Us Vs. Them articles (choose one):
History: https://humanrights.ca/story/us-vs-them-the-process-of-othering
Psychology: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/finding-new-home/201908/the-psychology-us-vs-them
Categories and Strategies: https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-is-the-us-against-them-mentality
Simply Psychology: https://www.simplypsychology.org/social-identity-theory.html
The Science Behind 'Us' vs. 'Them' video:
Today's Agenda: Personal Profiles & Admissions/ Scholarship Essays
Individual Search:
Rochester: https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/how-to-write-your-best-college-application-essay-493692/
Princeton: https://www.princetonreview.com/college-advice/college-essay
Journal Entry: Choose ONE for the purposes of this journal, aim for 1.5pgs double-spaced, or 3/4pg single-spaced. This is based on the word count of 350-500w in some of these personal profile submissions.
1) Elaborate upon your brainstorming in the handbook in a practice admissions essay. The goal is 1.5pgs double-spaced, or 3/4pg single-spaced. Remember to be specific, and reflect upon the significance of your details, as oppose to simply retelling (summarizing).
if not much came up with the brainstorming topics, you can also choose one of the below prompts, which came from the UBC Personal Profile page.
2) Tell us about who you are. How would your family, friends, and/or members of your community describe you? If possible, please include something about yourself that you are most proud of and why.
3) What is important to you? And why?
4) Describe up to five activities that you have pursued or accomplishments achieved in one or more of the following areas. Please outline the nature of your responsibilities within these activities:
· Club
· Family/community responsibilities
· Creative or performing arts
· Work/employment
· Athletics
· Volunteer
· Service to others
· Other(s)
· Tell us more about one or two activities listed above that are most important to you. Please explain the role you played and what you learned in the process. You will be asked for a reference who can speak to your response.
Scholarships (choose 2 to take notes on - just info relevant to you)
https://msjonescareercentre.wordpress.com/scholarships-to-note/
https://www.educationplannerbc.ca/plan/finance/scholarship
https://studentaidbc.ca/explore/grants-scholarships
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/support/scholarships
Pros and Cons - you think them up!
(1) Exploring Options
- follow instructions on handout
https://www.educationplannerbc.ca/search
(2) Noticing Trends
- notice cost averages in type of school, as well as inflation. jot down 5 observations and 2-3 questions you have, when viewing these tables
(3) Housing
- If you have a particular school you wish to research, please do so. Otherwise, here are three local universities' websites. Please jot down 4-5 observations from one site.
UBC: https://vancouver.housing.ubc.ca/getting-started/prospective/
SFU: https://www.sfu.ca/students/residences/fees.html
UVIc: https://www.uvic.ca/residence/future-residents/fees/index.php
Apr 3:
(1) Career Compass Quiz: choose 1 https://careerdiscoveryquizzes.workbc.ca/#career-quizzes
(2) Timeline https://www.educationplannerbc.ca/plan/apply/how
(3) Exploring Options (if there's time)
