comprehensive Information Sites

    • Applications
      • LPI (Language Proficiency Index) Go here to register for the test or to print the form.
      • Ontario Universities' Application Centre
        If you are planning to go to an Ontario university, this is where you apply.
      • PAS BC
        If you are applying to a university in British Columbia, this is where you apply.
    • Association of Canadian Community Colleges
      This site provides links to Canadian Community Colleges.
    • Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
      This site provides information about Canadian universities and colleges, scholarships, international students, and links to university and college web sites.
      If you require financial assistance, look here for information on student loans .
    • The College Board
      If you are interested in colleges in the United States, this site contains SAT, scholarship, and application information.
    • CollegeNET
      For American universities, scholarships and comprehensive information check out this site.
    • LPI (Language Proficiency Index) Go here to register for the test or to print the form.
    • Opening Doors BC
      This site provides detailed program information for all public post-secondary BC Institutions.
    • British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfers
      If you are planning on going to a junior college, like Langara, find out the transfer requirements.
    • School Finder
      School Finder is a directory to University and College web sites.
    • Schools in Canada
      This site contains comprehensive information about undergraduate programs for both Canadian and International students.
    • Student Counsellor.com
      This site helps you find a career, find a program, find a school. Registration is required.
    • Yahoo Index of American Universities
    Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Awards

    Many of the comprehensive sites listed above contain scholarship and financial aid information.

    BRITISH COLUMBIA

    BCIT Camosun College Capilano College
    College of New Caledonia Douglas College Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
    First Nations House of Learning (UBC) Kwantlen University College Langara College
    Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific Malaspina University College Royal Roads University
    Simon Fraser University Trinity Western University University College of the Cariboo
    University College of the Fraser Valley University of British Columbia UBC Student Services
    University of Northern British Columbia University of Victoria Vancouver Community College

    PAS BC

    CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES

    Carleton University Concordia Dalhousie University
    Laurentian University McGill University McMaster University
    Memorial University Mount Allison University Queens University
    Royal Military College of Canada Ryerson University Saint Mary's University
    St. Francis Xavier University University of Alberta University of Calgary
    University of Guelph University of Lethbridge University of Manitoba
    University of Ottawa University of Regina University of Saskatchewan
    University of Toronto University of Waterloo University of Western Ontario
    University of Winnipeg Wilfred Laurier University York University

    AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES
    Brown University California Institute of Technology Cornell
    Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Oregon State University
    Pepperdine Princeton University Stanford University
    University of California at Berkeley UCLA University of Chicago
    University of Hawaii University of Oregon University of Washington
    Washington State University Western Washington University Yale University

    INTERNATIONAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

     

     

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