Webinar: EducationUSA Guidance Counsellor Workshop Series by EducationUSA Canada

EducationUSA Canada

About this Workshop series

Welcome to the EducationUSA Guidance Counsellor Workshop Series! EducationUSA will be providing free monthly webinars on timely topics for Canadian guidance counsellors to help you support your students. By signing up for this series, you will sign up for each session that is included within the series. Additional sessions may be added throughout the 2021-22 academic year.

Topics will include the Common App, the UC App, Letters of Recommendation, NCAA GPA, and more!

If you have any questions or suggestions for sessions, email Jenika Heim at ottawa@educationusa.org.

All sessions are recorded. If you miss a session, you will have access to the recording after the event. These sessions are intended for guidance counsellors and educators only. Please do not invite students and their families.

Meet The Presenters

Jenika Heim

EducationUSA adviser

Jenika advises students across Canada on the process of applying to U.S. universities. EducationUSA is a free service funded by the U.S. Department of State.

This Workshop Series Has 4 Sections

Common App Q&A

Tuesday, September 28, 2021 · 3:00 PM EDT

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Recommendation Letter Writing Workshop

Tuesday, October 19, 2021 · 3:00 PM EDT

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University of California application Q&A

Tuesday, November 2, 2021 · 3:00 PM EDT

Thai Vu, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at UC Davis, and Maria Salgado, Assistant Director of Admissions at UC San Diego, will go step-by-step through the UC application and how guidance counsellors can assist their students.

This session will be recorded and all registrants will receive a recording afterward. Please only share this event with other guidance counsellors or educators.

A UC app event for students will be held on November 3 from 6-7 pm ET. Students can register at this link: https://ua.ucdavis.edu/register/?id=ee34cbc7-d751-4106-91ef-f2a0154d61fe

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How to Create an NCAA GPA

Tuesday, December 7, 2021 · 3:00 PM EST

EducationUSA adviser Jenika Heim will walk you through how to create an NCAA GPA. This session will include all the resources needed to understand the 16 Core Course requirements and to support your student-athletes through meeting their academic eligibility requirements.

Recommended websites and documents:
- https://www.ncaa.org/
- Core Course information: https://web3.ncaa.org/hsportal/exec/hsAction?hsActionSubmit=searchHighSchool
- The Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete: http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/Student_Resources/CBSA.pdf
- The NCAA Guide to International Academic Standards for Eligibility: http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/International_Information/International_Guide.pdf

This session will be recorded and all registrants will receive a recording afterward. Please only share this event with other guidance counsellors or educators.

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